Keith Robinson of Atikokan won the $2,500 Christmas Day prize in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association cash calendar draw for Dec. 22-28. Meanwhile, Bob Hammond (Fort Frances), Robert (Bob) Wilson (Fort Frances), and Shelly and Kelvin Caul (Devlin) each won $30. Marie Warburton (Atikokan), Jeff Dawydenko (Thunder Bay), […]
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Submitted OPP Aviation Services now has a new 2013 Pilatus PC-12/NG based in Thunder Bay.
the OPP OPP Aviation Services has accepted delivery of a replacement fixed-wing aircraft—a 2013 Pilatus PC-12/NG. Based in Thunder Bay, the Pilatus is a single-engine, turbo-prop airplane that is used to transport OPP and other personnel to the site of criminal investigations or emergency situations. Additionally, the OPP Pilatus assists […]
Staff Boxing Day turned out to be a punch in the jaw for the Muskie boys hockey team. The black-and-gold lost 3-1 yesterday to the Crookston (Minn.) Pirates in Fort Frances’ first game at the Ralph Engelstad Arena Classic in Thief River Falls, Minn. The Muskies broke out on top […]
the OPP On Dec. 19, the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reported officers were seeking the assistance of the public in locating a missing 15-year-old Fort Frances youth, Adrianna Copenace. Police can confirm that Copenace was located safe and sound in Mitaanjigaming First Nation on […]
Kathryn Oakes-Sisco passed away Friday, Dec. 20, 2013 at Rainy River Health Centre in Rainy River, Ont. At time of fellowship will held on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013 from 10 a.m.-noon at Northridge Funeral Home in Emo, Ont. Online condolences may be offered at www.northridgefuneralhome.com A full obituary will follow.
Sarah Pruys Ashlee Homer, five, donned a Santa hat as visited with the man in red during a Christmas party at the Best Start Hub on Saturday morning.
Sarah Pruys Jill Pernsky, Family Services co-ordinator with the local Salvation Army, showed off the many boxes of food and presents they had received to make the Christmas hampers even larger than last year. The Salvation Army received enough to help more than 150 families, couples, and individuals have a […]
the OPP Officers from the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a complaint of a possible impaired driver at a local service station parking lot around 10 p.m. on Sunday. A a male was observed outside a vehicle, attempting to stop a female driver, […]
Santa and his reindeer will have to fly through some snow tonight, with an accumulation of less than one inch possible. He’ll see a low around minus-18 C (one below zero F) and southwest winds five to 10 m.p.h. After Santa heads back to the North Pole, we can expect […]
The holidays and the end of another year finally are upon us, so this will be my final column of 2013 and the second part of the “year in review.” As summer came upon us in 2013, so did an incredible human tragedy. Early on the morning of July 6, […]
Many people spend hours cleaning prior to Christmas, including me. I wore out two toothbrushes and an entire bottle of “Mean Green” getting the grout in my tile all polished up. I lucked out with fewer walls to wash this year since I just finished getting fresh paint in more […]
