Heather Latter J.W. Walker students Roman Spuzak and Monika Ruppenstein searched for “Chicago” on a giant map (measuring roughly 35’ x 26’), which was set up in the gymnasium there this week through the National Geographic’s Giant Traveling Maps program. Students participated in exciting activities using the map to help […]
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Staff A missing youth has been located by Rainy River District OPP. Mariah Wilson, 15, was found safe last night. She was last seen Sunday morning on Armit Avenue here. Police, meanwhile, continue to look for Felicia Morrison, 17, of Fort Frances, who was reported missing May 6. She was […]
Duane Hicks The City of Kenora has a new clerk and manager of Legislative Services and Communications with ties locally. Heather Kasprick, the daughter of Dwayne and Charlaine Pihulak, officially was appointed by Kenora council on Tuesday. She will oversee the Legislative Services and Communications department, which includes clerks, Provincial […]
Staff The OPP will conduct a clinic here tomorrow for those looking to have their children’s car seats inspected. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to have their car seat inspected by a certified child passenger safety technician to ensure tiny passengers are as safe as possible. The clinic will run […]
the OPP On Monday around 2 p.m., Rainy River District OPP officers were contacted by a Minnesota tourist outfitter. They advised that one of their camp patrons, who had set out on a canoe trip, had sent a SPOT locater message indicating they needed help on Kawnipi Lake in Quetico […]
Staff An unscathed loss column with just two games left in the regular season have both Muskie soccer teams in high spirits. The Muskie boys (4-0) clinched first place yesterday with a 5-1 victory over the Kenora Broncos (0-4) and then a 4-0 shutout of the host Dryden Eagles (2-2). […]
Staff It may have taken a while for the ice to come out of Rainy Lake. But the bats of the Fort Frances Herricanes were fully thawed last night. The squad exploded for eight runs in the fourth inning to bust open a 4-4 tie en route to a 17-10 […]
Joey Payeur Even with their workload purposely limited, the Muskie girls’ and boys’ track-and-field teams made quite an impression in Dryden last Thursday. Both crews finished second overall in their respective divisions at the Dryden High School Track and Field Invitational meet. The girls finished with 75 points, trailing only […]
Joey Payeur Young ladies and gentlemen, start your engines. On the heels of what seemed like an eternal winter, Borderland Kart Racing is ready to hit the track this Sunday at 2 p.m. for its season-opening races at the Emo Speedway. “The go-kart drivers are definitely excited to start racing […]
Staff Motorheads who can’t wait until Saturday night to see some four-wheeled racing action at the Emo Speedway can get their fix of the two-wheeled variety elsewhere in Emo that morning. The new Superior Dirt Riders’ racing season will reach top gear for the first time this year at the […]
Duane Hicks Lakehead University student Emily Drouin recently was selected from hundreds of applicants across the country as a finalist for Campus Vacations’ “The Amazing Travel Scholarship.” Now she is rallying Fort Frances’ support to try and win a grand prize that includes tuition, a paid internship, and a trip […]
Haley Anderson Hundreds of hungry mouths lined up for a free meal Friday at the 44th-annual Rainy River First Nations’ fish fry. An assembly line of volunteers battered fish, warmed kernel corn, and sculpted bannock as the people filed in line at 4 p.m. Over the course of a few […]
