It is with great sorrow that the family of Evie Eldridge (Dick) announces her peaceful passing, at the age of 91, on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 at her home at Rivers Edge Villa in International Falls, Mn. Mom was born on Nov. 16, 1925 in Fort Frances, Ont. to the […]
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Charles Lindbergh carried a copy of Robert Service’s poems during his record-setting non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927. Lindbergh was prepared for the monotony of the trip and the drone of his monoplane, “The Spirit of St. Louis.” Even Lindbergh knew that Robert Service’s poetry, which Robert preferred […]
When Ainsworth was looking to build its oriented strand board mill here in Rainy River District, they set out to get communities to compete against each other. Calgary just has re-elected Naheed Nenshi to his third term as mayor of that fine city. In his re-election bid, Nenshi was criticized […]
Rick Vaive, best remembered as the first 50-goal scorer in Toronto Maple Leafs’ franchise history, got in a little warm-up prior to Thursday night’s charity fundraiser game against a team made up of local talent. Selected fifth overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1979 entry draft, Vaive also played […]
Mike Behan Junior Muskie Caleb Allan was well-positioned to block this spike attempt by the Dryden Eagles during their NorWOSSA regular-season showdown here Thursday afternoon. The black-and-gold rallied from two sets down to take the victory and improve to 5-1 in league play.
Mike Behan Mike Krushelnyski, who won three Stanley Cups as a player with the Edmonton Oilers, helped escort Roz and Gord Calder to centre ice for the ceremonial face-off prior to Thursday night’s charity game between an NHL “Legends” squad and a team comprised of local talent that benefitted both […]
Mike Behan Senior Muskie Jyllian Westover (#12) opted to make a baseline drive to the basket around a pair of Dryden Eagles’ defenders as teammate Ellie Petsnick looked on in the first quarter of the black-and-gold’s 46-33 loss in NorWOSSA regular-season action here Thursday afternoon.
Mike Behan Former NHL’er Dave McLlwain was no match on defence as a squad comprised of Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association Timbits’ players bore down on ex-Calgary Flames’ standout goalie Trevor Kidd. They took to the ice to face the “Legends” during the final five minutes of the first period, […]
Duane Hicks Midget ‘AA’ Fort Frances Canadians’ defenceman Ryan Redford, left, and right-winger Brett Allan did some yard work Sunday morning during a “rake and removal” fundraiser by the team. The players went around town, doing some autumn clean-up in exchange for donations.
Staff The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team has had little trouble beating its NorWOSSA opponents so far this season. The black-and-gold now have shown they can hold their own against the best Thunder Bay has to offer after returning from the annual Tiger Classic tournament last week with a 2-1 […]
Press Release The Rainy River Community College Voyageurs’ women’s volleyball team performed well at the Crossover Tourney at Anoka Ramsey CC last week. They lost to a good Rochester team 22-25, 18-25, and 25-27. RRCC defeated Riverland 30-28, 25-14, and 25-22. Sandy Thompson had 13 kills and nine digs while […]
Press Release Dentists know a lot of candy will be eaten over the coming weeks by people of all ages, so there’s no need to try to hide it! Instead, the Ontario Dental Association (ODA) is pointing out some timely facts so you still can enjoy the Hallowe’en season and […]
