Duane Hicks Kenzie Begin enjoyed some soup Sunday at the annual “Development and Peace” soup-and-bun fundraiser organized by the St. Mary’s Youth Group. The youths made bread and buns, with advice from Helen and Ray Cousineau, as well as served up hot soup donated by parishioners. Holding a dinner on […]
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Peggy Revell Holding on tight go her little sister, Kallahan, Kennah LeBlanc, along with Missy Hammond, raced down the hill by the curling club in Nestor Falls during the community’s annual winter carnival over the weekend. See story on B3.
Dan Falloon Muskie Donovan Cousineau tried to win back a face-off from Dryden Eagles’ forward Grant Valiquette in Game 1 of their best-of-three NorWOSSA final here Friday night. Cousineau tallied twice as Fort High won 5-4 in overtime, then went on to sweep the series with a 3-0 win in […]
Peggy Revell Samantha Kelly, Sean Schatull, and Teagan Friesen, students in John Cousineau’s Grade 1 class at St. Michael’s School, observed the reactions of little Madelyn Dent to toys and other obstacles yesterday morning during the “Roots of Empathy” program. The program works to create emotional literacy and prevent bullying […]
Dan Falloon NorFab Flames PeeWee forward Amber Jourdain charged ahead in a exhibition game against the Bantam BDO Stars here last night. Jourdain was one of six different scorers for the Flames, who knocked off the Stars 6-2.
Duane Hicks Janice Cousineau put a bid on a “movie basket,” donated by Micaela, Doug, and Tyler Jensen, during the silent auction at last night’s “Community Chest” benefit dinner at La Place Rendez-Vous. The annual dinner and auction, which saw a sold-out crowd of about 225 people, raised $15,053 to […]
Duane Hicks Nicole LePine served up wild rice soup yesterday at St. Mary’s Youth Group’s annual “Development and Peace” soup-and-bun fundraiser. The youth group made bread and buns, with advice from from Helen and Ray Cousineau, as well as served up hot soup donated by parishioners. They held a dinner […]
Peggy Revell Ann Sandmoen counted points while Chuck Hanson moved his peg along the board during a cribbage tournament Saturday held in conjunction with the 28th-annual Nestor Falls Winter Carnival. The mild weather drew many participants out for the fun-filled weekend, which also included a hypnotist show, snow golf, fishing […]
Peggy Revell A handful of local residents turned out Friday evening at La Place Rendez-Vous for the open house on the just-released federal budget hosted by Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP John Rafferty. He also held similar sessions in Atikokan and Thunder Bay over the weekend, with plans to address Parliament […]
Peggy Revell Parishioners from various local churches gathered together Friday afternoon at the Fort Frances Covenant Church to celebrate the annual “World Day of Prayer.” Organized in Canada by the Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada, the day sees Christians in more than 170 countries around the world gather at the […]
Dan Falloon Fort Frances Penguins’ forward Nathan Smith took off with the puck at the Timbits jamboree held here Saturday. A total of nine teams from here, Emo, International Falls, and Baudette each played four games as part of the season-ending tournament.
Duane Hicks Museum assistant Sherry George put up one of the 30 images that comprise the new exhibit, “Who We Are, How We Relate,” that just opened today at the Fort Frances Museum. The exhibit is a Photovoice project that began in the fall of 2008 by local First Nations, […]
