Dan Falloon This buck was spotted peering over the berm south of the CN tracks near the junction of Central Avenue and Fourth Street West early yesterday morning. A doe also was in the area, but had continued roaming to the west.
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Town council agreed Monday night to a request from the local Salvation Army to participate in its 2010 Christmas kettle campaign. Also at Monday’s meeting, council: •referred a resolution from the Police Services Board, recommending to council that the Traffic Safety Committee examine all aspects of traffic flow at the […]
Dave Ogilvie The Rainy River Future Development Corp. will be holding a seminar, entitled “How to Start a Small Business,” on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. The 90-minute session, taking place at the RRFDC’s office at 608 Scott St. in Fort Frances, will give you the tools necessary to […]
Robin McCormick Remembrance Day services will be held across the district tomorrow (Nov. 11). A church service will be held in Barwick at 10 a.m., followed by cenotaph ceremonies in Barwick (11 a.m.), Stratton (11:45 a.m.), Devlin (1:45 p.m.), Emo (2:30 p.m.), and Rainy River First Nations (3:15 p.m.) A […]
Staff The Fort Frances Canadians Midget ‘AA’ team had its first home action of the season over the weekend. The squad faced the West End Bruins (Thunder Bay) for a pair of games at the Ice For Kids Arena, splitting the contests. Saturday afternoon saw the locals eke out a […]
Dan Falloon The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team is entering the NorWOSSA playoffs on a roll. Heading into today’s showdown at Fort High, the black-and-gold beat both of their league rivals last week to finish the regular season with a 4-4 mark. It began with 20-12 victory over Kenora on […]
Dan Falloon It was a neck-and-neck race for first place in the NorWOSSA junior boys’ volleyball league this season. In the end, the Muskies (5-3) dropped both their matches in the final week, allowing the Dryden Eagles (6-2) to take over top spot and earn a first-round bye to the […]
Dan Falloon The NorWOSSA semi-final in senior boys’ volleyball between the Muskies and Kenora Broncos was pretty much a pick ’em. Although Fort High (3-5) won the season series 3-1 over the Broncos (2-6), each of those wins came in five sets. The Broncos’ lone victory, meanwhile, came in just […]
Dan Falloon If all goes as expected, the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team knows it is in for a tough go at the NorWOSSA playoffs being held here today (Nov. 10). The squad, which went 7-1 during the regular season to earn a bye to the league final, acknowledges they […]
Duane Hicks Best known as being a driving force in getting the new public library built here, Joyce Cunningham was named as the town’s 23rd “Citizen of the Year” at Monday night’s council meeting. In an interview yesterday, Cunningham said she was honoured and surprised by the honour. “I know […]
Peggy Revell A month ago, Scott Lamphiear couldn’t walk due to Multiple Sclerosis. Now, the district resident is out of his wheelchair and using a walker to get around. Lamphiear is one of the many Canadians who—in searching for relief from MS—has travelled to another country to undergo the controversial […]
Dan Falloon Local driver Steve Arpin can’t talk much about how he’ll be spending his time in the 2011 auto racing season, but he has a couple of possibilities narrowed down. Arpin is looking to latch on under the NASCAR banner full-time, be it on the Nationwide Series or the […]
