Staff The Fort Frances Angels certainly weren’t in a loving mood on Monday night. The Angels used a four-run third inning to cruise to a 9-3 win over the Dawson Tigers in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action at the St. Francis Sports Field. After Angels’ ace Rylee Redford […]
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Sam Odrowski Grade 8 Fort High student Jailynne Taylor, centre, spray painted a “no dumping” stencil by a storm water drain on Flinders Avenue last Wednesday morning as fellow students Yasmeen Elkheir, left, Leathe Bruyere, Jerzi Calder, and Healey Jansen looked on.
Kruz Spuzak was fishing the Rainy River with his father on Sunday when he caught a wall-mounter 31-inch walleye. Kruz first thought it was a snag but soon realized he’d hooked something special. He plans to have this big walleye mounted. –Submitted by April Beaulieu
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Kennah LeBlanc
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The second United Beef Club meeting was held at the home of Neil and Angela Haw on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. The junior leaders started off our meeting with a halter judging activity. All members were divided into two groups and had to place leather and rope halters one to […]
Marc Stuempfle The Strickland family–Keira, Lindsay and Matthew–were all smiles this past Saturday during the annual Borderland Autism Awareness Walk. Matthew Strickland showed off his strength, proving he has no limitations and helping pass along the message people with autism can have incredible abilities or even “super powers.” The walk […]
Jamie Mountain They ran fast, threw far, and jumped as long and high as they could. It was an excellent two days of competition for the Muskie track-and-field team at the NWOSSAA championships held in Thunder Bay last Tuesday and Wednesday. Fort High will be sending eight athletes to the […]
Jamie Mountain The Golden State Warriors are currently in the midst of a dynasty in the NBA, having won three of the last four Finals. The Muskie boys’ soccer team has formed its own version of the Warriors, creating a dynasty of its own in NorWOSSA play as the black-and-gold […]
Sam Odrowski
While over 1,600 people in Ontario are currently waiting for an organ transplant, only a third of eligible Ontarians are registered donors. Couchiching FN resident Curtis Jourdain received a heart transplant last July and said he’d like to see reforms to Ontario’s current organ donation laws, where residents have to […]
Marc Stuempfle Plenty of flapjacks were served up Sunday evening by Diane Glowasky, left, Robyn Dennis and Natalie DeGagne during a community event held at the Millennium Park in Alberton Township. No attendees were left unsatisfied or with an empty belly as there were lots of pancakes to go around […]
Staff It’s been a great start to the Borderland Racing Association season for Tanner Williamson. After not winning a single feature last season, the Fort Frances native now has claimed back-to-back checkered flags as he cruised to victory yet again in the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds division on Saturday night at […]
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The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board (RRDSSAB) welcomed the public to attend the grand opening of its newest housing build on Friday at 1:30 p.m. The first affordable housing project in the district, an eight-unit bachelor apartment complex dubbed “River Ridge Apartments” is expected to see its first […]
Dear editor, Man has advanced far enough that we are now consuming our own garbage. We’ve poisoned our creeks, rivers and lakes. I suppose our freshwater is all but safe, but it’s safe to say our groundwater is polluted. Animals and game of all sorts are being subjected to poisons […]
