Heather Latter Board chair Julie Roy looked on as John Albanese cut the cake during a celebration to honour him for his 26 years of service to the Northwestern Health Unit. He was presented a certificate in front of family and friends, as well as the board of health and […]
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Joey Payeur Muskie Kevin Metke (21) wasn’t going to keep Dryden’s Thomas Moline (13) stop him from going strong to the bucket during the first half of Fort High’s 64-32 win over the Eagles in the NorWOSSA senior boys’ basketball final Friday in Kenora.
Heather Latter Students, staff, and representatives from both the Rainy River District School Board and Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) checked out the 12 new welding booths at Fort Frances High School yesterday during an open house to celebrate the grand-opening of a welding program facility. The project was made […]
Joey Payeur Ethan Jourdain of the Muskies has some prime real estate in front of Sioux Lookout Warriors goalie Magnus Ray. But Jourdain was unable to get the puck in, as Ray made one of his multitude of saves during the Fort’s 5-0 shutout of the Warriors in Game 1 […]
Heather Latter Isabelle Meeks moved her game piece around the giant “Candyland” board set up at the Fort Frances Public Library on Monday as part of Family Day there. The library offered up other fun and games while Family Day activities also were held in Emo, Barwick, and Alberton.
Robin Payeur Whiddon Road between King’s Highway and Highway 613 South was closed for about an hour yesterday after a member of the Hughes Trucking fleet slid into the ditch after turning onto it. Police were on the scene, along with the Township of La Vallee grader and Witherspoon Sand […]
Joey Payeur Sioux Lookout Warriors’ goalie Alex Morin didn’t have a chance on this sizzling delivery over her shoulder from Muskie captain Rachel Jean to give Fort High a 7-1 lead en route to a 9-3 victory last night in opener of their best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final series at the Ice […]
Duane Hicks Marietheres Metke decided what amenities she’d like to see in a future Rainy Lake Market Square yesterday during an open house to garner input on the project at the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium. About 65 people attended the come-and-go event, which ran from 4-7 p.m. Architecture firm Scatliff […]
Joey Payeur Isabel DeGagne was feeling the spirit of the loving season as she dropped off her Valentine’s Day card during the Fort Frances Nursery School’s visit to the local post office last Wednesday. Children and their guardians were treated to a Valentine’s Day party at Knox United Church afterwards.
Dave Ogilvie The Fuhrer family, along with many families and friends, enjoyed a fantastic pancake-and-sausage breakfast upstairs at the arena in Emo on Monday morning. Other Family Day activities there included a photo scavenger hunt, photo booth, skating, a movie, and other crafts and games.
Andrew Willner was making plans on the fly to try and find a way past former Laker Aaron Wesley-Chisel during the first period of the host squad’s 5-2 win over the Thunder Bay North Stars on Friday night at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Duane Hicks Camron Oster, left, and his sister, Jordyn, got ready to speed down the snowhill yesterday during the Alberton recreation committee’s 15th-annual winter fun day at the Millennium Park there. Fun Family Day activities also were going on in Fort Frances, Emo, Barwick, and elsewhere in the district.
