Heather Latter You don’t have to be a member of a team to support this year’s “Relay For Life.” Set to go this Friday night at Fort Frances High School, with opening ceremonies starting at 6:30 p.m., the public is invited to come out to help in the fight against […]
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Heather Latter Heading into the final week of another school year, dozens of “Happy Retirement” cards already lined the desk of Mary-Catherine Kelly, who has been the director of education for the Northwest Catholic District School Board for nearly eight years. Reflecting on her career here, Kelly expressed what a […]
Sarah Pruys Rainy Lake Sports and Tackle won’t be selling gas for much longer—at least in the short-term. “We’re pulling out our pumps and our tanks,” noted owner Mark Fontana. The pumps are being removed July 9, but Fontana expects they’ll run out of gas a few days prior to […]
Staff The demolition of the vacant Huffman School began Monday, kicking off the groundwork to have 16 new residential lots ready by this fall. The school, which opened in 1955 and closed in 2010, will be knocked down and cleared away by July 1. General contractor Wagner Construction Canada ULC, […]
Duane Hicks Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board has laid out a five-year plan in its first-ever strategic plan. The board approved the plan at its inaugural annual general meeting last Thursday night at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau. “Perhaps the most significant exercise we performed this year was […]
Lucas Punkari After being involved in high school sports throughout their entire tenures at Fort High, Jess Caul and Brandon Sinclair officially wrapped up their time with the Muskies with one of the top honours an athlete can receive. The two Grade 12 students were rewarded for their efforts over […]
Duane Hicks A crew from Mike Carmody Contracting began demolishing the vacant Huffman School on Monday morning and is making good progress with each passing day. The building is anticipated to be cleared away by July 1.
Sarah Pruys Grace George, left, Kaitlyn Oliver, and Katherine Payne, all Grade 1 students at St. Michael’s School, hammed it up while standing behind bars at the Fort Frances OPP Detachment yesterday morning. The students also toured the fire hall but getting put in jail clearly was the highlight of […]
Confederation College president Jim Madder handed Isabelle Claveau her diploma in Early Childhood Education on Monday evening at the college’s 2013 convocation. She also received an Academic Award of Excellence for having the highest academic standing in her program. Some 51 students crossed the stage at the Townshend Theatre to […]
Lucas Punkari Brandon Sinclair and Jess Caul held up Fort High’s athlete-of-the-year trophy after they were named as this year’s winners during the Muskie athletic banquet last Tuesday night.
Duane Hicks Joe Belanger conducted the Rainy Lake Orchestra during a “Summer on the Border” concert yesterday evening at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The orchestra will hold its next concert Aug. 7 in the band shell in International Falls.
Lucas Punkari Beulah Perreault of the Fort Frances Herricanes rounded third at the Couchiching ball diamond yesterday evening as her team took on the Red Gut Babes in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League play. The Babes romped to a 17-3 win while the other game saw the Couchiching Lady […]
