File Bryden Strachan, pictured with Northern Lights School of Skating owner/director Ashley Cumming at the NLSS’s achievements and awards gala back in March, was recently honoured as Skate Canada’s 2019 Skate Ontario Section CanSkater of the year.
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Submitted Marlene McQuaker won more than $550,000 at Seven Clans Casino in Warroad on Saturday.
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Former Muskie football player Jaykob Ryll, pictured here with retired Edmonton Eskimos’ wide receiver Henry “Gizmo” Williams during his time with the NISSAN Kickoff Project back in November, will be taking his talents to Halifax next season.
Jamie Mountain Jason Kabel of Fort Frances smashed the ball to his opponents’ side of the court during his and partner Bob Tkachuk’s loss to John Viviano (Iowa) and Clint Barton (Fort Frances) in the championship game of a men’s doubles tennis tournament held at the multi-use tennis courts here […]
Submitted Sekina Scheibler, centre, recently signed on with the Winnipeg Rifles of the Canadian Junior Football League. The Muskie standout will look to make his mark in Winnipeg later this year as he chases his athletic and academic dreams.
Marc Stuempfle Trudy McCormick addressed seniors gathered at the Sister Kennedy Centre during the annual Senior Fair on Thursday. Organizers of the event said 88 people registered for the event and noticed more newcomers attended to gather information on health and safety concerns. There was a lot of discussion around […]
Landon Flinders of Fort Frances roared his way to the top of the podium in the 85cc age 7-11 category at the Superior Dirt Riders’ season-opener held back on June 1 in Atikokan. Alex Kreger of Emo nabbed third in the same race as part of an impressive showing by […]
Submitted La Verendrye General Hospital Auxiliary was pleased to donate $72,629 for a new cleaner-disinfector for the sterile processing department at La Verendrye Hospital. Pictured here with the new equipment on Friday were auxiliary members Shirley Scofield, Dixie Badiuk and president Judy Webster with MDR technicians Kristine Gustafson and Allison […]
Marc Stuempfle Sarah Warrack, from IISD Experimental Lakes Area (ELA), informed Grade 7 students from St. Francis School about climate change and the human impacts on the environment and freshwater lakes last Thursday during a field trip to the Fort Frances Museum.
Marc Stuempfle The sister and brother pair of Tashie and Natu Broadbent posed for a photo with fellow guest speaker Bobby Hudon during the Pride awareness breakfast held last Wednesday at Fort Frances Tribal Area Health Services. The siblings are youth ambassadors for We Matter and the Ontario Support Network […]
Sam Odrowski Local artist Penny Faragher taught St. Francis School students how to use acrylic paint as a medium during an art workshop for Grades 4 to 6 on Wednesday. Faragher joined fellow artists Emily Hyatt, Jean Richards, Nichole Lowey, Linda Guimond and Dylinda George in conducting workshops covering a […]
Ken Kellar Handmade baskets crafted by local artist Pepper Hinrichs are on display at the Fort Frances Public Library. Hinrichs creates her baskets by braiding together thousands of long leaf and Red Pine needles into long ropes, which is then woven into basket or other artistic shapes, often with adornments […]
