Staff Sunny locales are a recurring theme early in Joe Basaraba’s professional hockey career. The 18-year-old Fort Frances product was taken in the third round, 69th overall, by the Florida Panthers in the NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles on Saturday. Basaraba scored 24 goals and 22 assists in 52 […]
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Staff Rainy River District OPP Officers are continuing to search for a man who disappeared yesterday evening in the Bears Pass area of Rainy Lake. The young man was diving with friends from the bridge on Highway #11 when he entered the water and failed to re-surface around 8:30 p.m., […]
Staff The Northern Ontario bowling team of Ken Dick, Bruce Henry and Jim Fowler earned the Club 55 triples championship in Winnipeg last Thursday. The trio cruised to the gold, with their 591.20 average placing them well ahead of second-place Manitoba, who finished with 552.70. As well, they beat their […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle and brother Albert Allan Wilson Hawk with his family by his side on Friday, June 25, 2010 at La Verendrye Hospital. Albert was born on April 26, 1957 in Emo, Ontario to the […]
Martin Steinbach, 90, of International Falls, MN died on Thursday, June 24, 2010 at his home. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 3 p.m. at the United Church of Christ in International Falls, MN. Rev. Sue Hamly will officiate. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. […]
Bryce Forbes Twelve-year-old cancer survivor Madisyn DeGagne started off The Canadian Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life” on Friday night by freeing a mixture of yellow and blue balloons. Beautiful weather helped the event smash last year’s total by raising over $54,000 with DeGagne being the top fundraiser at around $2,500. […]
Bryce Forbes Frank DeBenedet was busy frying fish at St. John’s Anglican Church fish and chips fundraiser Friday at the church. The group was raising money for the church.
Bryce Forbes Jeff Wright tried to sink a 10-foot putt on the ninth hole at the fourth-annual RBC Charity Golf Classic held at Kitchen Creek Golf and Country Club. Twenty-five teams participated with the money raised going towards refurbishing the palliative care centre at the La Verendrye General Hospital. The […]
Bryce Forbes Laureen Peters spent her Saturday handing out chips, hot dogs and freezies to youth soccer players at the division two through five wrap-up at St. Francis Sports Fields. France took home the division four championship while green won it all at the division five level.
Duane Hicks International Falls magician “Grampa Magic” called upon library student employee Kayla Brady to help him with a card trick during the “Mad Hatter’s Tea Party” for seniors Friday afternoon at the new Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. A crowd turned out to have tea and a snack […]
Peggy Revell FORT FRANCES—Family & Children’s Services of the Rainy River District and the Kenora-Patricia Child & Family Services may merge into one if the provincial government approves a proposal put forth by both agencies. The move comes after FACS, along with dozens of Children’s Aid Societies across Ontario, faced […]
Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—As part of its recent restructuring, the local Business Improvement Association has opted to move forward without a co-ordinator at the helm—and use the savings towards larger projects in the future. Current BIA co-ordinator Patti Anderson will remain on the job until July 21. BIA chair Connie […]
