Duane Hicks Greg Ross proudly stood by the display of the bugle and photo which belong to his grandfather, Archibald O’Donnell Ross, who enlisted in World War I at the age of 14.
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Regional Senior Justice Marc Bode, of the Ontario Court of Justice, helped plant a silver maple outside the Rainy River District Courthouse last Wednesday afternoon as other members of the Ontario Court of Justice looked on. The Superior Court of Justice, Rainy River Law Association, and court staff also donated […]
Duane Hicks The “Voodoo Girls from Main Street Market” not only cast a spell on taste buds with “Mama Loa’s Voodoo Fire” chili to win “People’s Choice” votes, but also drew attention with their elaborate costumes and props.
Joey Payeur Muskie Cole Kowalski tested his vertical leaping abilities in soaring over Maples Marauders’ receiver Josh Pacia but had a possible interception slip through his fingertips in the second quarter. Kowalski more than made up for it, though, with an interception return for a touchdown to go along with […]
Duane Hicks The kraft mill here could have a buyer. Municipal representatives met yesterday with Wisconsin-based Expera Specialty Solutions, which reportedly has signed a letter of intent with Resolute Forest Products. “After months of consultations pertaining to a potential repositioning of the local pulp mill, I was contacted by a […]
Heather Latter Dayton Tuesday and Hallee Galusha, along with other youngsters from the Zaagi-idiwin Aboriginal Headstart program, took full advantage of the pleasant, sunny weather this morning as they played at the Front Street Park. The above-average temperatures look like they might stick around until the end of the month.
Staff Work on Third Street East from Crowe Avenue to Frenette is nearly done. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown told town council last night that all the concrete work is completed now, 100 mm of topsoil has been installed behind the curb and gutter, and the granular material has […]
the MNRF No new forest fires were reported in the Northwest Region from Sept. 20-22 and there are no active fires at this time. The forest fire hazard ranges from “low” in the southwest and central portions of the region to “moderate” in sectors of the south-central and most of […]
the OPP On Sept. 18, officers of the Rainy River District OPP were notified by three different business owners that someone had tried to break into their establishments by kicking in the rear doorways. Police attended all the three businesses, located on the 200 and 300 blocks of Scott Street, […]
Joey Payeur Lakers’ forward Mason Meyer ripped this shot on goal in the first period against Thunder Bay North Stars’ goalie Eric Mann. Meyer was stopped on this attempt but later scored twice to help the Lakers to a 5-3 victory in their SIJHL regular-season opener Friday night.
Staff Five months later and Mason Meyer still is causing the Minnesota Iron Rangers no end of grief. Meyer buried a feed from Alex Rezansoff with 58 seconds left in regulation time to give the Fort Frances Lakers a 4-3 win in SIJHL action yesterday in Hoyt Lakes. It was […]
Staff Town council may get rid of term limits for members of boards and committees appointed by them. Council will receive a report at tonight’s meeting from the Administration and Finance executive committee, which recommends it do away with terms limits because there’s not enough new people applying to fill […]
