Sarah Pruys Student Leslie Mortimer shook hands with Fort High principal Peg Keffer while vice-principal Dan Bird waited to present her Ontario Secondary School Diploma. Thirty-one students graduated from the United Native Friendship Centre’s Alternative Program yesterday morning at the Townshend Theatre.
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Sarah Pruys Presley Fader accepted her diploma from Zaagi-idiwin Aboriginal “Head Start” teacher Charity McMahon yesterday morning. Almost 30 pre-schoolers from the program will be heading off to kindergarten next year—already set with their backpacks and lunch boxes they received at their graduation ceremony.
Duane Hicks A crew from Mike Carmody Contracting began demolishing the vacant Huffman School on Monday morning and is making good progress with each passing day. The building is anticipated to be cleared away by July 1.
Sarah Pruys Grace George, left, Kaitlyn Oliver, and Katherine Payne, all Grade 1 students at St. Michael’s School, hammed it up while standing behind bars at the Fort Frances OPP Detachment yesterday morning. The students also toured the fire hall but getting put in jail clearly was the highlight of […]
Confederation College president Jim Madder handed Isabelle Claveau her diploma in Early Childhood Education on Monday evening at the college’s 2013 convocation. She also received an Academic Award of Excellence for having the highest academic standing in her program. Some 51 students crossed the stage at the Townshend Theatre to […]
Lucas Punkari Brandon Sinclair and Jess Caul held up Fort High’s athlete-of-the-year trophy after they were named as this year’s winners during the Muskie athletic banquet last Tuesday night.
Duane Hicks Joe Belanger conducted the Rainy Lake Orchestra during a “Summer on the Border” concert yesterday evening at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The orchestra will hold its next concert Aug. 7 in the band shell in International Falls.
Lucas Punkari Beulah Perreault of the Fort Frances Herricanes rounded third at the Couchiching ball diamond yesterday evening as her team took on the Red Gut Babes in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League play. The Babes romped to a 17-3 win while the other game saw the Couchiching Lady […]
Sarah Pruys Rylee Nixon shook Confederation College president Jim Madder’s hand yesterday evening at the college’s 2013 convocation at the Townshend Theatre. Nixon, who received a diploma in Business Accounting, was one of 51 students to graduate from the satellite campus here.
Lucas Punkari Amber Williams of Team Gold looked to move the ball up the field while Team Red’s Nick Clugston looked on during the Division 5 title game of the annual wrap-up event for Fort Frances Youth Soccer on Saturday afternoon. Team Gold took home the crown with a 1-0 […]
Heather Latter Krista Nielson, with the Northwestern Health Unit, held onto the Crimson King maple tree as students from Carla Harris’ and John Cousineau’s Grade 1 classes at St. Michael’s School took turns helping to cover the roots with dirt Friday morning. The students were participating in the “Grow With […]
Sarah Pruys Ann Sinclair and Dale Scott walked in support of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Friday afternoon along the riverfront. Sinclair, the Life Long Care co-ordinator at the United Native Friendship Centre here, helped organize the first-ever “Seniors Rock! Walk” in Fort Frances.
