Mitch Calvert The Muskie boys’ hockey team battled the Shattuck-St.Mary’s ‘AAA’ team here over the weekend but came out on the short end of three-straight losses by scores of 5-3, 5-1, and 3-1. The series was a good first test for the black-and-gold as Shattuck already is 20 games into […]
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Duane Hicks Kristie Steele, second from the left, of AbitibiBowater, presented Betty-Anne MacKintosh, manager of community services and quality assurance for Family & Children’s Services, FACS board member Meghan Haehn, OPP Cst. Anne McCoy, and Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition administrative co-ordinator Grace Silander (far left) with the Safety Award […]
Peggy Revell Lorine Ring placed a Maple Leaf during the annual Remembrance Day tea, hosted by the local Legion ladies’ auxilary, yesterday afternoon. For a small a donation, people could write the name of a friend or loved one who was involved with one of the wars, and have it […]
Peggy Revell Amanda Perreault, left, served up plates to guests like Trish and Ida Mainville at a fish fry fundraiser Friday evening at the “Circle of Life” building on Mowat Avenue. Money raised will go to the Zaagi-idiwin “Aboriginal Head Start” program, which helps to prepare children aged three-five before […]
Peggy Revell Local photographer Jennifer L’Hirondelle, left, one of the mentors at last night’s “Skills Work! For Women” networking dinner, showed Fort High student Carrie Bragg the ins and outs of her camera. Held at La Place Rendez-Vous, the dinner gave youth from across the region the chance to meet […]
Duane Hicks With Remembrance Day coming up on Tuesday, Royal Canadian Legion Br. #29 member Ed Bogacki was among the team of volunteers selling poppies yesterday. They will be out at locations around town, including the LCBO, Safeway, Canadian Tire, Wal-Mart, and along Scott Street, prior to Nov. 11. Proceeds […]
Jessica George Mothers and their infants both got a workout yesterday morning during the “Mommy and Me Yoga” program at Moss Yoga. The program is in its second-last class. However, another session for mommies with babies aged 0-1 is planned to start up again in the new year. The program […]
Jessica George The Grade 9 band showed off their newly-acquired musical skills with three pieces last night at the Fort Frances High School’s Music Department fall concert. Conducted by music teacher John Dutton, the Grade 9 band, the intermediate band, and the senior band entertained a full crowd at the […]
Peggy Revell Mark Kowalchuk, left, helped Jayden Bombay add a ribbon to his name tag during F.H. Huffman School’s first “Read to You, Read to Me” session of the new school year. The program encourages literacy by having volunteers from the community paired up with students for one-on-one reading and […]
Duane Hicks Shannon McFarlane, left, got a sample of “Bert & Meg’s Chili” from Fort High student Roberta “Bert” Pringle during last Wednesday’s “Great Canadian Chili Cook-off.” Pringle made the chili along with fellow student Megan Bannon.
Jessica George Brett and Abbie Kenny were all smiles as they went door-to-door on Hallowe’en night to collect treats.
Peggy Revell He weighed just over one pound when he was born a year ago but little Benjamin Marr, held by his mother, Jennifer, has grown by leaps and bounds.
