Joey Payeur Braeden Allkins of the Dryden GM Ice Dogs (left) and Fort Frances Lakers’ captain Dylan Robertson clashed for puck possession during the third period of last night’s 2-1 win for the hosts in Game 2 of the best-of-seven SIJHL final at the Ice For Kids Arena.
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Heather Latter Brian Aspinall, a teacher and leader from Chatham, Ont., spoke about 21st-century education, assessment, and evaluation during the “We Learn Together” session yesterday at St. Francis School for teachers, parents, and students. Sponsored by the Catholic Parent Involvement Committee and the Northwest Catholic District School Board, a similar […]
Joey Payeur Rebecca Armit from No Diggity got the lowdown on this passing play during the second set of the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League final last night at Fort High. The squad lost the best-of-five opener 3-1 and then the best-of-three finale 2-1 to How I Set Your Mother […]
Joey Payeur Tory Beaudry of the Muskie track-and-field team eased her way through the air to clear the bar on this attempt during the girls’ high jump event at the season-opening Bronco Booster Invite yesterday at Falls High School. The Muskies collected 11 medals, with both the girls’ and boys’ […]
Duane Hicks Lois Faragher worked on her painting for the Fine Line Art Gallery’s upcoming “Spring Fling 2016” showcasing the colour orange. The event will be held May 7 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Most of the art will be on sale—perfect for a unique Mother’s Day gift. To enter your […]
Duane Hicks Staff at Kenora-Rainy River Districts Child and Family Services got into the spirit of “International Day of Pink” yesterday—not only wearing many shades of pink and decorating their First Street offices pink, but by enjoying some delicious pink cupcakes on their afternoon coffee break. Many local businesses and […]
Duane Hicks Janis Flewelling looked over townhome plans yesterday evening during Syncor Contracting Ltd.’s open house at the Copper River Inn. At least 100 people attended the event—curious about Syncor’s planned Front Street townhomes and housing development at the Huffman Court subdivision. Those who missed the event, or weren’t able […]
Heather Latter Former NHL’er Mike Allison read “We’re All Friends Here” during the “Blue Spruce Celebrity Storytime” at the Fort Frances Public Library on Saturday. The book is one of the nominees for the Blue Spruce Award, which is part of the “Forest of Reading” program currently taking place across […]
Heather Latter After adjudicating the vocal division of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts last week, Sarah Hall, an adjunct professor of music at Brandon University in Manitoba, gave a group of music students some singing tips during an informal workshop Friday evening at Knox United Church. […]
Heather Latter The Robert Moore School boys’ choir filled the gymnasium with their voices as they sang “Going Home” and “Danny Boy” during the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts last Thursday. The Vocal division wrapped up Friday, with the Drama division running until tomorrow, followed by Piano […]
Joey Payeur Katrina Slomke of the host J.W. Walker Wildcats wasn’t interested in sharing the basketball, at least when it came to Robert Moore Mustangs’ defender Julia McManaman, during the Wildcats’ 28-12 win in round-robin play at a Grade 8 girls’ basketball tournament Saturday.
Duane Hicks Erinne Wreggitt, left, and Laurie Nuttall of the Northwest Community Legal Clinic (NCLC) showed off the winning entry in its contest amongst staff to come up a T-shirt design for “International Day of Pink” tomorrow. The design was created by Yvonne Treffers, a community legal worker in the […]
