It is with great sorrow that the family of Aileen Mae Cameron, 77, of 724 First St. W., Fort Frances, Ont., announces her passing peacefully on Friday, Feb. 18, 2011. She was born April 16, 1933 in Sabine Township, Ont. to the late Thomas (Jack) and Mabel Pigeon. On June […]
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Peggy Revell Tristan Whitehead, Emma Cole, and Raegan Woodgate toasted marshmallows over the fire at Alberton’s Millenium Rink yesterday afternoon as families came out for the township’s annual Winter Fun Day. With tobogganing, skating, and kids’ games also featured, it was one of many events held across the district to […]
Lucas Punkari Skip Tammy Lamb delivered a shot in the decisive fifth end of Sunday’s ‘A’ final of the annual ladies’ bonspiel at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Lamb gave up a steal of four to Tirzah Keffer as the Muskie rink went on to an 8-2 victory to capture […]
Peggy Revell With an eye to save money in their upcoming budget, the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board opted to end funding the newly-launched 2-11 services. “My thinking at the time is, [RRDSSAB], our municipal offices, Northern Affairs, already provide these services,” said La Vallee Reeve and RRDSSAB […]
Staff The top two teams in the local men’s basketball league squared off on Wednesday night at Fort High, with Taggs edging out Boston Pizza by a score of 64-59. Jacob Mackintosh led the way for Taggs, who moved into a tie with Boston Pizza for the league lead with […]
Staff The Fort Frances Muskies boys basketball and girls volleyball teams will have to wait a little while longer to battle it out for NorWOSSA court supremacy, as today’s scheduled “AA” championship games in Kenora were postponed due to poor weather conditions. According to a statement posted on the Beaver […]
Peggy Revell Students from Jody-Bonner Vicker’s Grade 7-8 class at J.W. Walker School tromped around in snowshoes yesterday morning at the Sporstmen’s Club here, spending an educational day outside. Sponsored by the local club and led by Henry Miller, the students learned about snowshoeing and wildlife habitat.
Lucas Punkari In a game that both sides called their biggest of the season up to this point, the Fort Frances Lakers made a huge statement towards trying to lock up the second overall seed for the SIJHL playoffs last night and defeated the Thunder Bay North Stars by a […]
Sherry George A lovely but fading photo of Uncle Cornelius and Great Aunt Mildred, a marriage certificate that belonged to your grandparents, a stiff pair of leather suspenders that you still associate with a beloved great-grandfather. We all have similar keepsakes. Items too dear to us to get rid of, […]
Peggy Revell Fort Frances Spark, Julianna Rousseau, showed off her spaghetti and marshmallow tower that the youngest Girl Guides troop created yesterday evening at their weekly meeting. The Sparks tried to see how tall of a structure they could build with the unusual materials.
Lucas Punkari Muskies head coach Shawn Jourdain discussed strategy with his team during a third period time-out in Tuesday’s NorWOSSA game against the Kenora Broncos at the Ice for Kids Arena here. The Muskies would end up falling to the Broncos by a score of 3-2 in a shootout, but […]
Staff Family Day is this Monday (Feb. 21) and it looks like there will be plenty for parents and kids to do across Rainy River District this year. The Memorial Sports Centre will be open during its regular hours (6 a.m.-10 p.m.) There also will be a free family swim […]
