Elda (Ida) Kennedy (nee Lind) passed away Monday, Feb. 3, 2014 at her home at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born Sept. 18, 1922 in Rainy River, Ont. She was married to Edwin Kennedy in 1943 and became the mother of six stepchildren, Alan Kennedy, Vivian […]
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Heather Latter Three-year-old Emma Fyfe put a sticker on her “passport,” with help from her mom, Heather Watts, while touring St. Michael’s School yesterday during the first day of JK registration. Schools across the district began accepting registrations this week, although students are welcome to register anytime.
Staff Rainy River District School Board trustees are expected to vote on the proposed consolidation of Donald Young, Crossroads, and Sturgeon Creek schools during their regular meeting here tonight. It also is likely the trustees will vote against administration’s recommendation to consolidate the three district schools after voicing their opinions […]
Joey Payeur Come together, right now. The Fort Frances Lakers took the advice of The Beatles after losing a 2-1 decision in overtime on the road against the Minnesota Iron Rangers last Wednesday with an impromptu post-game discussion amongst themselves. The group gabfest looks to have been a stroke of […]
Don Clement passed away Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 with his family by his side. As per Don’s wishes, there will be no funeral. The family has headed to the lake to spend time together. A celebration of Don’s life will take place at their lake home in the summer. A […]
Joey Payeur Kamryn Singleton, left, and MacKenna (Boo) Watson, right, put the clamps on Dryden forward Hailee Lundmark during the first period of the Fort Frances Girls/Women’s Hockey Association’s PeeWee ‘B’ final yesterday. But it was Dryden that skated away with a 4-2 victory. Meanwhile, the Fort Frances ACO Chargers […]
Joey Payeur Bryce Lipinski got everything on this shot in the third period against the English River Miners here Saturday night in the Lakers’ 7-3 win.
Staff Harvey Friesen, the former co-owner of Bearskin Air, passed away suddenly in Palm Springs Calif. yesterday. The 65-year-old Warman, Sask. native was a pilot for the company before purchasing a 50 percent interest in 1972. His brother, Cliff, then purchased his interest in the company back in 1978. In […]
Staff By the end of Saturday, the Red Lake Rams probably were ready to pay for gas for the Muskie boys’ hockey team’s bus ride home. The sooner the black-and-gold got out of town, the better for their humbled hosts. Fort High (9-1 in NorWOSSA played) burned out a few […]
Staff It was made-for-TV stuff—even if there were no cameras around. A pair of heart-pounding finishes were the story in the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League last Monday (Jan. 27) as both games came down to the final minute. Josh Mastin’s buzzer-beater capped a phenomenal outing for the sharpshooter as […]
Joey Payeur It was close but no cigar for two local curling rinks over the weekend. Hailey Beaudry and Chris Silver both fell one game short of making the semi-finals at the Tim Hortons Bantam curling provincial championships in Sault Ste. Marie, each finishing in a tie for fourth with […]
Heather Latter Traffic was re-routed for about an hour yesterday afternoon due to a vehicle that caught fire on the 100 block of Second Street. The driver stopped the vehicle and got out before it burst into flames. Firefighters had the blaze under control in about 10 minutes and once […]
