Submitted Arianna Hyatt was in full stride as she cruised her way around the course at the annual Hial Pike race held in International Falls on Tuesday. Hyatt wound up in 23rd spot in the 33-runner field in the junior varsity girls’ 3200-metre race with a time of 18:50.80.
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Ken Kellar Keira Strom, left, Kristal Mayfield, Stacy Strom and Ollie the dog were decked out in their glowing apparel last night at the Sorting Gap Marina in advance of CMHA’s sixth-annual “Steps Against Stigma” glow run. The run drew a huge collection of enthusiastic runners and mental health supporters […]
Jamie Mountain Brennan Jourdain sent a backwards bump over the net and over the outstretched arms of a Dryden Eagles’ defender during the first set of the Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team’s 2-1 loss in NorWOSSA action on Tuesday afternoon at Fort High.
From Riverside
Riverside Health Care, in conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit, has declared the respiratory and gastroenteritis outbreaks over at Rainycrest Long Term Care Home, effective yesterday. All social events and activities at Rainycrest have resumed. All visitors are now welcome. We are still urging people to refrain from visiting the […]
Sam Odrowski
As the federal election draws closer, candidates competing for the Thunder Bay-Rainy River seat are trying to win over voters. All five parties vying to win the federal election on Oct. 22 recently squared off at all-candidates’ forum in Stratton last Thursday (Oct. 3), where they spoke about their platforms […]
Sam Odrowski
The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre recently welcomed a new CEO after losing Caroline Goulding in July. Joan MacLean, who’s worked as a librarian since 2006, started as CEO on Sept. 27 and is thrilled to work in a community that truly supports its library. “I knew the fact […]
Sam Odrowski
The Fort Frances Senior Centre Board of Management is currently consulting with the public to determine if it should be kept in its current location or moved to the recently closed Fort Frances Daycare Centre. Allan Bedard, who’s a user of the facility also known as the Sister Kennedy Centre, […]
Sam Odrowski
The Town of Fort Frances now has a little less than three months to find a new owner for the idle pulp and paper mill here. An agreement was reached last Thursday between the town and Riversedge Development’s numbered company, 2670568 Ontario Limited, that settles close to $500,000 in unpaid […]
Ken Kellar
It’s been two years since the last “Luncheon of Hope” was held in Fort Frances, but following its return on Saturday, it’s clear the passion that keeps the event alive is going strong. “I think today actually went great,” said Elizabeth Leishman-Fortes, a registered nurse and co-chair of the Rainy […]
Sam Odrowski
After 85 years of Cumming family ownership, the Fort Frances Times was sold to London Publishing last Thursday. Not much will change at the Times. It will continue to print four days a week and all 30 of its employees are being maintained. “It’s kind of heartwrenching, but it’s the […]
Ken Kellar Luz and Christine McGoldrick, above left, stopped by the “Quilt for a Cure” raffle table to buy a ticket during the Luncheon of Hope on Saturday. The quilt, above right, was donated by the Friends of Barb Ross and the winner of the raffle was Maureen Hayward. In […]
