Among the Owls honoured during the school’s year-end awards banquet last Wednesday were, from left, Paige Anderson (junior female athlete of the year), Lemuel Carradice (senior male athlete of the year), Asher Chorney (Gold Jacket recipient), Bethany Sinninghe (senior female athlete of the year), and Jackson Arpin (junior male athlete […]
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Joey Payeur The top Muskies of this past year were recognized for their achievements during Fort High’s annual athletic awards banquet held last Thursday evening at the local Legion. Among those saluted were, from left, Grace Petsnick (female rookie of the year), Aaron Bujold (male athlete of the year), Tory […]
Tansy Wood of the host Riverview Royals, second from right, blasted out of the starting gate to grab the early lead in the Grade 4 girls’ 100m event at the Rainy River District Athletic Association’s west end track-and-field meet on Thursday.
Nicholas Donaldson Confederation College students at the Rainy River District campus awaited their diplomas and certificates during last night’s convocation at the Townshend Theatre. Some 35 graduating students from nine different programs made their way across the stage during the ceremony, which also celebrated the 50th year since the college […]
Joey Payeur Will Derksen wasn’t against using the tools of the trade to pull off this shot during a snooker tournament being held at the Sister Kennedy Centre earlier today. Derksen took on Les Baker in one of the first games of the eight-man event.
Cam Lidkea and Averi King were among the Fort High couples who took part in the Grand March at the Townshend Theatre on Saturday night as part of Prom 2017. This year’s Grand March was held after the dinner, which took place at the Copper River Inn. Students once again […]
Duane Hicks A group set out on a 5K walk along the waterfront here Saturday as part of the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts’ annual “Walk for Alzheimer’s.” The event, which started and ended at the Sorting Gap Marina, brought in an impressive $10,060. A second group set out […]
of the RRFDC Todd Wood was among the Fort Frances Power Corp. crew members who donated their time and expertise to hang flower baskets along King’s Highway last week as part of the annual “Project Petunia” initiative. A total of 50 hanging baskets featuring red-and-white petunias have been put up […]
Duane Hicks Jim Hudson, left, chatted with Sight & Sound owner Derek Jackson during the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s “Business After Hours” event yesterday evening at the newly-renovated Scott Street business. The Tbaytel mobility dealer has received a makeover both inside and out in preparation for the launch of […]
Kiera Kowalski Students at Fort Frances High School enjoyed a lively game of beach volleyball yesterday at a barbecue hosted by the Student Leadership Council to celebrate the 2016-17 school year coming to a close. Students also enjoyed basketball, soccer, and hotdogs and chips as a snack.
Nicholas Donaldson Secondary school valedictorian Marc Morrisseau gave a thankful speech to his fellow classmates during the Seven Generations Education Institute’s annual graduation ceremony yesterday at the Memorial Sports Centre. Some 31 students received their Ontario Secondary School Diploma while many others earned post-secondary certificates, diplomas, and degrees.
Kiera Kowalski Elaine Fischer, health promoter at the Northwestern Health Unit here, set up stencils for a healthy living hopscotch to be spray-painted at Robert Moore School. The hop scotch promotes the “5-2-1-0” rule to students, in which children are urged to have zero sugary drinks, one hour of active […]
