Staff Aspiring football stars in the intermediate grades are invited to strap on their helmets next week. The Fort Frances Wolverines junior football team is holding a free three-day training camp starting Tuesday at Fort High. Those in Grades 7 and 8 interested in playing are asked to attend the […]
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Staff Need something to do over the long weekend? How about cleaning out the basement and garage of all those old paint cans? You’ll get your chance to dispose of them, as well as any other hazardous materials, at the Municipal Hazardous and Special Waste Day set for next Saturday […]
Joey Payeur Janelle Andy (11) and Crystal Hyatt of the Manitou Blaze got their signals crossed to allow this RBI single by the Redgut Babes’ Alyssa Windego to fall in during the fourth inning of Game 2 of the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League final yesterday evening at VanJura. […]
Press Release Literacy success rates continue to improve in Ontario elementary schools with each passing year. Grade 3 math achievement rates have remained the same, although they have dropped again for students in Grade 6. A review of Grade 6 student math responses shows students consistently do best demonstrating their […]
There were more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Aug. 17-23 were Sharlene Clarke (Martinsburg, W. Va.), Susan Sampson (Atikokan), Jacques Gauthier (Rossport), Tim McDowall (Devlin), Danyelle Kora (Atikokan), Del Mooney (Jaspar, Alta.), and Sandy Haney (Fort Frances). Winning $30 […]
Staff Motorists heading to and from the Fort Frances Airport will have a much smoother ride now that 1,600 metres of Frog Creek Road has been resurfaced. The job was completed Friday by subcontractor Miller MSO, working for Tom Veert Contracting. The cost of this job was split between the […]
Joey Payeur There was no time to lose for Big Grassy Braves’ runner Don “Kimbi” Copenace as he hustled to third base after a Dakota Andy single in the fourth inning of the Rainy River District Fastball League championship final Tuesday evening in Big Grassy. The Braves edged the Barwick […]
Staff Fort Frances will see a 2014 mini-king and mini-queen crowned yet. Organizer Melissa Gushulak said she’s determined to go ahead with the contest next month but needs one more piece of the puzzle before doing so—banners for the young royalty. Gushulak said she has all her prize sponsors in […]
Duane Hicks Scott Krienke-Turvey is the latest candidate to file to run for a seat on town council. “I think that we need new blood in council,” said Krienke-Turvey, who owns and operates Ink Spotz Apparel+ on Scott Street with his wife, Darlyss, He added the same faces have been […]
Joey Payeur With his nemesis nowhere to be found, Jeff Tilbury thought he had a clear road to the Windy City. But another Manitoban now has put those travel plans on hold. The Fort Frances resident and Rainy Lake Triathlon Club member placed second in the men’s age 45-49 division […]
Joey Payeur The SIJHL champions aren’t too far away from getting their first test of the upcoming season. Now the squad hopes it will have a roof to put over each of its players’ heads before then. With what promises to be a significantly different-looking roster than the one that […]
Heather Latter Fort High students Julia Quast and Kate Parsons returned last week from a trip of a lifetime, where they not only helped members of a community in Nicaragua but also learned a lot about themselves. “It changed my perspective of how I want to live my life,” Quast […]
