Joey Payeur Jayce Gavel of the Jaguars, left, and Jakobe Kempf of the Lynx kept their eyes on the ball during the opening night of action for Fort Frances Youth Soccer at the St. Francis Sportsfields last night. The association had to wait two days longer to get underway as […]
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Joey Payeur Muskie Jyllian Westover (centre) high-stepped her way through the girls’ 100m hurdles at the second track-and-field meet of the season Tuesday at Falls High School. Westover finished in fifth place in a time of 21.71 seconds as the Muskie girls’ squad wound up third out of five schools […]
Cameron Penney Fort Frances High School teachers Keith Gilbert, left, and Duane Roen joined their colleagues on the picket line in front of the school’s entrance off McIrvine Road early this morning. With contract negotiations between the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation District 5B and Rainy River District School Board […]
Cameron Penney Fort High students Tory Beaudry, left, and Emma Dykstra penned letters to the youth of Attawapiskat yesterday afternoon in the atrium. The remote First Nation community in Northern Ontario has experienced a suicide crisis in recent weeks, and a viral Facebook post has encouraged Canadians to send letters […]
Heather Latter Marnie Redford of the Hair & Body Care Shoppe in Emo cut the long locks of Aelise Lucas-Engberg, seven, who raised $2,100 for Tamarack House in this year’s “Cuts for Cancer.” Dax Laplante, seven, and Derek Horton had their heads shaved, raising $548 and $187, respectively. “Cuts for […]
With his trusty replica championship belt hanging over his shoulder, Roshen Jaswal roared his satisfaction after taking the Bill Salonen Cup from A.J. Rupert after the Fort Frances Lakers doubled the host Dryden GM Ice Dogs 4-2 in Game 6 of the SIJHL final Saturday night to mark the team’s […]
Cameron Penney Andréanne Fleck Saito, a keynote speaker from southern Ontario, spoke to members of the Northwest Catholic District School Board as part of “Wellness Day” at St. Francis School here yesterday. Saito spoke on the differences between mental health and mental illness, as well as the need to support […]
Heather Latter Court musician Patrice Langlois, of Compagnie Les Voisins, provided the music during “The Queen of Colours” show that wrapped up this season of the “Kids and Company” entertainment series yesterday evening at the Townshend Theatre. Audience members enjoyed watching a cartoon brought to life by the onstage court […]
Heather Latter Members of the Riverside Foundation’s special events committee sang a unique version of “You Are My Sunshine” during the Foundation’s annual spring luncheon in the Robert Moore School gym yesterday afternoon. With the theme “Mama Needs to Let the Sunshine In,” many of the prizes up for grabs […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Power Corp. director Larry Cousineau, left, and FFPC technical customer service representative Jeremy Nussbaumer shared information on energy conservation, rebate programs, and more Saturday during the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s Business & Community Expo 2016 at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The expo ran Friday […]
Duane Hicks June Cunningham, left, and Sharon Payne enjoyed afternoon tea Saturday during a celebration marking the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II held at St. John’s Anglican Church here. People got dressed up in their finest attire to enjoy tea, coffee, specialty sandwiches, scones, and cakes.
Joey Payeur A.J. Rupert let his feelings be known about the Fort Frances Lakers winning their third-straight Bill Salonen Cup after a 4-2 victory over the host Dryden GM Ice Dogs in Game 6 of the best-of-seven SIJHL final Saturday night. The Lakers won the series 4-2 to advance to […]
