Staff The Fort Frances Lakers were the last ones left standing in the SIJHL last season and will be the last ones to hit the ice for meaningful action this fall. It will be the two-time defending Bill Salonen Cup champions heading to Ear Falls to take on the English […]
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Heather Latter Keira Strickland, left, Rhyan McLean, Greta Fedoruk, Lyzzie Klem, and Kenna Spuzak were just a few of the girls who will be attending the “I Am Awesome! (And I Know It!) Self Esteem Retreat for Young Women” in September. They volunteered their time yesterday evening to paint faces […]
Staff Following a season that was rife wit losing, Pharmasave will be glad to say it finished its season on a winning note against the top dogs from a year ago. Anniss Seid had the lone goal as Pharmasave shut out defending champion International Travel Services 1-0 to win the […]
Joey Payeur Even a fully-healthy pitcher may not have been able to stop the Northwest Bay Beavers last night. A chucker with a damaged wing never had a chance. The Beavers racked up a 14-0 lead and never looked back in rolling to a 19-4 decision over the Fort Frances […]
Staff The Rainy Lake Pirates are the beasts of the East, thank in part to a sensational sixth. Rainy Lake turned a nailbiter into a rout with seven runs in their half of the sixth inning to eventually claim an 11-6 win over the Sight & Sound Wolves in the […]
Staff Jim Scheibler is trying to promote Muskie sports of all kinds. One way he will be doing that is setting up a booth in the arena at this year’s Rainy River Valley Agricultural Fair, running in Emo today through Saturday. He also has made a float for the parade […]
Staff “Open Mic at the Library” will be back by popular demand next Monday (Aug. 17) at 6 p.m. There is so much local talent in the area, the Fort Frances Public Library is providing a place for it to be showcased. But what’s needed now is more performers. Those […]
Press Release Ontario is helping to increase farm production and efficiency in Rainy River District by investing in two agricultural infrastructure projects. With a $1 million investment from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC), the Rainy River Future Development Corporation will install tile drainage on more than 1,900 acres […]
Lindsay Campbell Crystal Smith, Ganawendaasowin Treatment Program team lead, far left, held a ceremonial ribbon with director of Nanandawewinan Shannon Blight, far right, as Weechi-it-te-win Family Services executive director, Laurie Rose, made the first cut with board president Gary Windigo yesterday during the grand opening of the Ganawendaasowin Youth Treatment […]
Press Release About two dozen workers at Gingrich Woodcraft near Fort Frances voted 69 percent in favour of joining Unifor yesterday. This group of wood workers specializes in the production of custom cabinets, drawers and mouldings “We are extremely pleased to welcome these new members to Unifor and we look […]
The Associated PressSeth Borenstein WASHINGTON—The octopus already is an oddball of the ocean. Now biologists have rediscovered a species of that eight-arm sea creature that’s even stranger and shares some of our social and mating habits. With their shifting shapes, mesmerizing eyes, and uncanny intelligence, octopuses “are one of the […]
The Associated Press ALTOONA, Pa.—Police say dogs trying to get at a box of cupcakes left on top of a stove apparently started a small fire in a Pennsylvania home. The landlord tells police in Logan Township that he stopped by his tenants’ home to let out the dogs about […]
