The Borderland Thunder regained their winning ways last night. Bouncing back from Wednesday’s loss, the Thunder grabbed the early lead and then relied on their stingy defence to claim a 3-1 victory over the Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs at the Fort William Gardens last night. The Thunder now lead the […]
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With Easter coming up next weekend, the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market is hoping to get a jump on things by opening its doors earlier than usual. “The weather was so nice, we wanted to give it a try. And with Easter coming up, we knew we had to be open […]
A late goal by Brian Dzijak gave the Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs a narrow 5-4 victory over the visiting Borderland Thunder last night in Game 3 of their best-of-seven SIJHL semi-final series. The Thunder still hold a 2-1 lead, with Game 4 going tonight at the Fort William Gardens. Game […]
With the annual Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts only three weeks away, people can get their first hint of the talent to be included in this year’s event with the release of the program. Programs, which cost $2 each, are now available at Tammi’s Flower Garden, public […]
Whether the Town of Fort Frances will find a use for old Fort High is still up in the air, but the planning committee is one step closer to finding out after receiving an early draft of an engineering report late Tuesday afternoon. “The ball is in our court as […]
Ailene Stella Shabatura, 71, of 612 Third St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital. She was born Nov. 16, 1930 in Fort Frances and had lived here all her life. Ailene was a member of St. John’s Anglican Church and the […]
In loving memory of Pamela Perrault, 34, who passed away suddenly Sunday, March 17, 2002 at her home in Couchiching First Nation. Pam was born March 8, 1968 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Valentine and Eleanor Perrault. She spent most of her life in the Rainy River area. She enjoyed […]
The future looks bright through the custom-made PVC windows made by the Little Fork Ojibway Company now that the recently re-opened operation, owned by Rainy River First Nations, is selling its product to major hardware stores across the district. “The window factory’s sales are up,” said Rainy River Chief Gary […]
Close games were the theme of the finals of the annual Tom Thumb tournament here. The local Skates and Blades boys’ team came closest to the ‘A’ title. They stormed back from a 3-1 deficit in the second period to force overtime but lost in a shootout to the West […]
An information session, entitled “Exploring Partnerships, Business Development and Financing,” has been postponed until April 17-18 due to a death at Couchiching. The session, organized by the Rainy River Future Development Corp. and Couchiching First Nations Economic Development Commission, was supposed to run today and tomorrow at the Couchiching Bingo […]
When it comes to his many hockey travels, Eddie Shack can’t help but unintentionally borrow a line from Stompin’ Tom Connors. “I’ve been everywhere,” Shack said from his Toronto home last week during some rare down time. Shack will be a special referee here Friday night for the “Battle of […]
The Emo hospital auxiliary held its annual St. Patrick’s Day tea and bake sale in the hospital cafeteria last Friday, with scores of area residents descending upon the facility to support the fundraising effort. At the baking table, Molly Crozier and Loraine Bullied waited on patrons. Meanwhile, Mary Gavin made […]
