Staff There’s still a little more time to help bring joy to a child this Christmas through the Kenora & Rainy River Districts Child and Family Services’ “Adopt-an-Angel” program. “The program has been going great,” Debra Bruyere, a community integration worker with the agency, enthused yesterday afternoon. Since late November, […]
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Staff One day, the Kenora Broncos will prove a worthy foe once again for the Muskie girls’ hockey team. Yesterday was not that day. Kaily Greengrass and Amy Penner each scored twice, and Shilo Beck added four assists, as the Muskies ran their NorWOSSA record to 5-0 with an 8-1 […]
It will be mostly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-29 C (21 below zero F) that will feel more like minus-32 to minus-34 (25-30 below) with the wind chill. Snow is likely tomorrow, with a possible accumulation of 2.5-five cm (one-two inches). Expect a high of minus-17 (one) […]
Staff A recent audit of the town’s water system showed Fort Frances still has some of the best water around. “We passed with flying colours,” Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft, chair of the Operations and Facilities executive committee, said Monday. “There were 20 items on the audit system, and every one of […]
Heather Latter Students in Andrea Domanski’s Early Learning class at J.W. Walker School donned reindeer antlers and belted out the song, “Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer,” during an afternoon Christmas concert there yesterday for family and friends.
Joey Payeur Fort Frances Lakers Ryan Ferguson, left, and Miles Nolan were proud to serve as guardians of the Salvation Army kettle during their shift yesterday at Walmart. Several members of the team have been ringing the bells for the charity’s cause in recent weeks. The kettle campaign continues through […]
Joey Payeur These are not your father’s English River Miners—or even your older brother’s. The expansion team won its first game in four tries against the Fort Frances Lakers on Tuesday in Ear Falls—a 4-3 victory over the sixth-ranked squad in the country in one of the SIJHL’s more jaw-dropping […]
Joey Payeur One game was supposed to be a blowout and the other close. That’s just what happened—except the results were reversed from what the expectations were. The Muskie girls’ hockey team (4-0 in NorWOSSA play) shook off a weekend tournament loss to Dryden by thrashing the Eagles 9-4 on […]
Heather Latter Members of the Rainy River District Youth Choir performed a selection of Christmas songs for family and friends last night during a holiday concert at Zion Lutheran Church here. The choir also will be performing during the Fort Frances Public Library’s “Old-Fashioned Christmas Party” this Sunday, as well […]
Joey Payeur The daughter-mother team of Andrea Oliver and Roberta Oliver displayed their collection of Grace Adele products as part of the “Merry Muskie Artisans Show” on Saturday in the Fort High cafeteria. About a dozen booths were set up for people to check out, which also served as a […]
Joey Payeur Muskie Hailey Clendenning (14) tried to catch Dryden Eagles’ goalie C.J. Jolicoeur and defenceman Cassidy Hoedl by surprise with this quick backhander during Fort High’s 9-4 win here Tuesday night. Clendenning didn’t score on this play but wound up with a hat trick and an assist in the […]
the OPP Rainy River District OPP officers are looking forward to hosting “Stuff-A-Cruiser” this Saturday (Dec. 14). Emergency personnel and community volunteers will be outside of Walmart, Canada Safeway, and The Place in Fort Frances, Cloverleaf Grocery in Emo, and Beaver Mills Market in Rainy River from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. […]
