Peggy Revell To mark the start of Red Cross Month, Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis joined Shana Hansson, district branch manager for the Dryden & District branch of the Canadian Red Cross, to raise the organization’s flag at the Civic Centre yesterday.
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Peggy Revell Getting into character as the sadistic dentist, Orin Scrivellow, Fort High student Reece Brown pushed Seymour Krelborn (David Loney) back into the dentist’s chair while rehearsing a scene from “Little Shop of Horrors” yesterday at the Townshend Theatre. Muskie Theatre will be presenting the dark comedy/musical on April […]
Duane Hicks Audiologist Jackie McCormick was at the controls of a sound booth this morning at the Fort Frances Enhanced Hearing Centre, which just opened its doors today. The business, located in the Senic River Mall (130 Second St. E., offers services such as hearing assessments as well as hearing […]
Dan Falloon Madisyn DeGagne of Super 8 whacked a backhand rebound towards the net in a 7-1 win over the Thunder Bay Sabres here Saturday afternoon. Super 8 finished the girls’ hockey tournament with a 2-2 record and didn’t advance to the playoff round. But the other local team, the […]
Duane Hicks Scott McGinnis, right, the newest addition to the Investors Group Financial Services team here, drew the ticket for the local Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” winner for March as Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on this morning at International Travel Services. Alton Pollard of Fort Frances won a […]
Peggy Revell This group of Robert Moore students tried to hold their ground during a game of tug-of-war earlier today as the whole school headed outside to celebrate the Winter Olympic Games. With the Grade 8s leading the activities, the school split up into different “countries” to rotate through activities […]
Dan Falloon Muskie senior boys’ basketball player Dustin Eyolfson soared as he tried to come down with a rebound during the squad’s 66-36 romp over the Kenora Broncos in the NorWOSSA final last Friday in Dryden. That win advanced the Muskies to the NWOSSAA final against Thunder Bay champion Churchill, […]
Peggy Revell St. Francis students Garrett Woods and Daniel Vanderbrand held up the hearts they received on the school’s “Spirit Day” on Tueday. The hearts—given in exchange for donations—are part of the “Hearts and hands for Haiti” Lenten project taking place across the Northwest Catholic District School Board. Having already […]
Peggy Revell St. Michael’s School yesterday received a donation of 10 digital cameras to use and learn with thanks to the local Wal-Mart’s “Adopt-a-school” program. Pictured here with the cameras are students in Cheri Tolton-Whatley’s senior kindergarten class.
Peggy Revell Susan Bourne, a naturalist with Quetico Provincial Park, spoke with Natasha Petawanaqueb, Kayla Shine, and Courtney Armstrong about youth job opportunities with the Ministry of Natural Resources during the “Careers in Natural Resources 2010” job fair yesterday at the Couchiching multi-use facility. Students from across the district attended […]
Dave Ogilvie Belle’s father, Maurice (Caleb Dueck), was surprised by Cogs-worth (Conner Pocock) during a rehearsal for Donald Young School’s production of “Beauty and the Beast” on Monday. Performances will take this evening, as well as tomorrow and Friday, starting at 7 p.m. Tickets, which will be available at the door, […]
Peggy Revell Mary Anne McAllister, with the Ojibway Power & Energy Group, explained to Kevin Peterson how the information booths on the draft environmental assessment for the proposed hydroelectric generating station on the Namakan River have been set up for the public open house held last Thursday at the Adventure […]
