Peggy Revell St. Michael’s student Lily Matthews successfully spelled one of the words she was given during the Grade 1 spelling bee held there yesterday morning. The event was one of many being held in Catholic schools across the district to mark Catholic Education Week.
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Peggy Revell J.W. Walker student Jorja Pope was served up a pile of pancakes this morning as part of the breakfast held to celebrate Education Week. Students and their families came out for the morning meal, which is just one of many activities in schools across the district as part […]
Dan Falloon Members of the Wildcat and Lions Division 1 soccer teams bundled up to fend off the chilly elements on the first evening of Fort Frances Youth Soccer action at the St. Francis Sports Fields yesterday. The season started a week later than normal this year, but cool weather […]
Peggy Revell Jean Boileau presented Katelyn Shortreed with a Rose Bowl for her outstanding performance in the vocal category for this year’s Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts following the annual “highlights concert” yesterday evening at the Townshend Theatre. Also presented with a Rose bowl were Melissa Fletcher […]
Peggy Revell Paige and Cameron McFayden placed their bets at the cake roulette booth, which was raising money for Fort High’s annual “chem-free” grad, at the Home & Leisure Show held Friday and Saturday at the Memorial Sports Centre. Businesses, community organizations, demonstrations, and kids’ games, along with a boat […]
Duane Hicks Local MPP Howard Hampton did the honour of cutting the ribbon Friday at the grand opening of the NCDS Transition Centre (242 Scott St.) Hampton was accompanied by NCDS executive director Jennifer Greenhalgh, left, Coun. Ken Perry, NCDS president Mike Anderson, Northwest Training and Adjustment Board co-chair Gary […]
Dan Falloon Muskie Jameson Shortreed charged through the Miles Macdonnell line Saturday morning during the black-and-gold’s pre-season tournament in Winnipeg. Fort High dropped that game 2-0 but rebounded to capture the consolation final with a 5-0 pummelling of host St. John’s-Ravenscourt.
Peggy Revell Some of the “orphans” (Jayda Price, Mackenzie Taylor, Savannah Whalen, and Janelle Ball) practised a song-and-dance routine from the musical “Annie” during Saturday morning’s rehearsal at Robert Moore School. The students will be presenting the show this Wednesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. in the school gym.
Duane Hicks Kiwanian Robin Wright and Joan Foley of Investors Group read the winning ticket for this month’s “Trip of the Month” draw held this morning at International Travel Services. Tom and Emily Mosbeck of Emo will be heading to Prince Edward Island—a trip valued at $3,000. In related news, […]
Duane Hicks A crew with Grimsby, Ont.-based modular building specialists NRB Inc. hoisted a building module into the air and set it down on the foundation of the new Treaty #3 Police station going up at the corner of Idylwild Drive and School Road at Couchiching. The pre-fabricated, modular building […]
Peggy Revell Liam Quast added baking powder to the mixing bowl for a batch of tea biscuits—one of the multiple activities Grade 3 students at St. Michael’s School participated in for “Pioneer Days” yesterday. Students learned how pioneers lived by writing with quill pens, making shadow portraits, quilting, baking, and […]
Peggy Revell Local firefighter Wayne Riches showed off all the gear he and other firefighters wear to the children of the Fort Frances Nursery School yesterday morning. The youngsters had the chance to tour both the fire hall and OPP station.
