Joey Payeur Dryden GM Ice Dogs’ goalie Josh Martin had some help from defenceman Royce Rossignol, who got a stick on this Sam Schultz shot during the third period of the Lakers’ 7-4 win here last Tuesday night.
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Staff Rainy River District School Board trustees will take their oath tonight as the inaugural meeting of the new board gets underway at 7 p.m. at the Education Centre here. The board for the 2014-18 term includes David Kircher, who was re-elected in the Oct. 27 municipal election, as well […]
Heather Latter The Rainy Lake Orchestra filled the Fort Frances Public Library with sounds of the season last night. Refreshments were provided by the “Friends of the Library” while fused glass creations by Margaret Sedgwick also were on display.
Heather Latter Times’ publisher Jim Cumming shared the winning name for the Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” draw for December yesterday with club member Robin Wright. Tracy Wright of Fort Frances won a trip to London, England worth $4,600. Tickets now are on sale for the 2015 draws, which […]
Heather Latter Davilyn Miller, left, and Lynden Peters were two of the Sparks and Brownies who were busy last night making cards to take to Rainycrest residents next week when they will visit and perform a song and dance. Also last night, the group prepared bags of toiletries to donate […]
the OPP Just before midnight on Saturday, Rainy River District OPP officers responded to the report of a mischief at a residence on the 300 block of Third Street West here. Police investigation revealed a weapon had been discharged at a residence, resulting in damage to a window. The residence […]
Staff Wayne Strachan’s efforts to shore up the back end of his team has yielded two new faces. The general manager/head coach of the Fort Frances Lakers announced today that goalie Pierce Dushenko was acquired from the Whitecourt Wolverines of the Alberta Junior Hockey League for future considerations. Defenceman Austen […]
Duane Hicks The new town council for 2014-18 was sworn in at last night’s inaugural meeting at the Civic Centre. It includes Paul Ryan, left, June Caul, Doug Kitowski, Roy Avis (seated), John Albanese, Wendy Brunetta, and Ken Perry. The gallery was full of friends, relatives, and dignitaries who came […]
Staff With voting for the Aviva Community Fund Challenge having started yesterday, the Knox United Church Renewal Fundraising Committee said they are off to a good start. “At the end of the first day of voting, we were in 14th place with 466 votes while the top three ideas in […]
Joey Payeur Muskie girl’s hockey captain Amy Penner served her appreciative sister (and former Muskie) Alyssa Penner at the team’s girls “Old-Time Country Christmas” tea and bake sale Saturday at the Fort High cafeteria.
Heather Latter Isabella Cain, two, was thrilled to receive a small bag of goodies from Santa on Saturday morning during the “Breakfast at the North Pole” event at St. John’s Anglican Church here. The event saw many families stop by for a breakfast of cinnamon buns, muffins, fruit, cereal, and […]
Duane Hicks Much to the delight of youngsters, Santa Claus and his sleigh, which this year featured special guests, “Elsa” and “Anna” from the hit Disney film, “Frozen,” closed out Saturday’s 57th-annual “Parade of Lights” on Scott Street. The parade, sponsored by Boston Pizza capped off the second-annual “Festival of […]
