Duane Hicks Ray Coran checked out a beer cooler donated by Labatt for the live auction at the 11th-annual “Community Chest” benefit dinner last night at La Place Rendez-Vous. The dinner and auction raised $14,775 to provide financial aid to local families facing medical expenses.
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Peggy Revell Missy Hammond got ready to send a rock down the ice during the “blind curling” event at the 27th-annual Nestor Falls Winter Carnival on Saturday. The weekend was filled with events, including a visiting Elvis impersonator, an ice-fishing derby, and a cribbage tournament.
Mitch Calvert Carlee Bosma (#12) of the Muskie girls’ hockey team corralled the puck with the Kenora Broncos’ Brittany Sherred close behind during Fort High’s 5-4 victory in the opener of their best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final series here Friday night. The Broncos got revenge with a 2-1 win yesterday, setting up […]
Mitch Calvert Muskie forward Brendan Cawston tried to slow down Scott Bailey of the Kenora Broncos during the opener of their best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final showdown last night at the Ice for Kids Arena.
Mitch Calvert Maggie Lemesurier looked to get the puck away from Fort Frances Jr. Sabres’ forward Colin Moberly during Fort Frances Day Care activities at the north end rink yesterday afternoon. The Sabres take to the ice for real tonight and tomorrow when they host the first-place Fort William North […]
Peggy Revell Joelle Bruyere shook hands with the “Cat in the Hat” at yesterday’s Storytime at the Fort Frances Public Library. The Cat in the Hat, along with other Dr. Seuss favourites, will be making a visit to all library programs next week, including Family Storytime on Monday at 6:30 […]
Peggy Revell Students in Ms. Armour’s Grade 4/5 class at J.W. Walker School were treated to a visit by award-winning First Nations’ author Larry Loyie on Monday morning. Coming all the way from Alberta, Loyie, along with his partner, writer, and editor, Constance Brissenden, has been visiting various classrooms in […]
Duane Hicks Amanda Perreault read along with her daughter, Kaidence, last Thursday during Family Literacy Night at St. Michael’s School here. The event offered literacy-based activities, such as word Bingo, buddy reading, computers, listening centres, and a Smart Board presentation in an effort to engage parents in supporting their children […]
Peggy Revell Once finished, this centre arbour of the new pow-wow grounds at Manitou Rapids will be able to hold about 50 drums.
Mitch Calvert Jeff Gustafson (#41) of the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team showed relentless defence in helping the black-and-gold capture NorWOSSA gold thanks to a 43-40 win over the Kenora Broncos in the league final here Friday.
Local EMS supervisor Ed Carson demostrated how Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) can be used alongside CPR to provide emergency care should someone go into cardiac arrest.
Peggy Revell Heather Bishop Taylor, of the Maritime Marionettes, made a goose come to life during yesterday evening’s performance of “The Lonely Leprechaun” at the Townshend Theatre. Brought to town by the local “Kids and Co.” entertainment series, the show took audience members on a quest to find out where […]
