Lucas Punkari Anne Jean took control of the ball at midfield on Monday night, as team Orange took on team Blue in the Division 5 (under 16) finals for the Fort Frances Youth Soccer league. The game itself was a one-sided affair with team Orange winning the crown by a […]
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Sarah Pruys Chanelle Matthews, left, Serena Stromberg, Kristina Robertson, and Anjelica French grinned as they participated in “Name That Tune” at the “Chem-Free” party after they graduated last night. The event, held at the Memorial Sports Centre, had games, bouncy toys, snacks, and of course prizes for the students all […]
Sarah Pruys Dan Herbert, right, shook hands with Fort Frances High School vice-principal Dan Bird after receiving his diploma as principal Peg Keffer looked on Tuesday at the Townshend Theatre. Herbert was one of a small graduating class from the Alternative Secondary School Program at the United Native Friendship Centre […]
Heather Latter Members of area First Nations marched together in a solidarity walk this morning to bring to attention the outstanding land claim issues surrounding the Point and including the waterfront up to Frenette Avenue. The walk, which was sponsored by Couchiching, Naticatchewenin, Nigigoonsiminikaaning, and Mitaanigamiing First Nations, began and […]
Sarah Pruys April Morrison, left, along with Jasmine Bump and Jessica Martin were all very exited to be finishing grade eight at Robert Moore and going off to high school next year. Other classes were busy cleaning up on the last day of school before getting their report cards and […]
Sarah Pruys Seven-year-old Robert Moore students Jenna Furlong, left, and Hallee Nugent danced at the school’s annual pow-wow yesterday morning. Held in the gym due to the rain, the students all came down to enjoy the drums and dancing on their second last day of school.
Sarah Pruys Kaleah Henderson, left, and Amelia Tanguay were excited to get their diplomas at their graduation ceremony Tuesday morning at the Townshend Theatre. They received backpacks as a graduation gift so they’ll all be ready to start early learning next year when they attend elementary school.
Duane Hicks As part of RBC’s commitment to stand up against bullying, local RBC branch manager Heather Johnson, left, on Friday presented Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre CEO Margaret Sedgwick with two copies of the book, “It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living,” […]
Submitted On Saturday (June 16), rare beautiful blue and purple Northern Lights appeared in the skies and were visible across Canada and the northern U.S. The combination of two solar flares striking the Earth were powerful enough to produce a geomagnetic storm and the resulting Aurora Borealis. This photo was […]
Heather Latter Families walked together around the track at Fort Frances High School following opening ceremonies of the 2012 “Relay for Life” on Friday evening. They event started out strong with hundreds of people attending, then continued throughout the night with many activities and mini-fundraisers. By morning, a record $81,213 […]
Heather Latter Rochelle Bird received her Bachelor of Education from Peter Chin, of Queen’s University, last Thursday during the Seven Generations Education Institute’s 21st-annual graduation ceremony at the Memorial Sports Centre. More than 100 grads were presented with secondary and post-secondary diplomas, certificates, degrees, bursaries, and awards.
Submitted The ribbon-cutting in the school’s foyer was shared by board chair Mike Lewis, far left, school council co-chair Michelle Allan, Mine Centre School principal Leslie Barr-Kellar, school council co-chair Genevieve Bliss, Mine Centre School student Prudence Kabatay, Director of Education Heather Campbell, and RRDSB trustee Earl Klyne.
