Submitted Madison Kreger, left, took an overhead swing at the birdie as her Owl teammate Tala Quran watched intently during the NorWOSSA finals last Wednesday in Dryden. The RRHS duo won the silver medal with four wins and one loss.
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Sam Odrowski
Businesses and entrepreneurs from across the district and surrounding area will be taking over the Fort Frances Curling Rink this Friday and Saturday for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s Business and Community Expo. Starting on Friday from 4-9 p.m. and running through Saturday 27 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. around […]
Ken Kellar
The Rainy River District is gearing up for the first cattle sale of the season. The sale is scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. this Saturday (April 27) at the sales barn in Stratton. Kim Jo Bliss is a member of the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association and a long-time volunteer […]
Sam Odrowski
Methamphetamine use has increasingly become an issue in the district over the last half decade. To better educate those in professions that routinely come into contact with meth users, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) hosted two half-day workshops at La Place Rendez Vous last Monday. “I think it’s a […]
Jamie Mountain It’s a sport the whole community can gather around and it will be making its way to the district in the near future. The Health and Wellness Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) students at Fort Frances High School are planning on holding a “try day” on April 30 […]
Ken Kellar Jan Abbott steadied a garbage bag of empty cans in the back of the vehicle being used by the Rainy Lake Gymnastics Academy as part of their bottle drive fundraiser on Saturday. The group raised $406 between the drop-off location in the Memorial Sports Centre parking lot and […]
Jamie Mountain Hard work and dedication has paid off handsomely for a district minor hockey coach. Jamie Booth–who was head coach of both the Emo Express PeeWee ‘AA’ Affiliate and Emo Express PeeWee Green and assistant coach for the Emo Express Novice Green teams this year for the Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor […]
Sam Odrowski
The option to eat at a “family-style” restaurant will soon be available to those dining in town.The old Pizza Hut building on King’s Highway is being converted into the “Neighbours Modern Diner” and is set to officially open its doors in June. Fort France native, Jamie Pryde, and partner Myles […]
Press Release
Dinner theatre returns to the stages of Backus Community Center this Saturday (April 27) when the centre’s own Borealis Bards theatre troupe presents the fifth annual “Room to Act.” Once again guests will be served a gourmet dinner followed by a wide-ranging selection of short plays and monologues. After a […]
Press Release
Ontario’s Government for the People is introducing updated personal and commercial licence plates along with a new driver’s licence design that reflects a renewed government promise to put people first in everything it does. The licence plate and driver’s licence renewal process enhance the quality, design and production of both […]
Press Release The SIJHL announced Sunday that its director of communications, Tom Annelin, has been named the 2018-19 recipient of the prestigious Gary Cook Memorial Award. This distinguished honour is presented annually by the SIJHL to an individual in recognition of their efforts, commitment, and contributions to the league. “It […]
Benjamin HochmanSt. Louis Post-Dispatch Who is that guy? The answer to the question is–Ash Gibbs of Fort Frances, Ont. The lifelong Blues fan is a native of Thunder Bay (home of Robert Bortuzzo), and as seen in the tweet below, he was the lone Blues fan in the viral photo […]
