Duane Hicks In celebration of Family Literacy Day (Jan. 27), Matthew Rousseau, left, and Mark Hyatt read some books with resources teacher Carly Rich this morning at the Fort Frances Day Care. Ontario marks Family Literacy Day each year to encourage parents and children to make reading a part of […]
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Heather Latter About 20 women got their dancing shoes on this morning during a Zumba class at Energy Fitness for ladies aged 55 and up. Funded by the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sports and Physical Activity (CAAWS), there is no charge for the class and a […]
Heather Latter Jared Smith, right, of Canadian Tire stopped by the local CIBC branch this morning and had a bit of fun during Customer Appreciation Day there, while branch manager Todd Thompson looked on. Decked out in a “snow days” theme, the new owner of Canadian Tire, Rick Smith, provided […]
Heather Latter Kathy Hare, of Motivate Canada, led Serene Whitecrow on “Giishibatoon” along the snowy riding trail at Running Horse Ranch in Miscampbell on Saturday afternoon. More than 35 youths from Seine River First Nation participated in the activity, which was made possible by Motivate Canada. See story, more photos […]
Duane Hicks Thea Denby slid down a small mountain of fresh snow near La Verendrye Hospital on Sunday morning after a weekend storm dumped more than 10 cm (four inches) of the white stuff here. The forecast calls for a chance of more snow tonight and tomorrow morning, as well […]
Dave Ogilvie Members of Fort Dance Studio entertained nearly 90 people at the Emo and District Lions Club’s second-annual “Rabbie Burns Supper” on Saturday night at the Emo Legion. The girls performed a couple of traditional Scottish dances, including the “Sword Dance” and the “Highland Fling.”
Lucas Punkari Dayna Doucet of the VP Bearcats knocked the puck away from Blake Jones of the M.E.C. Bulldogs during the ‘A’ final of the local Atom ‘A’ tournament Sunday afternoon. Doucet later scored a second-period goal to help lift the visitors to a 3-0 victory and the tourney title.
Lucas Punkari Though it may have looked chaotic at times, members of the Muskie boys’ hockey team and the local Lions PeeWee house team engaged in a friendly battle at the Ice For Kids Arena yesterday afternoon. Both teams worked on skill drills before competing against each other in a […]
Lucas Punkari Adrian Chapman of Boston Pizza drove to the rim for a lay-up while Cody Johnson of the Rendez-Vous tried to block the attempt as the squads squared off in local men’s basketball league action last night at Fort High. Boston Pizza went on to win the game 86-69 […]
Duane Hicks Instructors Judy Morrison and Justin Boshey demonstrated a few steps on the dance floor during a jigging workshop yesterday at the Sunset Country Métis Hall here. About 35 people attended the workshop. Jigging workshops will be held there every second Sunday, with the next session slated for Sunday, […]
Lucas Punkari Adam George of the M.E.C. Bulldogs jostled with Kolby Barker of the VP Bearcats (Thunder Bay) for a loose puck yesterday afternoon at the Ice For Kids Arena as the two teams battled in the final of the local Atom ‘A’ tournament. The Bearcats skated to a 3-0 […]
Duane Hicks Thea Denby, left, and her mom, Sherree, had a blast playing on a pile of fresh snow near La Verendrye Hospital yesterday morning. Mother Nature dumped more than 10 cm (four inches) of the white stuff on Borderland beginning late Saturday night, resulting in many having to spend […]
