Peggy Revell Hockey Hall-of-Famer and Liberal MP Ken Dryden signed a copy of his book, “The Game,” for Judy Webster during yesterday evening’s barbecue fundraiser for the Liberal party at the Little Beaver Snow Park. With Ken Boshcoff—former Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP and current Liberal candidate for the next election—hosting […]
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Mitch Calvert The drive to keep Junior ‘A’ hockey alive in Fort Frances is gaining steam. A drive to garner 100 season-ticket holders by the end of this week was deemed a success, with 59 paid and more than 100 confirmed for the 2009-10 SIJHL season. The not-for-profit, community-run effort […]
Duane Hicks It’s not too late for district residents to make an appointment to donate at the Canadian Blood Services’ fall donor clinic next Wednesday and Thursday at the Fort Frances High School gym. Interested donors are encouraged to make an appointment by calling 1-888-2DONATE (1-888-236-6283) or visiting www.blood.ca The […]
Staff The weekly skeet shoot Tuesday evening at the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club range by Frog Creek saw six shooters take aim. Scores were quite consistent across the board as the club gears up for its club championship Sept. 19. Tony Manuge fired scores of 23, 24, 23, and 22 […]
Marilyn Roberta Grinde, 61, of Littlefork, Mn., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009 at the Littlefork Care Center after a lengthy illness. Marilyn was born March 15, 1948 in International Falls, Mn. to Chet and Aileen Hanson. She attended school in International Falls and graduated from cosmetology school in Thief […]
Heather Latter Greyhound Canada’s announcement yesterday stating it will stop service in Manitoba in 30 days, and discontinue it in Northwestern Ontario by Dec. 2, likely will have an impact locally if the proposed cuts go through. The international bus company wants the federal and provincial governments to step in, […]
Staff The relocation of the lookout tower from Pither’s Point to the waterfront by the Sorting Gap is scheduled to start next week. A Tom Jones Corp. representative said this morning the components of the newly-painted tower will be loaded up and transported to the site, located just east of […]
Duane Hicks Sporting a new coat of paint, the lookout tower was scheduled to be transported in pieces to its future site along the La Verendrye Parkway today, where it will be re-assembled at the location just east of the Sorting Gap Marina. Eventually, the public will be able to […]
the MNR No new fires were reported yesterday in the West Fire Region. One active fire in the Thunder Bay District is being monitored but not posing any problems. The fire hazard is expected to remain in the “moderate” range, and “high” in some locations, with drier weather being forecast […]
Staff Police are asking for tips in connection with an accident that damaged a utility pole on the southwest corner of Second Street East and Portage Avenue last week. An investigation revealed that a tractor-trailer driver had backed into the pole during the early-morning hours of last Friday (Aug. 28), […]
Peggy Revell The Rainy River District School Board is reporting a growing success rate when it comes to students passing the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test. The OSSLT is written by Grade 10 students across the province to assess the reading and writing skills they’re expected to have acquired by […]
A number of teams from Sunset Country travelled across the border over the weekend to take part in the annual International Falls Bass Championship. The tournament features a unique format because teams fish two separate bodies of water during the two-day event—one day on the U.S. side of Rainy Lake […]
