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Bertrand (Bert) Kenty, 59, passed away suddenly on Friday, Jan. 1, 2010 at Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. in Fort Frances, Ont. with his wife and family by his side. Bert was born Oct. 31, 1950 in Sainte-Elizabeth-de-Prouix, Que. to Joseph-Henri Kenty and Rosebela Trembley. Bert worked in the bush […]
Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—Hydro One crews had to work to restore power to residents in the west end of Rainy River District on Monday morning after a second outage in about 12 hours. Spokeswoman Daniele Gauvin said crews were dispatched to redirect power to communities west of Fort Frances—from Alberton […]
Staff The postman may ring twice, but it turns out that Santa Claus doesn’t. After performing a minor Christmas miracle in stunning the league-leading Fort William North Stars 2-1 here Dec. 18, the Fort Frances Lakers opened the 2010 portion of their SIJHL schedule with a rematch with the North […]
Staff The first baby of 2010 here in Rainy River District is a girl. Jocelyn Gibbins and Ryan Big George, of Big Island First Nation, welcomed Princess Lillian Gibbins into the world at 2:33 a.m. yesterday (Jan. 3) at La Verendrye Hospital here Born about a week early, the newborn […]
Dan Falloon Looking at the Greenway Raiders’ bench, Saturday night’s match-up with the host Muskies appeared to be a foregone conclusion. And it was. The Raiders brought only 10 skaters and a goalie, who were overmatched by the black-and-gold, who rolled with 16 skaters and two goalies in an 8-0 […]
Staff FORT FRANCES—With the crowd cheering them on, dozens of brave souls rang in the New Year by taking a dunk in Rainy Lake for the Voyageur Lions Club’s annual “Polar Plunge.” “We were down in numbers and were down in money, but were not down in spirit,” said club […]
It will be mostly clear tonight, with an low around minus-34 (29 below zero F) and calm winds. Tomorrow will be sunny but continued cold, with a high of minus-16 (three) and low around minus-27 (16 below). But expect wind chills of between minus-29 and minus-34 (20-30 below). Partly sunny […]
Peggy Revell Members of the Muskie cheerleading team took a big leap into an ice-cold Rainy Lake on Friday afternoon for the annual Voyageur Lions Club’s “Polar Plunge.” More than 40 people participated, raising $13,585 for community organizations and causes. See story inside.
Dan Falloon Muskie forward Jeff Cridland stared down Greenway goalie Erikur Amason as Raiders’ defender Tyler Haigh (#4) rushed to cut him off during exhibition action Saturday night at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Heather Latter Citizen of the Year Diane Maxey picked the winning ticket for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” draw for January this morning at International Travel Services here as Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on. Kevin Nielson of Fort Frances will be heading on a Caribbean cruise—a […]
