John Racioppi showed off just some of the “toys” customers will get to use once Global Gaming (256 Scott St.) opens its doors. The new business, which Racioppi aims to have open two weeks from today, will have a multitude of console video games, including XBox 360s, Playstation 3s, and […]
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The Muskie girls’ hockey team will host Babbitt in exhibition action today (Jan. 5) at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice for Kids Arena. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students. Town council will hold its next regular meeting Monday, Jan. 8 at 6:45 p.m. at the Civic Centre. […]
Be sure to mark Sunday, Feb. 25 on your calendar as plans already are underway for the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s “Oscar Party 2007,” with tickets expected to go on sale the week of Jan. 15. Foundation director Teresa Hazel said the special events committee has been working hard […]
KENORA, Ont. —Two Alberta men died yesterday in a four-vehicle crash on Highway 17 east of this Northwestern Ontario city. Provincial police said the collision involved three transports and a pickup truck pulling a trailer. It occurred at 2:45 a.m. on an icy section of highway near Richard Lake. The […]
THUNDER BAY, Ont. —Thunder Bay Fine Papers Inc. announced yesterday it has signed a letter of intent with an unidentified Canadian investment group that’s expected to permit the purchase and restart of a closed local paper mill owned by Cascades Inc. Thunder Bay Fine Papers, a private company formed after […]
Sufficient ice has formed to allow Voyageurs National Park staff to stake the Green Snowmobile Trail between the Rainy Lake Visitor Center and the Ash River resort community. Travel elsewhere on frozen lake surfaces within Voyageurs National Park is unsafe and not recommended due to insufficient ice thicknesses and other […]
A 66-year-old Fort Frances man escaped injury yesterday when the snowmachine he was operating went through the ice on Rainy Lake, the OPP reported late this morning. Emo OPP said the man was returning from ice fishing in the area of the Ottertail River around 5 p.m. when the mishap […]
With a record high being set here yesterday, the lack of snow is affecting local businesses as well as activity for winter clubs and outdoor enthusiasts. Jim Badiuk of Badiuk Equipment said snowmachine sales have been impacted by the lack of snow, but is hopeful the district will see a […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team doubled the River East Kodiaks 4-2 last night in their opening round-robin game at the Winnipeg High School Hockey League’s Tournament of Champions. Matt McLellan, Kyle Turgeon, Taylor Jorgenson, and Patrick Bobczynski each scored for the black-and-gold. Goalie David Moen picked up the win. The […]
An accident involving three tractor-trailers and a passenger vehicle near Kenora early this morning forced the closure of the Trans-Canada Highway. Traffic was being re-routed to Highway 502 and Highway 71 as of last report this morning. The accident occurred around 3 a.m. near Richard Lake. Initial investigation by the […]
Evan Hawk posed for pictures with her newborn son, as yet unnamed, at La Verendrye Hospital this morning. The strapping baby boy was born Jan. 2 and weighed in at nine pounds, two oz. Local businesses presented Hawk and her son with various gifts, including teddy bears and flowers. —Alex […]
Jessie Miller, 93, passed away Jan. 3, 2007 at Rainycrest Home for the Aged in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born Sept. 2, 1913 in Fort Frances to the late Margaret and George Easton. She was the last survivor of eight children–Edith, Blanch, Beatrice, Marjorie, Betty (of Betty’s of Fort […]
