Peggy Revell Tianna Velduisen, left, and Kayla Stang placed second and third in the annual Rainy River District Speech Contest yesterday evening at Robert Moore School for their speeches on “Being a Twin” and “Therapeutic Riding,” respectively. First place went to Sophie Potvin Begin for her speech, “Canadian Stereotypes” (she […]
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Dan Falloon The Cardinals and Jays played a hard-fought match in Fort Frances Youth Soccer action yesterday evening at the St. Francis Sports Fields. Games played in recent days have garnered more spectators than the chilly season-opener, with parents, grandparents, and siblings out to cheer on the young competitors.
Dan Falloon Seth Bird landed his skateboard on a platform at the skate park behind the Memorial Sports Centre yesterday evening. Skaters and cyclists enjoyed beautiful weather yesterday but early forecasts for the long weekend predict cloudy conditions, along with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Peggy Revell Arlene Tucker handed out a pamphlet yesterday to vehicles travelling on Highway #11 through Couchiching First Nation as part of the band’s informational slowdown to share the reasons why it is planning to set up a toll booth near the west end of the Noden Causeway starting at […]
Bryce Forbes Deputy mayor Sharon Tibbs was on hand Tuesday afternoon to help Dayna DeBenedet, left, and Jamie Petrin cut the cake to mark the grand opening of the Service Canada Centre for Youth here. The centre, located at 301 Scott St. (the post office), offers anyone aged 15-30 help […]
Bryce Forbes Jon McCoy received a pin from Diane Maxey as part of the 2010 Ontario Volunteer Service Awards, which went presented Tuesday night at the Townshend Theatre. McCoy, who volunteers at the Rainy River District Women’s Institute Museum in Emo, was one of two youths and 70 area residents […]
Duane Hicks Having the day off school Monday, Heidi Putzer helped stock the shelves of the non-fiction section at the new Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. She is among the 100-plus volunteers who signed up to help make the move from the old library on Chruch Street to the […]
Duane Hicks Alyssa Chiasson, front, Kaitlyn Chiasson, Mikayla Chiasson, and their uncle, John Storm, climbed the stairs of the relocated and refurbished lookout tower here Saturday. The tower, “Hallett,” and Sorting Gap Marina all opened for the season on Friday, and so far have been quite popular.
Bryce Forbes There was a long lineup at the 40th-annual Manitou fish fry on Friday afternoon at the new pow-wow grounds at Rainy River First Nations. Between 400 and 500 people turned out for the ever-popular event.
Dan Falloon Muskie forward Courtney Roach crashed the Hanover (Winnipeg) net in tournament action here Friday afternoon. Roach later tallied but the Muskies lost the round-robin game 4-2. Fort High exacted revenge on the Hype on Saturday afternoon, however, exploding for a 5-3 win to capture third place in the […]
Duane Hicks Volunteer Mitchell Riordon spent his day off school yesterday stocking shelves with DVDs at the new Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. Riordon is among the 100-plus volunteers who signed up to help make the move from the old library on Church Street to the new one adjacent […]
Bryce Forbes Kevin Webb, manager of Webb’s Power Shack, showcased a quad at the store which opened yesterday at 835 McKenzie Ave. It is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m.-noon.
