Peggy Revell Tom Mosbeck of Tompkins Hardware spoke about how Donald Young School plays an integral part in the community during last Thursday night’s public meeting of the pupil accommodation review committee. About 100 people came out for the meeting—the second of four—as the Rainy River District School Board collects […]
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Lucas Punkari Brady Hawkins (#50) and David Simpkin of the Kenora Broncos tried to prevent Muskie Will Anderson from taking a shot during their NorWOSSA senior boys’ basketball showdown last Thursday afternoon at Fort High. Try as they might, the Broncos were unable to stop Anderson, who led the black-and-gold […]
Heather Latter St. Michael’s School teacher Carla Harris, back left, along with Myra Mainville and Jenny Jourdain of the Our Lady of Lourdes C.W.L. and students Emmy Saciuk, Cora Cook, and Samantha Halliday, showed off the mittens and socks collected by staff and students there last month. The donations will […]
Heather Latter Six-year-old Magnus Trembath gave his dad, Cameron, a hand loading up a tree at the Lakeview Trailer Court on Saturday during the Fort Frances Fire Brigade’s annual Christmas tree pick-up. Teams spent the afternoon traversing the streets of town to pick up the trees and take them to […]
Lucas Punkari Tyler Hamm (#14) of the Emo Fury kept Fort Frances Canadian Tire Sabres’ forward Dane Blais at bay during the third period of the final of the local Bantam ‘A’ tournament yesterday afternoon at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Fury scored a pair of goals over the […]
Lucas Punkari Muskie Nolan Vold carried the puck up the ice Friday night in NorWOSSA action here against the Kenora Broncos. Thanks to a dominating first-period performance, the black-and-gold cruised to a 5-1 win to improve their league record to 9-0-0-1.
Peggy Revell Kathy Williams encouraged the Donald Young School Pupil Accommodation Review committee to recommend the school be kept within Emo during her presentation at its second public meeting last night. Williams spoke about the numerous ways DYS is part of the arts community in the district, and how this […]
Duane Hicks If you haven’t yet had a chance to see “This Place Where We Live,” an exhibit at the Fort Frances Museum featuring the artwork of Wayne Yerxa (seen above) and Connie Cuthbertson, you have an extra week as it now will run until Jan. 21. Then in February, […]
Duane Hicks Rainycrest Family Council member Norman Cain tried to place a table setting while wearing goggles, gloves, and headphones impairing his senses as Eleanor Barron, “First Link” and public education co-ordinator for the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts, looked on during a free virtual dementia tour yesterday at […]
Heather Latter Meghan Cox sang some songs with her son, Arthur, at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre this morning during the “Mother Goose” program, which teach rhymes and stories to parents and babies. All children’s programs started up there again this week and anyone looking for more information […]
Heather Latter Fourteen-month-old Sawyer Zimmer happily took part in the Duck/Sea Turtle swimming class at the Memorial Sports Centre yesterday morning with his mom, Kristy. The first swimming session of the New Year is now underway, but registrations still are being accepted.
Submitted Weighing in at seven pounds, six oz., Elsie Faith Nighswander was the district’s New Year’s baby for 2012 after being born Jan. 5 at 12:19 p.m. at La Verendrye Hospital here. Proud parents are David and Pauline Nighswander of Barwick, along with big sister, Sylvia, three. Ironically, David was […]
