With a late start to its 1999/2000 season, Fort Frances Little Theatre will spend much of its time rebuilding this year, club president Cathy Richards said yesterday. Richards, who was acclaimed president at the club’s annual meeting Monday night, said numbers have been down the last few years, both in […]
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“Don’t throw out your empty shoe boxes!” That’s a message Marg Rousseau of Fort Frances wants to get out to people as part of “Operation Christmas Child”–a charitable effort that sends shoe boxes filled with gifts to poverty-stricken children in Central America and Southeast Asia. Rousseau, who is co-ordinating the […]
Some of the best beef animals in the district will be gathered at the Stratton sales yard this Saturday for a “top of the line” cattle sale. Pure bred and cross-bred cattle will be put on the auction block at 1 p.m., with Telford Advent calling the sale. Stalls will […]
Karry Hyatt spent her Saturday morning like any typical 12-year-old girl would–digging in the riverbank looking for bugs. Hyatt was one of the 12 youngsters who participated in the Rainy River District 4-H Association’s junior youth conference in Emo last Friday and Saturday. Organized by Carol Angus, Kim Jo Calder, […]
If you ate today, thank a farmer. That’s the message the Agri-Food Education Committee is trying to get across during the inaugural “Canadian Agriculture and Food Celebration” this week. Although the week didn’t officially kick-off nationwide until Monday, the local committee–headed up by Kristine Carpenter, Shirley Morrish, and Pat Clysdale-Cornell–got […]
An enclosed “agriplex” could be just the thing to open up numerous revenue-generating opportunities for the district–and that’s exactly what the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s fair board wants to build. Gary Beck, who sits an the agriplex sub-committee with fair board president Ken McKinnon, Keith Caul, and Allan Teeple, […]
If confidence is the key to success, then Kelly Moulik is going to go far. The 18-year-old Fort High student from Nestor Falls is working on two demo packages, including one with her uncle Jim Peterik, who co-wrote and performed the ’80s hit “Eye of the Tiger” as part of […]
It’s a unit that doesn’t get the attention the offence or defence does. In fact, the only time you notice it is when a glaring mistake is made to give up a big play. But the Muskies’ 23-0 shutout over the Kenora Broncos here last Thursday was keyed by special […]
The Muskies senior boys’ volleyball did their most recent “Jekyll & Hyde” impression last Wednesday in a NorWOSSA showdown against visiting Kenora. Only this time, the good side of the Muskies finished the best-of-five match to earn a 3-2 come-from-behind victory and even their NorWOSSA record at 2-2. After dropping […]
The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team sits atop NorWOSSA with a perfect 4-0 record midway through the season after their most recent victory–a 41-28 decision over the Kenora Broncos here last Wednesday. Head coach Gord McCabe hasn’t been seen smiling this much–at least on the basketball court–for quite some time. […]
There was no place like home turf for cross-country runners from Crossroads School in Devlin last week. Crossroads hosted the annual Rainy River District Cross-Country Race last Wednesday, with six runners topping their respective divisions as well as taking six team awards. It was the second-straight year Crossroads has hosted […]
The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team learned a valuable lesson at the Pizza Hut tournament in Thunder Bay last weekend. Blessed with a very talented squad this year, the Muskies sometimes can get away with playing a mediocre game against weaker teams. But when they’re on the floor against one […]
