In 1971, Leo Noonan, the former manager of Safeway in Fort Frances, purchased a restaurant called Gourmet House on the shore of Sand Bay–a restaurant that has since grown to become the biggest hotel in the Rainy River District. “It was just intended as a restaurant. Then after a few […]
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In an all-Fort Frances final, Skates and Blades blanked Tagg’s 3-0 on Sunday afternoon to capture top honours at a 10-team novice tournament in Emo. Blake Wepruk put the victors up 1-0 in the first with an unassisted goal. Then after a scoreless second, Zach McCool and Cody McCool tallied […]
Kevin Webb certainly had a night to remember. Webb scored seven times, leaving him just three shy of Gib Tucker’s team record for most goals in a season, as the Muskies embarrassed the Dryden Eagles 14-0 here last night. The onslaught started less than a minute into the game as […]
Hundreds of owls are keeping a watchful eye over Rainy River District these days. Bird watchers, commuters, and residents have been reporting a noticeable increase in Great Grey Owls dotting the district. “There’s way more, more than I’ve ever seen in my life,” said Henry Miller, president of the Fort […]
Dear sir: Well, “no name” street has now got a name, Veteran Ave. My congratulations to the winners of the name-that-street contest. Veteran, an excellent name for any other street or avenue, but this one. Generally, access roads that are behind properties that front on a major street, such as […]
The Muskie junior boys’ basketball team suffered a tough 46-45 loss to the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) in exhibition action here yesterday afternoon. “It was an unbelievable game–probably the most exciting game all year. It went right down to the last second,” noted head coach Dave Ashworth. Kevin Gemmell […]
Jared Catholique-Bruyere attended the judo provincial qualifiers in Toronto last weekend but didn’t seal a spot on the national team. “He came up short,” noted his father, Wallace Bruyere. “[But] he is the alternate for the team so if someone gets hurt, he will go in their place.” Catholique-Bruyere managed […]
Theatre-goers will be treated to the outrageous and off-the-wall humour of Jo-Ann Waytowich and her alter ego, “Ivanka,” here tomorrow night. The Manitoba native, who now makes her home in Thunder Bay, has written a hilarious play about the home shopping phenomenon called “Ivanka Delivers the Goods.” “In the play, […]
With an official opening Saturday afternoon, Aurora Wind Feeds has set up shop in Barwick to supply healthy feed to the district’s horses. Jo Woolsey is the first dealer of the horse feed label, Buckeye Nutrition, in Canada and hopes to share her success she has had using the company’s […]
It’s February, and that means Valentine’s Day. You all know what that means–flowers and candy for your sweetie, sentimental cards sent out, all that nice stuff. But that’s not the only thing going on in February. This month is Hearth Month, when we zero in on stopping and slowing down […]
Hi, I was flipping through the most recent issue of the Fort Frances Times (Jan. 31 edition) and noticed a picture of my sister and her family. The photo was taken by Jack Tynan in Emo along Front Street. The caption begins: “Sharon and Wade Demchuk pulled their daughters, MacKenzie […]
Angela Halvorsen is more than pleased with her recent appointment as Northern Ventures Officer for the Rainy River Future Development Corp. here. The Northern Ventures Initiative is a new program funded by FedNor to help women, youth (age 30 and under), and aboriginal entrepreneurs overcome the unique difficulties they face […]
