All 500 advance tickets for Friday night’s Borderland Thunder home opener against the KC Bulldogs (Thunder Bay) sold out yesterday, forcing fans to get to the Memorial Sports Centre early in hopes of getting one of 400 tickets available at the gate. Tickets at the door cost $7 for adults […]
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Dad passed away peacefully Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001 at the Grace General Hospital. He was born in Winnipeg, Man. on Nov. 20, 1927. Bill leaves to mourn his passing his wife, Jennie; daughter, Natalie (Gil) Richard; sons, Terry (Donna Lynne) and Darryl (Cathy); and grandchildren, Paul (Joy) and Christie, Samantha […]
Clarence J. “Kaki” Cousineau, 79, of 510 6th St., International Falls, Mn., passed away Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001 at Falls Memorial Hospital in International Falls. He was born May 10, 1922 in Fort Frances, Ont., where he spent his early years and graduated from high school. He moved to International […]
After a lengthy battle with cancer, Bruno Esaias Seppala, 79, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital here Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001. Bruno was born July 24, 1922 in Sudbury, Ont. He attended the Sudbury Mining and Technical School and worked for Inco for three-and-a-half years. […]
Thanks to yesterday’s steady downpour, the annual fall junior soccer tournament at the St. Francis Sportsfield has been shelved until the spring. Tourney organizer Cynthia Donald, a teacher at Robert Moore, said she made the decision to cancel the grade four-six competition after discussing it with several teachers, including fellow […]
The four Muskie court teams postponed their NorWOSSA home games against the Eagles today due to Dryden’s grade 10 literacy test. The games have been rescheduled for Nov. 1 here, FFHS co-athletic director Greg Ste. Croix said late this morning. The Muskies’ next NorWOSSA action is slated next Thursday in […]
The Business Women’s Network of Rainy River District will be holding a mix-and-mingle next Wednesday to attract new members. “It’s just to tell people what we’re about and trying to recruit new members,” BWN chairperson Bev Sisco noted Thursday morning. As the time to renew memberships approaches, the group is […]
Volunteers are welcome to find out what it takes to be a tutor when the Valley Adult Learning Association holds a training workshop here Saturday. While the deadline to register was Wednesday, VALA co-ordinator Barb Duguay said it’s not too late to sign up for the workshop, which runs from […]
Preparations have been well underway to welcome the Borderland Thunder for their first home game this Friday night. M & M Meat Shops here is organizing a tailgate party–featuring food and music–starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre as a way to get Thunder fans ready for the […]
The Borderland Thunder have the right ingredients heading into their first set of home games this weekend–a 4-1-1 record, a taste of first place in the young Superior International Junior Hockey League, and a team that’s starting to come together. “It’ll be big. We’ve got a lot of fan support […]
Just 11 years old, Kayla Lauzon of Barwick already has seen the bright lights of entertainment. At the recent annual fall fair in Dryden, Lauzon captured the hearts of the audience at not one but two talent contests, taking first-place honours and receiving cash prizes. In the second contest, Lauzon […]
An open house next Tuesday (Oct. 16) will be a good opportunity for district residents to volunteer and get involved with the World Health Organization’s conference here in May. “It’s a huge event and we want to get the whole community involved,” event co-ordinator Jeannette Cawston enthused. The open house, […]
