Expect partly to mostly cloudy skies tonight, with an overnight low of minus-17 C (one F). Tomorrow also will be cloudy, with a high of minus-eight (17) and low around minus-12 (10). A mix of sun and clouds, and a chance of afternoon snow, is forecast for Friday, along with […]
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It was such a pleasure for me to stop by the Canadian Lakehead Exhibition volunteer appreciation dinner in Thunder Bay last week. I was glad to have the chance to thank all the volunteers for making our community great, and also wish happy birthday to Isabelle Barrett, who turned 100 […]
It is now less than a year until new municipal councils are elected and sworn in across Rainy River District. But before those elections take place, Ontario residents will go to the polls June 7 to elect a new provincial government. All these races will have consequences for residents of […]
I was thinking of heroes the other day while I was walking in the snow and the minus-38 C temperatures. “Mighty Mouse” was important when I was little. He was a good guy, as most flying mice tend to be. He was always ready to save the day; he even […]
Wayne Andrew Johnson peacefully entered into final rest, with his beloved wife and son by his side, on Monday, Nov. 27, 2017 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. Wayne was born on Dec. 18, 1942 in Kenora, Ont. to Rose Marie and Olaf Johnson of Sioux […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Guenther Leopold Rittau announces his passing on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances Ont. Guenther was born on Aug. 29, 1932 to Cacelia and Ludwig Rittau in Stillersfeld, Germany. He was united in marriage to Johanna […]
It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Campbell Handberg on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 with family by his side. All who loved him will profoundly miss him. He leaves to mourn his loss his daughters, Kennedi and Katie; parents, Jay and Cheryl; brother, […]
From the MNRF Two Minnesota residents have been fined for bait violations. Carl W. Brandt, of Forest Lake, pleaded guilty and was fined $1,500 for illegally bringing live leeches into Ontario. Court heard that on June 27, Canada Border Services Agency officers at the Fort Frances port of entry contacted […]
Jamie Mountain Any good varsity program has a feeder system, and that’s what Mighty Mustang Wrestling Club assistant coach Jeremy Mann is starting to realize. With ages ranging from pre-kindergarten up to Grade 8, Mann is hoping the club’s coaching staff can build a reputable youth program that will help […]
Jamie Mountain Muskie girls’ hockey players Siobhan MacKintosh, left, Kelsey Langtry, and Hanna LeDrew were all smiles as they manned the table of baked goods during the team’s annual tea and bake sale Saturday at the Fort High cafeteria. The event, which also featured a penny table, saw members of […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers are mired in a five-game losing streak but head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan still feels optimistic the team can snap out of its slump. Strachan made a number of transactions on Friday to help improve the squad, acquiring forwards Adam Withers from […]
Jamie Mountain Members of the Mighty Mustang wrestling program are hard at work learning the basics of the sport to get better prepared for the upcoming season, including this pair engaged in a drill during practice last Wednesday at the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School gym in International Falls.
