Heather Latter Erick Burns took aim at the centre of a deer cut-out and sent his foam dart flying at the annual Gun and Hobby Show on Saturday at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The show also featured a variety of guns and home-based businesses.
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Joey Payeur Flanked by SIJHL Commissioner Bryan Graham, left, and Fort Frances Lakers’ president Milt Strachan, Dudley Hewitt Cup chairman Larry Patrick presented Lakers’ forward Lucas DeBenedet with his silver medal after Saturday night’s 3-2 loss to the Soo Thunderbirds in the tournament final.
Lindsay Campbell Amelia Tanguay, left, and Kara Scott were among the Robert Moore students who participated yesterday in the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s annual “Jump Rope for Heart” fundraiser. A variety of activities are taking place in school across the district in conjunction with Education Week and Catholic Education Week.
the OPP On May 2 around 9:44 a.m., Rainy River District OPP officers conducted a traffic stop for an infraction near Colonization Road East and Fifth Street East here. After speaking with the driver, it was determined he had been drinking. The driver, a 21-year-old Couchiching male, failed the roadside […]
Nancy Daley Fulton Fact: •Men are more likely than women to develop schizophrenia at a younger age. •Men are four times more likely to die by suicide than women, with the highest number of suicides occurring amongst men aged 40-60. Sometimes the messages that surround us–that we see and hear […]
Lindsay Campbell Retired nurse Cis Barron discussed the importance of herbs as alternative medicine. Her talk, “My Herbology Journey,” was featured as Part VI of the Human Experience Series held yesterday evening at the Fort Frances Public Library.
Lindsay Campbell The “Outers” program at Atikokan High School will receive special recognition tonight in celebration of its 50 years of success teaching outdoors education. “This program is the longest-running, publicly-funded outdoor education program in North America,” states a report to the Rainy River District School Board. Although the program […]
Courtesy of Chris Marchand – Dryden Observer Muskies Logan Ballard, left, and Colton Brown, right, had Evan Waller of the Dryden Eagles feeling a little hemmed in during the boys’ age 14-plus 100m hurdles event at the “Spring Melt” track meet there Saturday. The Muskies finished second in the team […]
Duane Hicks It’s not too late to sign up for a women in mining luncheon here tomorrow. Presented by New Gold, the Rainy River Future Development Corp., PARO, and NCDS, it will take place from noon-1:30 p.m. at the Copper River Inn. Two speakers—New Gold general manager Grant Goddard and […]
Nancy Daley Fulton The mental well-being of all Canadians is important. Mental Health Week is a time for the Canadian Mental Health Association to raise awareness about the mental health issues of Canadians. Every year, we choose a group to focus on–to highlight the particular concerns of that group. This […]
Staff It’s a new era for the Borderland Soccer League in terms of how to sign up. Annual registration goes tonight and Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at Fort High. For the first time, players are encouraged to begin the registration process online using the link found on the league’s Facebook […]
Heather Latter Royce Allan checked out a rifle he hoped to purchased, as Brody McPherson looked on, during the annual Gun and Hobby Show at the Fort Frances Curling Club on Saturday. The show once again featured a large variety of guns and home-based businesses.
