the MNR One new fire was reported in the West Fire Region in the past week. Dryden Fire #24 is a human-caused blaze on an island on Eagle Lake in Dryden District. This 0.3-hectare fire was assessed and is not posing any danger to people or values. It will be […]
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Nancy M. Sharbot, 54, of Quadville, Ont., passed away Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009 after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Nancy was born Feb. 21, 1955 to Maurice and Mabel (Plumridge) Dolph. She grew up in Fort Frances, Ont. and graduated from Fort Frances High School. In 1973, she married […]
Miriam Margaret Hay, 80, of Ray, Mn., passed away Oct. 15, 2009 at the Falls Good Samaritan Center in International Falls, Mna. after a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born Nov. 18, 1928 in Fort Frances, Ont. to August and Helvi Kivimaki. The former Miriam Kivimaki was united […]
Staff A sophisticated indoor marijuana grow operation was uncovered Wednesday when police executed a search warrant at 1034 Victoria Ave. here. The Fort Frances Community Drug Action Team, with the assistance of the Northwest Region/Fort Frances Crime Unit, Kenora OPP Drug Enforcement Section, and Northwest Region Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau […]
Staff With the biomass road construction on Victoria Avenue, Nelson Street, and Portage Avenue having wrapped up for the year, and a new municipal parking lot located behind St. Mary’s Church, the public should take heed that the town has made several changes to parking in that neighhbourhood. Town council […]
Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Lakers will be looking to notch their first home-ice win of the season tonight when they host the Fort William North Stars in the opener of a two-game series at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Lakers (2-5-2) lost 3-2 in overtime to the Dryden […]
Staff After a promising four-touchdown performance in a loss to Miles Mac here last Friday, the Muskie football team took a step backwards yesterday with a 41-6 defeat at the hands of the Tec Voc Hornets in Winnipeg. A general lack of execution in the red zone was the squad’s […]
Staff It was a mixed bag of results for the four Muskie court teams yesterday at the “Fish Tank.” The junior boys’ volleyball team ran their NorWOSSA record to a perfect 5-0 with a four-set win over the Dryden Eagles by scores of 25-17, 25-23, 9-25, and 26-24. The black-and-gold […]
JoAnne Formanek Gustafson Dear editor: I’m glad to hear the “Friends of Animals” once again is active in our community after having been silent for some time. The unfortunate reality is that pets often are abandoned, neglected, unwanted, and unappreciated. I strongly feel that all pet owners show spay or […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team couldn’t handle a swarming defence by the Dryden Eagles in a 21-12 loss at the “Fish Tank” yesterday that dropped them into second place in the NorWOSSA standings. See story inside.
Peggy Revell With the steel going up and work progressing, the new Robert Moore School here is taking shape. The steel work is being done by the crew which also is doing it at the new library site. In related news, the Rainy River District School Board currently is taking […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Dimetrius “Matt” Hrychuk announces his passing on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 at his residence in Emo, Ont. Matt was born Jan. 7, 1928 in Wasuiczyn, Poland to Matt and Nettie Hrychuk. Matt came to Canada with his parents and two older […]
