Joey Payeur The Fort Frances Lakers not only lost the game, but perhaps their No. 1 goalie, as well. Jason Reynolds scored on an odd-man rush 40 seconds into the second overtime to give the Minnesota Iron Rangers a 5-4 victory in Game 3 of the SIJHL’s best-of-seven Bill Salonen […]
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Heather Latter This Early Learning class from Robert Moore School, led by teacher Michelle Cain, recited the poem, “When Your Sucker Sticks,” yesterday during the English Drama division of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts. Yesterday’s performances wrapped up the three-week long Festival and the 2014 event […]
Piano Division Friday, April 11 •Piano Solo, Method Courses, Popular, Level 4—1. Kaylyn Levesque •Piano Solo, Method Courses, Popular, Level 3—1. Grace Kooistra 2. Isaac Dykstra •Piano Solo, Method Courses, Children’s Songs, Level 4—1. Kaylyn Levesque •Piano Solo, Method Courses, Children`s Songs, Level 3—1. Katrina Koomans 2. Grace Kooistra •Piano […]
Staff The first-annual Community Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt, organized by the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club, along with “The Shops on Scott Street,” is all set to go for this Saturday. The event runs from 10 a.m. to noon, starting at Ink Spotz Apparel+ (279 Scott St.). There, they will pick […]
Junia Marie Miller (nee Jonassen) passed away peacefully in Hamilton, Ont. at the age of 83 on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. June was born to Henry and Helga Jonassen in Rainy River, Ont. on June 5, 1930. She is predeceased by her husband, Cliff; parents, Helga Milizia and Henry Jonassen; […]
Joey Payeur Top “convict” Tyler Cousineau, left, of Gillons’ Insurance, who raised $670 in last year’s Voyageur Lions Club’s “Jail or Bail,” sent out a challenge for others to raise more bail than he does when they participate in this year’s event May 10 at Canadian Tire. Meanwhile, new Voyageur […]
We certainly still have more snow cover than last year at this time but I’m almost able to get my big ol’ research truck out of the shop! The snow was piled high and so icy that it made it nearly impossible to shovel. I think we’re a few days […]
By Melanie Mathieson The Gardening Guru Gardening season is just around the corner so I always use the last few days of winter for some garden planning. One of the best ways to plan is by using seed catalogues and seed company websites. Mail-order seed catalogues are a useful tool […]
American novelist James Paterson took the road less travelled when he began to write books in the mid-70’s. After reading “The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman,” Paterson decided to break all the rules about how he crafted the books he wrote. He embraced “full-throttle freedom,” learned to trust […]
A sight the other morning made me stop and reflect on what is really memorable and important in life. ’Tis the season of mud puddles and Ava and Colton, my neighbour’s kids, were busy stomping through the lake at the end of their driveway. I shouted over, asking them if […]
This past weekend, I was discussing the value of travel in young peoples’ education with parents from Kenora and Dryden. It is interesting to note that the current generation of young people are more informed, more mobile, and more adventurous than previous ones. When I was growing up, the big […]
Last week was a tough one in Ottawa as the Fair Elections Act battle heated up in committee, huge job cuts at the CBC were announced, and Canada lost one of its best parliamentarians. Key developments in the ongoing fair elections debate came at committee hearings in both the House […]
