Duane Hicks Cathy Westover was among the Public Works staff out shovelling last Thursday morning for the first significant snowfall of the season. Borderland received about nine cm (3.5 inches) of white stuff overnight–and reportedly a bit more in the west end of the district–much to the chagrin of area […]
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Jamie Mountain Muskie defenders William Richards (28) and Aaron Scheibler teamed up to make sure Nicholas Anderson of the St. John’s Tigers wasn’t going to get too far during their squad’s 21-13 loss in their annual Homecoming game Friday afternoon at Fort High. The Muskies (4-2) have the bye this […]
Jamie Mountain Paige Anderson got set and ready to shoot during the third quarter of the Rainy River Owls’ senior girls’ basketball team’s 43-30 loss to the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints in NorWOSSA ‘A’ action Monday afternoon at RRHS. The seniors saw their record fall to 3-2 but the junior […]
Muskie wide receiver Carson Noga rambled 80-plus yards to paydirt en route to knotting the score at 7-7 during the first quarter of his squad’s 21-13 loss to the St. John’s Tigers in their annual Homecoming game Friday afternoon at Fort High.
Jamie Mountain Jack Wood (#9) and Connor Ivall (#11) of the Rainy River Owls’ junior boys’ volleyball team had the ball go off their fingertips on a block attempt during their squad’s 3-1 win (20-25, 25-20, 25-18, and 25-20) over the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints in NorWOSSA ‘A’ action Monday […]
Jamie Mountain Ayiana Gagne made sure her Dryden Eagles’ opponent was met with some staunch defence below the net during the Muskie junior girls’ basketball team’s 47-12 victory Saturday afternoon that capped their gold-medal win at their annual home tournament. The black-and-gold went 4-0 en route to the tourney title. […]
Jamie Mountain Nick Vogan (#8) and Reece Chorney (#9) looked to keep a St. Thomas Aquinas Saints’ opponent from directing the ball over the net during the second set of the Rainy River Owls’ senior boys’ volleyball team’s 3-0 loss (17-25, 15-25, and 16-25) in NorWOSSA ‘A’ action Monday afternoon […]
Duane Hicks Sarah Faragher, centre, helped her daughter, Carmen, and son, Theo, stick pins in a pattern in preparation to make string art yesterday afternoon during Community Living Fort Frances and District’s open art studio in the Shaw Room at the Fort Frances Public Library. Community Living is expected to […]
Sam Odrowski Crystal McPherson tied one of 80 balloons to a pair of shoes during the “Longest Night of the Year” sleep-out event held Friday night to represent the 80 people who are homeless here. The event took place along Scott Street from 9 p.m.-6 a.m. and just over 60 […]
Duane Hicks Returning officer Lisa Slomke, rear, along with election staff Debbie Scofield and Colleen Barnard, got the Voter Help Centre located in Council Chambers at the Civic Centre up and running this morning. Online and telephone voting for the municipal and public school board elections began today and will […]
Sam Odrowski Town employee Larry Bragg shovelled last night’s nine cm (three-and-a-half inch) snowfall from the entrance to the Fort Frances Museum. Employees at businesses along Scott Street also were out shovelling their storefronts this morning. The first snowfall of the season has come earlier than usual and hopefully is […]
Sam Odrowski Fifyan Canoon, who recently immigrated to Canada from Iraq, showed Grade 5 students at St. Francis School what Arabic writing looks like and how it is read during a presentation for Citizenship Week (Oct. 8-14). Two other town residents who immigrated to Canada also spoke about their experience […]
