Mitch Calvert The Muskie golf team failed to use home course familiarity to their advantage at the NWOSSAA championship last Thursday at Heron Landing on Couchiching. The black-and-gold finished in fourth place overall with a four-person total of 369. St. Ignatius (Thunder Bay) earned the lone team berth to the […]
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Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Aquanauts got a jump-start on the upcoming competitive swim season with its in-house time trials last week. And the results were impressive to say the least. “It was unbelievable,” FFAST coach Dawnn Taylor enthused. “I was so happy. “Of the 60 swims, 41 of them […]
Mitch Calvert Taylor Meyers is starting to stand out in OUA soccer play this season—and not just for her height. Meyers is tending goal for the University of Waterloo Warriors’ soccer team and so far has made a good impression on her coach, Peter Mackie. “Taylor has done very well,” […]
Peggy Revell Jolene Morrisseau and Erin Devlin, staff members with the District Mental Health Services for Older Adults Program, showed off just some of the colourful mums that will be distributed to long-term care facilities and seniors’ manors across the district to raise awareness for Elder Abuse Awareness Day in […]
Duane Hicks Despite the dismal weather, a crew has been busy this week assembling the lookout tower at its new riverfront site just east of the Sorting Gap Marina. The tower now boasts a sturdy stairway as well as an observation deck that residents and tourists alike will be able […]
Peggy Revell A row of contestants tested their mettle during Saturday night’s “Oktoberfest” celebrations to raise money for the Riverside Foundation for Health Care. This year’s female champs in the ever-popular stein-holding contest were Lindsay Strickland (age 50 and under) and Bev Thomson (50 and over).
Peggy Revell Local firefighters Leo Arrigo and Wayne Riches held up some of the items—a destroyed smoke detector and a pot left on the burner too long—on display Saturday at Canadian Tire as part of the local department’s efforts to educate the public during the Fire Prevention Week. Alongside tours […]
Mitch Calvert Muskie golfer Cody Ward prepared to let it rip off the tee on the par-four 10th hole at Heron Landing during the NWOSSAA golf championship held there last Thursday. Ward carded a 92 but missed out on a berth to the provincial showdown set for Oct. 13-15 in […]
Staff With black bears probably going to go into hibernation by the end of the month or so, reports of bruin activity have been picking up a little in Fort Frances. Local bylaw enforcement/animal control officer Arlene Byrnes said this morning 28 nuisance bears have been reported since June, including […]
Staff With the local chapters of Beta Sigma Phi no longer providing ushering services at the Townshend Theatre, a group of volunteers is coming together to fill the void. “We have about 25 names, which is a pretty good start,” noted Marlene McQuarrie, who is heading the group. She said […]
the OPP Around 7:45 a.m. yesterday, Rainy River District OPP, Fort Frances Ambulance, and Fort Frances Fire Department responded to a fatal industrial accident involving a grader at Kilometre 38 on the Turtle River Road. The victim was identified as Larry Mann, 63, of Emo, Ont. A post-mortem examination was […]
Staff Aiming to make its facilities even more energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly, the Rainy River District School Board is looking to approve Phase II of its Energy and Renewal Project at tonight’s monthly meeting, which is slated for 7 p.m. at Rainy River High School. The motion will see $2,557,822 spread […]
