Jessica George Donald S. Easton, president of the Royal Canadian Legion Br. #29, left, was escorted by Cde. Glenn Westover to lay a wreath on behalf of the local Legion during yesterday’s Remembrance Day ceremony at the Fort Frances cenotaph.
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Mitch Calvert Muskie forward Zach McCool stretched out to slide a power-play goal past Shattuck-St.Mary’s goalie Marcus Zelzer to narrow the gap to 4-3 during Friday’s game here. But that was as close as the black-and-gold would get as the visitors iced the win with an empty-net goal shortly afterwards.
Duane Hicks St. Francis student McKenna Begin told council yesterday evening what she would do if she were mayor of the Town of Fort Frances. Begin and J.W. Walker student Danielle Hammond, both winners of an essay contest held in conjunction with Local Government Week (Oct. 19-25), appeared before council. […]
Peggy Revell Grade 3 students recited the poem, “Remembrance Day,” at a ceremony this morning at Robert Moore School. The assembly also featured opening prayers by Pastor Brian Keffer and Elder Nancy Jones, the Thunder Horse Singers drum group, a Colour Guard provided by the local Legion’s ladies’ auxilary, recitations […]
Duane Hicks This poster by Robert Moore student Storm Angecomb is among the entries in the Fort Frances Lions Club’s annual peace poster contest. The winning posters, and honourable mentions, from Robert Moore, J.W. Walker, St. Francis, Crossroads, and Mine Centre School will be on display at the Fort Frances […]
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 […]
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 […]
