Lucas Punkari When asked how the weekend went for himself at the Sunset Country Open roll-offs in Kenora, Rick Stamarski summed up the feeling for everyone who competed. “It was frustrating,” he laughed. “The lanes were tough there during the weekend and everyone had to make adjustments for that, which […]
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Lucas Punkari With the cellar-dwelling Duluth Clydesdales’ franchise being revoked by the SIJHL last Tuesday, and the league-leading Minnesota Wilderness having all but clinched the top seed for the upcoming post-season, the race for second place has become even more important. Right in the midst of that battle are the […]
Heather Latter As much as those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease need help, those who care for them need assistance and support, too. That was Helene Cone’s message during her talk, “A Caregiver’s Story: My Experience with Dementia,” last Tuesday afternoon at the Super 8 Motel here—an event co-facilitated by the […]
Duane Hicks A call is being put out to those interested in being a councillor after town council opted to appoint someone to fill the vacant seat left by the passing of Coun. Sharon Tibbs. Mayor Roy Avis said at Monday night’s regular meeting that the current term of council […]
Duane Hicks With a strategic action plan now in place, the local Assisted Living Action Group is looking to find funding for a feasibility study and locate the best possible future site for an assisted living facility in Rainy River District. And while there’s still much work to do, “Aging […]
Duane Hicks Protection of natural resources and a need for new leaders are just two reasons Priscilla Simard supports the “Idle No More” movement. Simard, along with Sara Mainville, Judy Morrison, and Robert Animikii Horton, came together Sunday at the Sunset Country Métis Hall here for the first of a […]
Heather Latter The Ministry of Transportation believes Transfield Services Ltd. is meeting the requirements of its maintenance contract for area highways but delegates at the Rainy River District Municipal Association’s annual general meeting Saturday in Barwick made it clear they don’t agree. “We’ve carried out some audits and they have […]
Heather Latter Riverside physician recruiter Todd Hamilton is making some headway to bring doctors to Rainy River District, with several “promising prospects” on the horizon. “We have a lot to offer,” he told delegates at the Rainy River District Municipal Association’s annual general meeting Saturday in Barwick. As previously reported, […]
Heather Latter This year’s “Relay for Life” kicked off Monday afternoon with a donation of $32,150 to the Riverside Foundation for Health Care, which teamed up with the Canadian Cancer Society last June for the 12th-annual event here. “Partnerships like ours unite organizations engaged in the fight against cancer on […]
Duane Hicks It’s clear new ideas—and a new, more positive attitude—are among the things needed to revitalize Fort Frances in the wake of last year’s mill layoffs and in anticipation of a future that no longer can rely on a single industry. This was the message conveyed last Thursday night […]
Duane Hicks “The Gentle Bear Man of Emo,” the feature-length documentary on Mike and Betty Scheibler and the Isaiah Wildlife sanctuary, will be released next Tuesday (Feb. 5) on DVD and through streaming video online. Directed by acclaimed Colorado filmmaker Steve Greisen, it documents the Scheiblers and their day-to-day relationships […]
Lucas Punkari With her opening game at the M&M Canadian Junior Curling Championships in Fort McMurray, Alta. only days away, it’s starting to hit home for Fort Frances native Tirzah Keffer that she and the rest of her rink from the Port Arthur Curling Club in Thunder Bay will be […]
