Peggy Revell The public is invited to attend a free concert and meet-and-greet with musical artist and Anishinabe role model Wab Kinew this Saturday (Aug. 14) at 6 p.m. at the Couchiching multi-use facility. “Wab Kinew is a band member from Onigaming First Nation, he’s a journalist with CBC, he’s […]
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Dan Falloon A crack team of the best and brightest the Rainy River District Fastball League has to offer will be taking its talents to Des Moines, Iowa this week. Fourteen players with district ties will be heading down to the North American Fastpitch Association (NAFA) World Series to compete […]
Staff Public meetings are slated for late August and early September after the International Joint Commission has established a task force in its review of binational management in the Lake of the Woods and Rainy River basin. The International Lake of the Woods and Rainy River Watershed task force will […]
Peggy Revell Ongoing research on lake sturgeon in both the Rainy Lake and Namakan systems was one of the main highlights at the Rainy Lake Conservancy’s annual general meeting this past Sunday at La Place Rendez-Vous here. Lake sturgeon have existed in this region for 136 million years—and through multiple […]
Bryce Forbes As most students realize, college either can be the best four years of your life—or the longest, most painful, bankrupting experience if done wrong. While post-secondary students more than likely were successful high school kids living with their parents, moving out on their own can be a difficult […]
Staff Those thinking of applying to sit on town boards and committees this fall, but daunted by the idea of a four-year commitment, may be relieved to know that’s no longer the case. Town council passed a bylaw Monday night to reduce the term of appointments to advisory committees from […]
Duane Hicks Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (SALT) is a new program in Fort Frances meant to mobilize seniors to become involved with local police and other service agencies that focus on seniors’ needs in their community. Cst. Anne McCoy, the local OPP community services officer, said the OPP has […]
Peggy Revell A former Fort Frances resident is looking to her hometown for support as she sets out on a 893-km bike ride in British Columbia to raise money in the fight against cancer. “We’re riding from Prince George to Prince Rupert in six days,” noted Rachel Geense. 24, who […]
Duane Hicks With the vacant Rainy Lake Hotel continuing to be an eyesore in downtown Fort Frances, the local Business Improvement Association commissioned a study earlier this year regarding the demolition and redevelopment of the property. And now that the BIA has gotten the study back, it is looking to […]
Dan Falloon The next generation of local golf left no doubt that it had arrived at the Kitchen Creek Classic over the weekend. Youth was served as 18-year-old Alex McDonald was crowned champion after edging 19-year-old Taylor Jorgenson, the 2008 Classic champion, on the first playoff hole Sunday afternoon. The […]
Dan Falloon As N.Y. Yankees’ third baseman Alex Rodriguez recently proved, sometimes reaching a milestone—even for something that often looks effortless—can be one of the most difficult things to achieve. It took Rodriguez 12 games and 47 at-bats to go from career home run No. 599 to 600, and Ron […]
Peggy Revell “Tonya” (Katherine Williams), left, and “Rosie” (Renee Martin-Brown) tried to cheer up “Donna” (Lisa Latimer) in a scene from “True Up North Mamma Mia 2: The Saga Continues,” which opened yesterday evening at the Townshend Theatre. The musical—following up last year’s smash hit production—runs there again tonight through […]
