Tonight will see clouds and a couple of showers, with a low of eight C (46 F). Tomorrow will see low clouds and be cooler, with a high of 14 (57) and a low of two (36). Friday will be mostly cloudy with a high of 13 (55) and a […]
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Sam Odrowski
Council’s budget has been balanced and with it comes a small tax increase for property owners. Town treasurer Dawn Galusha made a presentation to council during its regular meeting on Monday evening that revealed a 1.13 percent tax increase for residential properties. On a $100,000 home this equates to $20.67 […]
Jamie Mountain Manitou T-Birdies’ third baseman Katie Sadewasser loaded up to make the throw to first after fielding a soft grounder during her squad’s 19-2 loss to the Fort Frances Her-icanes in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League season-opener Monday night at VanJura. The three-time defending champion Her-icanes flexed […]
Sam Odrowski
The community is working together to become better informed and better able to address the issue of substance abuse within the district. A “Community Conversation on Substance Abuse” was hosted by the Substance Abuse Prevention Team (SAPT) at La Place Rendez-Vous last Wednesday to better inform parents, the general public, […]
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A local class is working hard to keep Rainy River and the Rainy-Lake of the Woods watershed free from pollutants. Grade 8 teacher at Fort High, Jody Bonner-Vickers, and her class delivered a presentation during a council meeting on Monday about the Drain Stencil Program that’s running for its third-consecutive […]
Jamie Mountain Having a chance to medal is right where the Muskie girls’ soccer team wanted to be over the weekend. They fell just short of that goal, falling 2-0 to the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints in the bronze-medal game of the Broncos Challenge Cup tournament on Saturday afternoon in […]
Sam Odrowski Nancy and Norman Cain smiled as they enjoyed a tasty meal at the Emo-Devlin United Churches’ fish fry at the Devlin Hall on Saturday. This is the first fish fry the churches have hosted together at the hall and all of the funds raised through the event will […]
Jamie Mountain It’s been another great start to the season for the Muskie boys’ soccer team. After defeating both the visiting Dryden Eagles and Kenora Broncos by a combined 7-0 total in the NorWOSSA season-opening games last Wednesday, the black-and-gold kept that momentum rolling as they battled to a third-place […]
Staff It started out as a promising night offensively for the Manitou T-Birdies. One half-inning changed all of that. Manitou scored two runs in the top of the first inning but were shut out over the next six as the Fort Frances Her-icanes powered their way to a comeback 19-2 […]
It is with profound grief that the family of Clayton Bob announces his passing on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at Ojibway of Onigaming First Nation. Clayton was born on March 7, 1977 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Robert Bob and Pauline Big George. He was an outgoing and friendly person, […]
Francis William Einarson, 91, of International Falls, Minnesota, died Friday, May 10, 2019 at Chris Jensen Rehab Center in Duluth, Mn. He was born on Sept. 27, 1927 in Middle River, Mn. to parents, James T. and Ellen R. Einarson. Francis grew up in Middle River and graduated from Middle […]
Evelyn Tribe, 79, passed away peacefully in her home on April 30, 2019. Ev was born in La Vallee, Ontario on Dec. 18, 1940, the youngest of five children to Florence and Clint Teeple. In her younger years, Ev worked all over northwestern Ontario. One of the highlights of her […]
