Duane Hicks IAM 771 and IBEW 1744 members braved the cold yesterday to participate in a rally in the mill parking lot at Scott Street and Central Avenue.
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Lucas Punkari Muskie senior girls’ volleyball player Megan Veniot got set to serve during NorWOSSA action against Kenora here yesterday. Fort High won in four sets while the squad fell to the visitors in four sets. Meanwhile, in hoops action, the black-and-gold swept the afternoon against Kenora, with the senior […]
Peggy Revell McTaggarts’ staff—Debi Gustafson, left, Tracey Booth, Richard Boileau, Nicole Turcotte, and Alfreda Easton—were decked out in their comfy duds for the “PJ Day” being celebrated by various downtown businesses today. With some stores opening as early as 6 a.m. for the event, customers who showed up wearing their […]
Peggy Revell St. Michael’s students Roman and Ander Spuzak, along with Koda Radigan and Hailey Boshey (not pictured), stacked up 100 blocks as high as they could during activities yesterday morning to mark the 100th day of school.
Duane Hicks Having been named 2011 Librarian of the Year by the Ontario Library Boards’ Association, Margaret Sedgwick, chief librarian and CEO of the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre, proudly displayed her W.J. Robertson Medallion for outstanding leadership in the advancement of public library services in Ontario.
Duane Hicks Charles and Susan Deschamps enjoyed appetizers—whitefish cakes and wild rice salad—at the sixth-annual “Chefs’ Charitable Dinner and Auction” here Sunday at the Adventure Inn. The fundraiser brought in $6,500 for the local Alzheimer Society.
Lucas Punkari Dan Smith scored on Wisconsin Wilderness goalie John McLean to give the Fort Frances Lakers a 6-5 shootout win in SIJHL action Thursday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. Smith also scored twice in the third period, including the game-tying goal during the last minute of regulation […]
Peggy Revell St. Michael’s students Joshua Ward and Jack Klinker were all smiles as they showed off the spiffy new glasses they and other Grade 1 students donned to celebrate the arrival of the 100th day of school today. Students also were busy participating in learning activities based around the […]
Duane Hicks Mary-Catherine Kelly, left, and Cheryl Wilson enjoyed an entrée of date-stuffed pork tenderloin, roasted rosemary potatoes, and a carrot and green bean medley yesterday evening during the sixth-annual “Chefs’ Charitable Dinner and Auction” hosted by the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts at the Adventure Inn here. The […]
Lucas Punkari Muskies forward Jillian Langtry received the puck in front of the net during Friday’s 8-3 win over Sioux Lookout at the Ice for Kids Arena here. Langtry finished up the game with four goals and three assists.
Duane Hicks Kailey Curtis, left, and Jamie Nelson donned red noses Friday for M&M Meat Shops’ 20th-annual Red Nose Day. Staff at more than 400 M&M Meat Shops locations across Canada, including here in Fort Frances, wore red noses aimed at helping customers beat the winter blues and brighten their […]
Peggy Revell Robert Moore kindergarten students Torrie Spence and Amy Norris were having tons of fun playing this morning in the gigantic castle—complete with turrets, parapets, and a drawbridge—the students had constructed, along with costumes fit for knights, kings, and queens. The project is a part of their fairy-tale unit.
