Born to Ewan and Jane, nee Powell, a boy, Angus Ross, weighing 8 lbs. 10 oz. on January 21, 2009 at Stratford General Hospital, Ont.
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Born to Kerri Tolen and John Laplante, of Emo, Ontario, a boy, Dax John Sylvain, weighing 9 lbs. 6 oz. on January 29, 2009 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
Peggy Revell Lee Dillman of Rainy River held up one of the many fish he’s hand-carved and painted over the years. After 20 years of this hobby, Dillman has donated six of his completed fish to the Fort Frances Museum—with more possibly to come. The display will open Feb. 20, […]
Duane Hicks How much councillors are paid to attend meetings, and which meetings qualify as out-of-town ones and which don’t, are subjects that will be reviewed in the next few months in a new subcommittee headed by Mayor Roy Avis. During a special committee of the whole meeting yesterday, the […]
Staff The Rainy River District School Board will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at Robert Moore School here. The agenda for the meeting includes: •the Recognition of Excellence presented to F.H. Huffman School for its ongoing efforts to teach the “Character in Action” theme for February, […]
Mitch Calvert Muskie Donovan Cousineau battled St. John’s Ravenscourt Eagles’ forward Jason Crowley for a face-off during semi-final action Saturday morning at the annual John Taylor Piper Classic tournament in Winnipeg. The Muskies won the game 4-1 but then lost to Oak Park 4-2 in the final later that day.
Peggy Revell Katelyn Bruyere, Rachel Anderson, and Emma Cole put their own individual decorating twist on postcards during PA Day activities at the Fort Frances Museum on Friday. The theme for the day was “Fun with Stamps and Letters.”
Duane Hicks Pat Herr of International Travel Services, left, and local Kiwanis Club president Angie Korzinski drew the “Trip of the Month” winner for February there this morning. Ron Yellowega of Fort Frances will be heading to sunny Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic—a trip valued at $4,000.
Peggy Revell It was perfect weather early Saturday afternoon as Bryan North and Natasha Shack headed out on the trails at Rocky Inlet during the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club’s “Family Ski Day.” The club also will be hosting its second-annual candlelight ski there this Saturday (Feb. 7) starting at […]
Mitch Calvert Dan Usiski scored three goals for his first hat trick of the season to lead the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres to a 7-1 win over the host Sioux Lookout Flyers yesterday. The Sabres (23-13-2) got two goals from Mitch Cain while Kyle Turgeon and Graham Dyck added singles, […]
