Staff After a tough start to the season, things got a little brighter for the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs women’s volleyball team last Wednesday. The squad, which includes former Muskies Hailee Barnard and Alex Spuzak, split its games to improve its record to 1-5. After dropping their first game […]
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Staff If they were aiming to make a statement, then job well done. The Fort Frances Braves used a pair of six-run innings to cruise to a 15-0 thrashing of the Barwick Blue Knights that knotted the best-of-three Rainy River District Fastball League championship series at 1-1 last Thursday night […]
Jamie Mountain An abundance of early interest in the new Rainy Lake Gymnastics Academy has the club excited for its future. The RLGA held its first registration night last Tuesday at the Fort Frances GM office here, with just over 200 athletes signing up for its programs. “We were amazed […]
Jamie Mountain There will be one less swimming option in Fort Frances for the foreseeable future. The Fort Frances Aquanauts Swim Team (FFAST) has officially gone on a hiatus as they couldn’t find a new coach for the 2019/20 swim season. Former head coach Dawnn Taylor said she stepped down […]
Jamie Mountain Further and further into uncharted waters they go. Marissa Kerry pitched a complete game, two-hitter as the third-seeded Fort Frances Her-icanes eked out a 2-1 win over the top-ranked Renegades in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League championship final last Wednesday night at the St. Francis Sports […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers will have to appoint a new captain this season. The Lakers announced last Thursday that Nick Lucas has committed to St. John’s University in Minnesota where he will play Division III hockey for the Johnnies this season. “We are very happy for Nick. He […]
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Ontario is tackling the province’s school bus driver shortage by continuing the School Bus Driver Retention Pilot Program this year. The program will help school bus operators across the province with driver retention and recruitment by rewarding school bus drivers who stay on the job throughout the year. Eligible school […]
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The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) is encouraging individuals working in or exploring the outdoors with friends, family or pets this fall, to make small changes that can help to prevent tick bites. Even though exposure to ticks can occur from April to November, there are two surges when ticks are […]
McKenzie Jolicouer of Stratton was the $100 winner in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association cash calendar draw for the week of Aug. 25-31. The $30 winners for that week included Bev Bond, Josie Schill, Joe Shyiak, and R.J. Wilson (Fort Frances), Danielle Hammond (Devlin), Alice Bremault (Rainy River), […]
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The town recently welcomed a brand new asset management co-ordinator who will be integral in assessing and replacing its infrastructure. Adam Mitchell was hired in June, has a background in mechanical engineering, and says he’s looking forward to helping Fort Frances draft its asset management plan, which focuses on replacing […]
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The Fine Line Art Gallery has returned to the 300 block of Scott Street. After first opening its doors at 306 Scott Street, in the fall of 1995, the Fine Line Art Gallery then relocated to 529 Mowat Ave. in 2000. As of yesterday, the gallery has moved into 326 […]
The Associated Press NASHVILLE–A Catholic school in Tennessee has removed the Harry Potter books from its library after the school’s priest decided they could cause a reader to conjure evil spirits. In an email obtained by The Tennessean , the Rev. Dan Reehil of Nashville’s St. Edward Catholic School said […]
