Tonight could spell the end of a six-year dynasty. The Bulldogs—six-time defending Rainy River District Fastball League champs—face elimination tonight in the double-knockout playoffs here tonight as they face Hyatt’s Contracting. Game time is 6:30 p.m. at the Couchiching diamond. Also tonight, Big Grassy (2-14), who had lost 8-0 to […]
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With a few more participants ready to paddle down Rainy River for a good cause, the second-annual canoeing fundraiser for the local United Native Friendship Centre’s youth centre is set to go Monday. “We actually had people call about it [since the article in last Thursday’s Daily Bulletin],” said co-organizer […]
Hugh McTaggart, 70, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2002 in Fort Frances. He was born July 31, 1932 in Fort Frances. He is survived by his wife, Mona of Fort Frances, Ont.; son, Gordon McTaggart (Laurie) and their children, Craig and Allyson of Kenora, Ont.; daughter, […]
Town council received an update on the downtown parking dilemma at Monday night’s regular meeting and is certain to hear some proposals in the near future, according to a report from Planning and Development executive committee secretary Rick Hallam. Following a meeting July 22 at which town council looked at […]
The 10-day Music Camp held at the Emo Legion was deemed a huge success. It was operated by local musician Renee Martin, assisted by Chantelle Spuzak, owner/operator of Dancemakers & Beauty Essentials in Fort Frances, and drama and music teacher Erin Bree Pierce. Some 22 students registered for the 10 […]
Statuesque and secretive, she sat silently as her life was recounted to an eager crowd. The mysteries of the Rainy Lake mermaid were revealed last Thursday night during an art show in her honour at the Fort Frances Museum, where, among other things, listeners learned she wasn’t as old as […]
There’s relief locally that the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service offered an extension to Canadian students last Friday that will allow them to cross the border to attend part-time classes in the United States. “I see it as encouraging,” said Carol Grim, director of Public Information and Development at Rainy […]
Christin Thomson will have to fit another driver in her suitcase next week. The local golfer, bound for the U.S. college links this fall, captured her third Kitchen Creek Ladies Open title in four years—and a $400 driver—with a round of one-under par 73 on Saturday. “I’m glad I got […]
KBHW in International Falls is in the midst of hosting its annual summer “Sharathon,” which began yesterday (Aug. 13) and runs through tomorrow (Aug. 15). All programming is being pre-empted from 6 a.m.-10 p.m. to accommodate the fundraiser as KBHW calls on its listeners for help in bringing the Good […]
Area native groups will gather in Kenora this coming Monday at 1 p.m. for a rally and march to “speak out against the federal government’s Governance Act.” ”It’s a collection of the Grand Council Treaty #3 and Nishnawbe Aski Nation to speak out,” noted facilitator Joanne Bruyere. “They say there’s […]
Summer is not just a time for boating, fishing, and sun tanning. For some in the community, it is a time of need. “This summer has been typically low,” said Capt. Eric Alcock of the local Salvation Army. “We don’t get a lot of donations in the summer months.” The […]
Clad in a satin dress and yellow rubber boots, a Fort Frances native wandered drunk over a stage at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival this summer, or so it seemed. Lisa Johnston, formerly Lisa Mudge, played “Salme” in the production of “Beautiful Lake Winnipeg” during the annual event, which features performances […]
