Lucas Punkari Alyssa Holliday, left, and Michelle McFayden awaited a serve at the Fort High gym last night as their Dig This team took on Scared Hitless in the championship game of the local women’s volleyball league. Dig This captured the title in a straight-set victory by scores of 25-15, […]
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On April 16, 2013, Arthur John Aldin Foy, of Couchiching First Nation, Ont., peacefully joined his soulmate and wife, Florence, in Heaven after a long battle with cancer. Art or “Foy,” as he was lovingly referred to by friends and relatives, will be remembered by his four sons, William (Brenda), […]
Duane Hicks Samantha Manty sorted through some of the nearly-new clothing people have dropped off for the “Swap ’Til You Drop” clothing exchange, which will be held next Wednesday from 5-8 p.m. at the Fort Frances Museum. Donations will be taken until the day of the swap.
Staff Donations are rolling in for the “Swap Till You Drop” clothing exchange to be held next Wednesday (April 24) at the Fort Frances Museum. But there’s still time to take part. The public can turn in gently-worn women’s and men’s clothes at the museum in exchange for tokens to […]
Drama Division (Tuesday, April 16) •Serious Poetry, Grade 7—1. Gavyn DeBenetti •Serious Poetry, Grade 8—1. MacKenzie Wright •Humorous Poetry, Grades 9 and 10—Alyssa Chiasson 2. Andrew Eldridge •Serious Reading, Grades 7 and 8—1. Gavyn DeBenetti •Humorous Reading, Grades 9 and 10—1. Alyssa Chiasson •Serious Reading, Grades 9 and 10—1. Andrew […]
Heather Latter Sandy Selin handed a stick of cotton candy to Irene Huntley yesterday during the spring carnival held for Rainycrest residents there. With spring-like decorations and plenty of refreshments, prizes, and games, the residents enjoyed a fun-filled afternoon.
Kelly Rae Morrisseau, 35, of Couchiching First Nation, Ont., passed away with family by her side on Monday, April 15, 2013 at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Center in Thunder Bay, Ont. She was born Sept. 21, 1977 in Fort Frances, Ont. and lived at Couchiching First Nation until […]
Staff The fifth-annual “A Cause for Paws” (CFP) was a success this past Saturday in International Falls, raising $14,000 for the Borderland Humane Society. Committee chair Kallie Kantos-Fritz was pleased with the event, noting it sold out a couple of days beforehand—a first. The fundraiser, which also was a celebration […]
Press Release Local MPP Sarah Campbell and NDP tourism critic Paul Miller (MPP for Hamilton East-Stoney Creek) have asked the Wynne government to outline how its tourism strategy actually is helping the province’s industry. Last year, Travel Information Centres in Kenora-Rainy River were replaced by a failed electronic Travel App, […]
Ken Harrison passed away Saturday, April 13, 2013. A complete obituary will follow.
Heather Latter Students in Cynthia Donald’s Grade 4 class at Robert Moore School performed their rendition of “Live: It’s Fairy Tale News” yesterday during one of the drama sessions of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts held there. The drama and instrumental divisions continue today and tomorrow, […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers again trail the Minnesota Wilderness in their best-of-seven SIJHL final after falling 4-1 in Game 3 last night in Cloquet. Having tied the series with a dramatic 2-1 overtime win at the Ice For Kids Arena here Sunday night, the Lakers continued their strong play […]
