Mitch Calvert The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team out-hustled and out-manned the Superior Gryphons on Saturday en route to a 45-5 win in tournament play at the “Fish Tank.” The black-and-gold (2-1) ended up finishing second to Hammarskjold (3-0).
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Heather Latter Solange Busch’s Grade 4/5 French Immersion class at St. Francis School checked out moldings of bear paws yesterday while visiting the town’s bylaw department at the Civic Centre. The students also stopped by the museum and courthouse as they learned about local government in conjunction with “Local Government […]
Submitted Members of the Muskie boys’ hockey team helped construct the haunted backyard behind Tess’ Kitchen this past Sunday and Monday. All trick-or-treaters are welcome to drop by on Halllowe’en starting at dusk.
Submitted Grade 3 students at St. Michael’s School were honoured to have Mr. and Mrs. Yerxa, elders from Couchiching First Nation, give them a talk about the culture and life of the early First Nations people. The students currently are studying the native people as part of the Grade 3 […]
Duane Hicks The new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre is taking shape, with all of the steel up and now the roof being built so work can continue inside the structure through the winter. The new parking lot, located to the south of the building, was paved earlier […]
Peggy Revell Lauryn Marchant, Isabelle Taylor, Maggie LeMesurier, and Joelle Tibbs sang their hearts out yesterday evening as local Girl Guide units came together for an indoor “campfire” to help kick off Guiding’s 100th anniversary celebrations for 2010. Local members joined thousands of others in more than 100 locations across […]
Heather Latter Susan Bodnarchuk and Bruce Holmlund of Holmlund Financial offered up samples of “Holmlund’s Hot and Wild Chili” yesterday during the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s Great Canadian Chili Cook-off at the local Legion. The pair captured first place while culinary students from Seven Generations earned the People’s Choice […]
Staff Sandra McNay, left, Brenda Elias, and Holly Penney chatted laugh yesterday evening at the local Business Women’s Network’s mix-’n-mingle at the Adventure Inn. Local Special Olympics volunteer Gaby Hanzuk was the guest speaker.
Peggy Revell Signs in hand, Maija Goranson, Deanna Goranson, Ruth Belanger, and Kaitlin Belanger were just four of the roughly 85 people from across the district who turned out Friday night to participate in the “Take Back the Night” march. Walking and chanting along King’s Highway, participants “reclaimed” the night […]
Heather Latter Debbie Jean, JK teacher at St. Michael’s School, used a UVA light to check for germs on the hands of her students. The special “GlitterBug” fluorescent lotion allows kids to have fun while learning about germs and proper hand-washing techniques. The “GlitterBug” kit has been offered to schools […]
Heather Latter Jill Kellar, right, participated in the “Dental Challenge” at the Northwestern Health Unit’s booth at a health fair at the Emo Legion on Saturday as dental hygienist Nicole Rogozinski looked on. Those who played the “Jeopardy”-style game won a toothbrush. Presented by the Emo-La Vallee-Chapple Healthy Communities Coalition, […]
Peggy Revell Kieran Weir added some dirt to the base of one of the nine trees the congregation of Zion Lutheran Church here planted at the south property line of the church Sunday morning. Alongside being dedicated and blessed on behalf of passed loved ones, the trees are part of […]
