The Fort Frances High School Muskies be- gan the home portion of their court sports schedule yesterday with the Broncos of Beaver Brae in town from Kenora. The boys volleyball teams both lost three sets while the girls basketball teams both won. The senior girls won 33-10 and the junior […]
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–Allan Bradbury photos
The Fort Frances High Muskie girls hockey team hosted an exhibition series with the Thunder Bay Queens, St. Thomas Aquinas Saints and the Dryden Eagles last weekend. The Muskie girls looked good only dropping their opening game 5-2 to the Queens. They went on to beat the Saints 4-2, the […]
Elisa Nguyen
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
Sensei Gord Witherspoon from Borderland Judo gave an update on this year’s new season which has just welcomed 32 registered juniors. “We had to put a cap on the number for the junior class,” he said. “The coloured belts are shaking the rust off and the white belts are learning […]
By Robin McCormick
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
This year’s Muskie Cheerleaders are definitely adding to the spirit of Muskie school sports. The 2022/2023 cheerleaders are made up of 20 enthusiastic girls – 13 in grade 9-12 and seven in grade 7-8. Janine Tucker is their coach/moral support and all the other excellent qualities that come with being […]
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Students at the Fort Frances Nursery School experimented with creating new colours through mixing, during a science activity. By using water, shaving cream and food coloring, they learned they could create many colours from the primary colours.
- Ken Kellar photos
Spirits were high and the glow was real on Thursday, October 5, 2023, as the Fort Frances branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association held their eighth annual Steps Against Stigma Glow Walk along the riverfront. Beginning at the Sorting Gap Marina, participants were treated to hot drinks and music […]
- Ken Kellar photo
The Kiwanis Club of Fort Frances assembled and presented Riverside Foundation for Health Care a $5,000 cheque on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, as a donation towards supporting the Foundation’s upcoming Gala. The Back to the 80’s Gala is scheduled to be held beginning at 5:00 p.m. at La Place Ren- […]
– Allan Bradbury photos
Schools from across the Rainy River District School Board and local Catholic Board schools as well as Cornerstone Christian School met at Crossroads School in Devlin last Friday, October 6, 2023, for the annual cross-country meet that saw kids in grades 3-7 compete. Kids ran their hearts out and and […]
–Allan Bradbury photo
The Fort Frances Lakers hosted members of council from the different First Nations of Treaty Three Territory and the Rainy Lake Drum at their game last Friday night. The event in commemoration of the signing of Treaty Three which was signed 150 years ago this month. The Lakers lost both […]
–Ken Kellar photos
The grounds around Seven Generations Education Institute’s Fort Frances campus were abuzz with activity last week as the organization held their annual Dagwaagani-mawindoosijigewin, or Fall Harvest event, on Wednesday, October 4, and Thursday, October 5, 2023. Students from area schools were invited to the event to take in roughly a […]
– Ken Kellar photos
There was plenty of fun for the whole family on offer at the Kooistra farm this past weekend. Running on Saturday and Sunday, October 7 and 8, 2023, the Fall Harvest Corn Maze was two days stuffed full of fall fun. Including two different mazes, one small and one considerably […]
– Ken Kellar photo
The weekend may have been cool, but it was the perfect weather for the Fall Harvest Corn Maze held at the Kooistra farm north of Emo on Saturday, October 7 and Sunday, October 8, 2023. The event featured the titular corn maze, but also included hay and horse rides, a […]
