The Canadian Press KANANASKIS, Alta.–RCMP say two men died yesterday in the crash of a small plane in a rugged mountainous region southwest of Calgary. Police said the twin-engine aircraft went down around 1:30 p.m. There were eyewitness reports that the Piper PA-31 Navajo crashed in the Rae Glacier area. […]
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Sam Odrowski Ty West of “Shred Kelly” belted out some big notes as he and the band threw down a full out folk-rock set yesterday evening at the Rainy Lake Square. The high energy show, brought here by Tour de Fort and From the Grind Up, was the first concert […]
Sam Odrowski Children ages six to 10 tried to melt frozen T-shirts as part of a challenge during the “Survivor”-themed Square Days event held by the Fort Frances Museum in Rainy Lake Square yesterday afternoon. The “Red” team tried pulling on the shirt in all directions, which resulted in a […]
Staff With the nomination period having ended on Friday afternoon, here’s a rundown of just who’s running in the municipal elections across Rainy River District this fall. In the Town of Fort Frances, June Caul and Kenneth E. Perry will be campaigning to become the next mayor. Meanwhile, Wendy Brunetta, […]
Curtis Jourdain shared a big smile from Toronto General Hospital’s Cardiac Ward yesterday afternoon. The 53-year-old man from Couchiching received a heart transplant last Monday (July 23) and is being monitored closely to ensure his body accepts the new heart. Jourdain is the oldest heart transplant recipient at the hospital. […]
Jamie Mountain Candace Handorgan of the Big Grassy Lynx looked to fire a pitch during her squad’s 12-7 loss to the fifth-seeded Fort Frances Mud Dogs in a Loser’s Side playoff matchup in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action Monday night at the St. Francis Sports Field. The sixth-seeded […]
Submitted Neil Haw demonstrated to the United Beef Club how to clip a calf’s head on Saturday.
We may be into the dog days of summer. This is the most vacated week of the year as more families begin or end their summer vacations, taking advantage of the holiday weekend. It is that time of year when the first crop of hay is finally put away, and […]
Sam Odrowski Marcy Loveday, left, Maggie Davis and Natalie Desjardins made bird feeder crafts at Community Living Fort Frances and District’s Open Air Art Studio on Monday evening at Legion Park. All supplies are provided by Community Living. The next art session will be a Shibori dyeing at Point Park […]
Jamie Mountain Cole Tymkin of the Fort Frances Braves hustled his way up the first-base line to leg out an infield single during his squad’s 11-3 romp over the second-seeded Sight & Sound Wolves last Thursday night at VanJura.
United Beef Club members took a break from the action at the Funday to have their picture taken. Pictured here are Alanna Gerula, front row left, Georgia Romyn, Gregory Peters, Caleb Peters, Christina Gerula, Danielle Schram, Jaycee Mose, and Carenna Haw, and Hayden Haw, back row left, Brett Schram, Andrea […]
of MNRF Avery Cates, left, and Jaiden ValDulmen applied silicone to their single chamber bat house they built while at the MNRF warehouse.
