Two Fort Frances teens were selected in the Ontario Hockey League draft earlier this month. Luke Judson was taken in the fifth round by Belleville while Pat Bobczynski went in the 14th round by Guelph. Between draft day (May 5) and now having to work to be their best for […]
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Council approved an agreement between the Fort Frances Curling Club and the Town of Fort Frances on Monday night that will see the club paying off its outstanding taxes by 2014. As it stands, the curling club owes the town about $74,000. But under the following terms of the agreement, […]
Both Muskie soccer teams are preparing to wrap up their short season today at the NorWOSSA playoffs up in Dryden. While the boys come into the league playoffs at the bottom of their pool, the girls are on top of theirs and so get a bye into the final—something co-head […]
Several volunteers from the Devlin, Emo, and Barwick areas were honoured with Volunteer Service Awards last Thursday evening in Kenora for their contributions to their communities. Of the 60 recipients at the ceremony, more than half hailed from Rainy River District. But only 11 travelled the two hours to accept […]
Well-known actor Gordon Tootoosis and former NHL star Gino Odjick will be speaking to youngsters about many youth issues this Friday at the Rainy River First Nations’ gymnasium. “I think it’s a really good thing for them to come and speak to help educate the youth,” said Harvey Cochrane, who […]
Fifty-five young women, in Grades 7-12 from across Rainy River District, attended the annual Young Women’s Conference at the Luther Village retreat near Sioux Narrows over the weekend. The group watched skits put on by the Fort Frances High School Drama department about girl power and Inner beauty, and listened […]
Citing declining enrolment and not enough extra revenue, the Northwest Catholic District School Board decided Tuesday night that offering Grade 9 at its schools was not a viable option. “After reviewing the report that was prepared for us and doing the follow through, I’ll say the declining enrolments scare me […]
The local adult slo-pitch league—a 20-year tradition here—is facing tough times as it faces falling enrolment, with only 20 teams registered to play this summer. “It’s just slowly been decreasing over the course of the years,” noted Megan Ross, physical education director with the Memorial Sports Centre and organizer of […]
Actors’ salaries, older brothers, and speeches were the three winning topics at the 2007 Rainy River District Speech Contest held last Thursday at Robert Moore School here. Twelve students from eight district schools participated in the annual contest, reciting speeches on various topics to their peers, teachers, principals, and family […]
After launching its annual beautification program, “Project Petunia,” on Friday afternoon at Robin’s Donuts here, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is well on its way to having a full slate of sponsors for flower baskets. “We didn’t have as many people at the launch as we did last year, […]
In light of an unannounced Ministry of Environment inspection back in February, town council said Monday night that staff at the Fort Frances water treatment plant have been doing excellent work. Citing a report from Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown during Monday night’s council meeting, Coun. Sharon Tibbs noted […]
Whether singing, giving a speech, reciting a poem, paying the piano or violin, or performing a scene from a play, the best of the best from this year’s Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts were in the spotlight Saturday evening during the annual highlights concert. Following the concert, […]
