Staff Rainy River District School Board trustees are expected to vote on the proposed consolidation of Donald Young, Crossroads, and Sturgeon Creek schools during their regular meeting here tonight. It also is likely the trustees will vote against administration’s recommendation to consolidate the three district schools after voicing their opinions […]
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Joey Payeur Come together, right now. The Fort Frances Lakers took the advice of The Beatles after losing a 2-1 decision in overtime on the road against the Minnesota Iron Rangers last Wednesday with an impromptu post-game discussion amongst themselves. The group gabfest looks to have been a stroke of […]
Joey Payeur Kamryn Singleton, left, and MacKenna (Boo) Watson, right, put the clamps on Dryden forward Hailee Lundmark during the first period of the Fort Frances Girls/Women’s Hockey Association’s PeeWee ‘B’ final yesterday. But it was Dryden that skated away with a 4-2 victory. Meanwhile, the Fort Frances ACO Chargers […]
Joey Payeur Bryce Lipinski got everything on this shot in the third period against the English River Miners here Saturday night in the Lakers’ 7-3 win.
Staff Harvey Friesen, the former co-owner of Bearskin Air, passed away suddenly in Palm Springs Calif. yesterday. The 65-year-old Warman, Sask. native was a pilot for the company before purchasing a 50 percent interest in 1972. His brother, Cliff, then purchased his interest in the company back in 1978. In […]
Staff By the end of Saturday, the Red Lake Rams probably were ready to pay for gas for the Muskie boys’ hockey team’s bus ride home. The sooner the black-and-gold got out of town, the better for their humbled hosts. Fort High (9-1 in NorWOSSA played) burned out a few […]
Staff It was made-for-TV stuff—even if there were no cameras around. A pair of heart-pounding finishes were the story in the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League last Monday (Jan. 27) as both games came down to the final minute. Josh Mastin’s buzzer-beater capped a phenomenal outing for the sharpshooter as […]
Joey Payeur It was close but no cigar for two local curling rinks over the weekend. Hailey Beaudry and Chris Silver both fell one game short of making the semi-finals at the Tim Hortons Bantam curling provincial championships in Sault Ste. Marie, each finishing in a tie for fourth with […]
Heather Latter Traffic was re-routed for about an hour yesterday afternoon due to a vehicle that caught fire on the 100 block of Second Street. The driver stopped the vehicle and got out before it burst into flames. Firefighters had the blaze under control in about 10 minutes and once […]
Heather Latter Mary O’Connor, Client Service co-ordinator with the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts, left, along with Alzheimer volunteer Micaela Jensen (centre) donated seven touch quilts to residents at Rainycrest and Activation co-ordinator Heather Hudson (right) there yesterday afternoon. The lap-sized quilts, made by local community members, help to […]
Press Release The Northwest Catholic District School Board welcomes all families to register for full-day, every-day junior and senior kindergarten from Feb. 3-7. We are proud to offer the full-day kindergarten program in each of our schools. We are confident that your children will be provided with a strong start […]
Staff Hailey Beaudry and Chris Silver need to turn things around—and fast. The two Fort Frances skips piloting the girls’ and boys’ entries at the Tim Hortons Bantam provincial curling championships in Sault Ste. Marie sport 1-2 records after three draws to sit tied for fifth in their respective divisions. […]
