Cory Peterson of Thunder Bay and Don Joskow of Oshawa were two $100 winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association cash calendar draw for the week of July 28-Aug. 3. The $30 for that week included Tricia Donohue and Trish Warren (Atikokan), Hugh and Carol Clifford (Sleeman), Nathan […]
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Sam Odrowski
While ticks or mosquitoes are some of the greatest pests for those living in northwestern Ontario, Ugandans face a much greater insect-related threat. Since outbreaks took place in 2011, thousands of Ugandans have been effected by tungiasis, the disease caused from parasitic sand fleas burrowing into a persons legs and […]
Staff It was a dominant weekend of racing for Emo’s Brody Strachan. After claiming the checkered flag once again in the WISSOTA Modifieds division in Borderland Racing Association action on Saturday night at the Emo Speedway, he followed that up with another win in the same division the following day […]
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Bruce McLeod had a long and distinguished career as a builder while serving his Alma mater, the University of Minnesota∕Duluth, in varying administrative capacities and as the commissioner of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. The Fort Frances native will be one of five builders inducted into the Fort Frances Sports […]
Nyla and Bruce Henry and Dave Gregory of Fort Frances were among the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts’ cash calendars winners for the month of August. Also winning $40 were Marilyn Straeker and Joanna Esselink (Emo), Todd Sharples and Trent Hamilton (Keewatin), and Janice Edwards, Cindy Burley, Ed Spendlow, […]
It was about eight years ago when my youngest son, Noah, and I rented an engine hoist to remove the 289-V8 engine out of our 1965 Ford Mustang father and son project. Although the body of this car had no rust whatsoever, the rest of the car pretty much needed […]
Staff If their first game of the post-season is any indication, the Fort Frances Braves are going to pose a big problem for every team they face. The two-time defending champion Braves piled up the runs early and never looked back as they pounded the fourth-seeded Raiders 12-0 in their […]
Jamie Mountain Fort Frances Angels’ pitcher Rylee Redford had to be nimble as she fielded a squibbler near home plate and attempted to make the throw to first base to gun out Jarrah Tom of the Sabaskong Tebinaak during her squad’s 18-9 win in a Rainy River District Women’s Fastball […]
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Two Kapuskasing men have been fined more than $9,000 after being convicted in a case where one man illegally shot a bull moose and the other passed it off as his own. On October 29, 2018 Alexandre Richard of Kapuskasing shot a cow and small bull moose although he and […]
Jamie Mountain They were a Cinderlla story in the making and made their dreams a reality. Made up of a group of mostly “ragtag” boys, the 1953-54 Fort Frances Jaycees Juvenile hockey team became the champions of the Thunder Bay Amateur Hockey Association by defeating the Fort William East End […]
Jamie Mountain Chad Faragher, left, and Declan Webb of Manitou Forest Products did their best to keep the ball away from Christian Armstrong of CJ Contracting during the second half of their team’s 2-1 win in Borderland Soccer League men’s division action last Wednesday night at the St. Francis Sports […]
Submitted Largemouth and smallmouth bass can both factor into the winning catch at the KBI on Lake of the Woods.
