Jamie Mountain With a disappointing loss in the NorWOSSA final last year firmly behind them now, the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team has been hard at work preparing for a new season that brings with it some new hopes. The roster for this year’s edition of the Muskies is looking […]
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Joe Georgeson, Bernice Kempf, and Colleen Tibbs of Fort Frances were among the $30 winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s cash calendar draw for the week of Sept. 8-14. They were joined by Rosario Beaudry (Pinewood), Linda and John Esselink (Emo), and Denis Duhamel and Benilda Motilla […]
Jamie Mountain It was a weekend full of learning and improvement and the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team will be better off for having experienced it. The Muskies compiled a 1-3 record at a pre-season senior girls’ basketball tournament hosted by Lakehead University on Friday and Saturday, where they faced […]
Sandra Kawulia was born in Fort Frances, Ont. on Aug. 11, 1964, third of seven children, born to Toolie and Jill Kawulia. She was raised in Fort Frances and graduated from Fort Frances High School in 1984. She met Bruce in 1986 and they started a loving life together. She […]
William Alexander Lennix has gone to be with his Lord and Saviour on Sept. 9, 2019. William was born Sept. 12, 1935 in Fort Frances to William and Orilla Lennix. After school he joined the RCAF in 1953, trained as an air frame mechanic. He was sent to Quebec then […]
It is with heavy hearts that the family of Marie Agnes Ballinckx Gavel share the news of her passing on Sept. 12, 2019, after a brief illness, with her family by her side. Marie was born Dec. 22, 1930 in Ghent, Belgium and in 1955 moved to Canada as a […]
The middle of September has arrived and if we are lucky, we might even get back in our fields by the end of the week. The forecast has changed a million times, so I have decided to just not check it. We sure need good weather and for so many […]
Bass fishing takes up a good chunk of my time, especially later in the summer and into fall when we have tournaments going on just about every weekend. I really enjoy competing in these tournaments as many readers who follow this column already know. That being said, I am pretty […]
I had barely gotten back from delivering across the west end of the Rainy River District when the first red and orange signs appeared on lawns and driveways. The election was less than six hours old. I might think that the important issues would revolve around young people and health, […]
By Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent
Devlin correspondent
The Naicatchewenin First Nation two-day walleye-bass tournament held this past Saturday and Sunday was a big success. They had the largest amount of teams competing this year. After the weigh-ins with the combined weights of Friday’s walleye weights and Saturday’s bass weights, Brandon Kamm and Jason Pavleck earned first place. […]
Hurricane Dorian has come and gone, one of those uninvited guests that you are glad to see the last of, but there is always a lesson to be learned while he is here. Ample warning was given by Environment Canada and the Nova Scotia Weather Service, but readiness has never […]
The Associated Press Berlin police say in the three months since popular electric scooters have been allowed in the German capital, they’ve seen 74 accidents, 65 cases of drunken driving and 233 traffic violations. Police said today spot checks of scooter drivers in the evening hours show they are “frequently […]
