Staff Sometimes, the most significant parts of life can pass by without truly appreciating what they mean at the time. Local stock car fans therefore should make the effort to savour every moment of what is turning out to be quite possibly the greatest single-season performance in Borderland Racing Association […]
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Staff A Fort Frances teen will look to further his hockey dream–with the whole country able to tune in for the outcome. Former Muskie Ethan Jourdain will be in Winnipeg starting this weekend as one of 30 aboriginal youths aged 16-18 to participate in an NHL-style training camp as part […]
Staff Another top-three finish for Steve Arpin wasn’t enough to prevent him taking a step back in the drivers’ championship race. The Fort Frances native drove his Loenbro Motorsports car across the finish line in third place in the final of the Red Bull Global Rallycross event in Indianapolis on […]
Joey Payeur There was never a day that went by that Hailey Clendenning wasn’t–and still isn’t–extremely proud of her dad. And one of the proudest days is still yet to come. Scott Clendenning will be inducted posthumously into the Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame next month in the “builder” […]
Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent For those who love golfing, or for anyone who just wants to have a good time, the Lions clubs of Rainy River District will be holding their “Lions Legacy Golf Tournament” on Saturday, July 29 beginning at 9 a.m. at Kitchen Creek. Lions around the world are […]
There were more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for July 9-15 were Robin Wall (Peterborough), Joe Richert (Fort Frances), Annette Bryk (Atikokan), Shirley Wiens (Atikokan), Greg and Sherry Wall (Peterborough), Helen Hughes (Fort Frances), and Mike and Linda Fogg (Atikokan). […]
The Associated Press UNION, N.J.–A restoration project at a New Jersey museum has unearthed cases of wine nearly as old as the United States. The Liberty Hall Museum in Union said it discovered almost three full cases of Madeira wine dating to 1796 while restoring its wine cellar. NJ.com reported […]
Staff The five-member Far North Electoral Boundaries Commission has made a preliminary recommendation to create two new electoral districts in Ontario. The four proposed electoral districts are: •Kenora-Rainy River, which would include Dryden, Fort Frances, Kenora, and Rainy River; •Kiiwetinong, which would include the northern portion of the current Kenora-Rainy […]
The Associated PressRonald Blum MIAMI–Aaron Judge hit the glass behind left field that supports the retractable roof at Marlins Park. He drove balls over the Red Grooms home run sculpture in left-centre, over the batter’s eye in centre, and–unusual for a Home Run Derby–to the opposite field, too. He even […]
Duane Hicks The town is hoping to get more bike racks to encourage active transportation. Town council approved applications to be submitted to the Ontario Commuter Cycling Program at its regular meeting last night. If successful, the applications could yield 80 percent funding for eight bike racks. Four racks would […]
The Canadian PressSalmaan Farooqui TORONTO–Heavy rain in Ontario this summer might be a nuisance for residents but it’s proving to be fatal for the province’s turtles. A turtle conservation group in Ontario said yesterday it already has taken in 620 injured turtles this year–twice the amount of cases it had […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–A resident of a small Hutterite colony west of Winnipeg says a 16-year-old boy was shot and killed during a game of target practice on the weekend. Sam Hofer, who lives on the Lakeside Hutterite Colony in the Rural Municipality of Cartier, identified the boy as his […]
