Heather Latter Garry Winik, left, along with Renee Winik, Georgina Bragg, and Darrel Bombay, were ready to set out on the 12th-annual “Ride for Memories” on Saturday morning, which saw a dozen bikes take off from The Harbourage here. Hosted by the Alzheimer Society of the Kenora-Rainy River Districts, the […]
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Staff Mayor Roy Avis has filed his nomination papers to run for mayor again in the Oct. 27 municipal election. He will be running against Coun. Andrew Hallikas. Mayor Avis has served as mayor since 2006, and before that, was a councillor for three three-year terms. So far, Charleen Mallory […]
Heather Latter With a little more than three weeks to go until the deadline to file papers for the upcoming municipal election, only a few names have been submitted so far. The most recent addition is that of Jennifer Horton, who will be running for one of the Fort Frances […]
Haley Anderson Hannah Tucker, two, and her four-year-old sister, Ryleigh, shared a bag of Cheetos at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre yesterday in celebration of the end of the Summer Reading program. Around 30 young bookworms turned out for the barbecue picnic, where they also received prizes. Altogether, […]
Joey Payeur Brad Wakefield of the Barwick Blue Knights wouldn’t be down for long, as Sight & Sound Wolves third baseman Duane Carlson watched a pickoff attempt go into left field. Wakefield rose to score the first of four runs in the first inning that catapulted the No. 2-seeded Blue […]
Staff It’s not too late to sign up to participate in the annual “Ride for Memories,” a fundraiser for the local Alzheimer Society, which is set to go tomorrow. Motorcycle enthusiasts from across Rainy River and Kenora districts will depart from Fort Frances, Dryden, Kenora, and Sioux Lookout in the […]
Duane Hicks A-hoy, matey! The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is looking for teams to participate in its annual “Great Canadian Chili Cook-off,” which this year will take place Wednesday, Sept. 17 and follow the theme, “Pirates of the Chili-be-an.” Chamber manager Annely Armstrong-Thorstad said that teams enjoy dressing up […]
Staff Joe Galbraith channeled his creative side as he built a bamboo-based “withy” lantern during a workshop led by Lindsay Hamilton last Wednesday at the Fort Frances Museum. Due to the overwhelming response, a second workshop was held last night. This workshop filled up too. The workshops were sponsored by […]
the OPP The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) North West Region Crime Unit has charged an OPP officer with two criminal offences as a result of an investigation that was commenced on November 20, 2013. The alleged offences occurred in November, 2013 while the officer was not on duty. As a […]
Haley Anderson Muskie football players Brandon Larson, left, Doug deBernardeaux and Gavin Richardson geared up for an afternoon of heavy lifting for the “Healthy Living” food box program, which distributed fresh produce to Fort Frances residents at the Métis Hall yesterday. Those interested in obtaining a food box next month […]
Sandy Haney of Fort Frances was among the $30 winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association cash calendar draw for the week of Aug. 17-23. Other winners included Tim McDowall (Devlin), Danyelle Kora (Atikokan), Susan Sampson (Atikokan), Jacques Gauthier (Rossport, ON), Del Mooney (Jaspar, AB), and Sharlene Clark […]
Joey Payeur Taylor Windego of the Redgut Babes was unable to stretch her RBI triple into an inside-the-park homer as Northwest Bay catcher Shae-Lynn Smith applied the tag in the fourth inning of last night’s 9-8 victory by the Babes.
