Greg Ward beat out Bob Crowe and Barry Coffin in an extra playoff hole Sunday to capture the Harry Barefoot Memorial plaque in this year’s Memorial golf tournament at Kitchen Creek. All three had finished the 18-hole event with a one-over par 73. Finishing in third place in the championship […]
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The Emo Bulldogs finished with a 3-2 record at a NAFA qualifier fastball tournament in Fargo, N.D. last weekend and have now qualified for the world series there Aug. 22-27. The Bulldogs were one of five teams to qualify for a spot out of the 16 that made the trip […]
Lowey’s and Hammond’s were hosts to Fort Frances Horticultural Society members this past week. After viewing the huge display of bedding plants, perennials, etc., many members came away with their arms laden. Another spring to dig the earth and create a beautiful masterpiece of their yard; what better way to […]
Seniors’ issues will be in the spotlight–from health to investing– when the Seniors’ Lifestyle Fair is held this Friday (June 2) from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Admission is free, with several prizes up for grabs. Organized by the Northwestern Health Unit and its community partners, […]
The “Big Bike Ride” is coming to Fort Frances on June 14 to raise money for the Heart and Stroke Foundation, and pledge sheets are now available. “The sooner we get the pledges going, the better,” said co-ordinator Lori McColl, who operates out of the Foundation’s regional office in Thunder […]
The Rainy River Owls won the silver medal at the NWOSSAA girls’ soccer showdown in Thunder Bay last Friday, finishing the three-team round-robin affair with a 1-1 record. They opened play by getting blitzed 8-0 by St. Pat’s (Thunder Bay), the defending NWOSSAA champions, but then edged Lake Superior (Terrace […]
Dear Mr. Editor: It’s time for a change. Would you please consider an Arts and Entertainment section, or at the very least a calendar of events listing for the newspaper. We are all very proud of what we do, please show us some respect! Nothing irks me more than to […]
Dear sir: After my first year of teaching at Fort Frances High School, I was fired because the principal and the chairman of the board were afraid I might quit. When I tell people about this, they always comment on the absurdity of such thinking. However, during the last 30 […]
Diabetes is a major health problem in Rainy River District, where 15 percent of the population is afflicted with the disease. But staff at the Valley Diabetes Education Centre, located at La Verendrye hospital here, is trying to bring that number down through awareness and informed choices. They’re also aimed […]
Dear Mr. Editor: In answer to the protest over bridge tolls, perhaps the answer lies in a new, government-owned bridge similar to the one at Baudette where there are no tolls. Perhaps a committee should be formed to investigate that matter. I am finding a considerable amount of interest on […]
Dear sir: I was pleased to read Bell Canada is finally going to upgrade the phone lines in Rainy River District, so that we may become part of the “super” highway, but I did not need your editorial to tell me that once again Lake of the Woods Township would […]
