It is with great sadness that the family of Donald Michael Roach, 52, of 120 Rainy Lake Blvd., Couchiching First Nation, Ont., announces his passing on Monday, Jan. 9, 2012 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Donald was born […]
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Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce will recognize individuals, businesses, and organizations for their achievements and contributions to the district economy at the 16th-annual Bell Business Awards. But if businesses are going to be honoured at the gala, which is slated for Thursday, Feb. 23 at the Adventure […]
Staff The Kenora-Rainy River branch of the Alzheimer Society of Canada is looking for donations for its annual book sale, which will be held Jan. 19-21 at Revco Carpet here. But those interested in giving away their gently-used books are asked to drop them off at 950 Fifth St. West […]
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 The Fort Frances Community Chest has set Sunday, Feb. 12 at La Place Rendez-Vous as the date and location for its fundraiser dinner, with tickets to go on sale starting next week. While the last dinner was held back in February, 2010, the charity continues to help district […]
Staff The four Muskie court teams resumed NorWOSSA action Tuesday in Dryden, with only the junior squads coming home victorious. The junior boys’ basketball team won 39-33 to earn their second win of the season over the Eagles. Darren Lundgren led the attack with a 15-point outing. Meanwhile, the junior […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team was blanked 4-0 by the host Kenora Broncos on Tuesday night in their first NorWOSSA game following the Christmas break. Aryn Puls was a thorn in the side of the Muskie shooters all night as they were unable to solve the Broncos’ goalie all […]
the OPP With the recent mild weather, the OPP is reminding the public to be very cautious about changing ice conditions. Last Friday (Jan. 6), officers responded to a call regarding a motorist near Haymarsh Bay on Rainy Lake. The driver of a pick-up truck was driving on an ice […]
Duane Hicks While the possible reassessment of the mill property here will play a role in this year’s town budget, it will be quite a while before council and administration find out what the impact may be. Town treasurer Laurie Witherspoon said yesterday the Assessment Review Board has scheduled a […]
the OPP Kenora OPP continues to investigate a fatal motor-vehicle collision that occurred during the early-morning hours yesterday on Highway 17 in the Dogtooth Lake area. A westbound tractor-trailer unit jackknifed on the highway around 1 a.m. and was struck by an eastbound tractor-trailer unit. The driver of the eastbound […]
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 […]
