Duane Hicks A dedicated team of volunteers with the local “Bicycles for Humanity” campaign spent their Saturday morning loading hundreds of bikes onto a trailer parked in front of Pat Ash’s Crowe Avenue residence. The more than 300 bikes, donated by district residents, will head to Thunder Bay tomorrow, where […]
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Lucas Punkari A three-goal second period, coupled with strong goaltending in the final frame, proved to be the difference for the Kenora Broncos here yesterday afternoon as they edged the Muskie girls’ hockey team 3-2 in the final of their eighth-annual tournament. The black-and-gold jumped out to a 2-0 lead […]
Staff A pair of Muskies had good showings against the top high school cross-country runners in the province as they competed at the all-Ontario championships Saturday in Brampton. Grade 9 student Sydney Radigan finished in 140th place out of 264 runners in the girls’ Midget event. The first-year runner completed […]
the OPP Around 9:15 a.m. today, Rainy River District OPP officers responded to a 9-1-1 call from an employee of the Mid-Town Motel in Fort Frances. Officers responded within minutes of receiving the call and located one male deceased inside one of the rooms. Police are remaining at the motel […]
Duane Hicks Mary Gushulak, seen here with her son, Bill, was thrilled to receive a “touch quilt” yesterday at Rainycrest Long-term Care. Eleanor Barron of the local Alzheimer Society presented 30 quilts at Rainycrest and five at La Verendrye Hospital, and was expected to bring 12 more to the Emo […]
Heather Latter Dexter Fichuk, head of the Fort Frances Mob(ilizers), helped deliver boxes of food to the local Salvation Army food bank yesterday after collecting more than 1,500 items as part of the “We Scare Hunger” campaign. Local residents generously donated non-perishable food items to 20 volunteers who were collecting […]
Duane Hicks The fused glass artwork of Sheila Shaw was the focus of an open house yesterday at the Fine Line Art Gallery on Mowat Avenue. Shaw, who is the gallery’s “Artist of the Month” for November, was on hand to talk about the art of warm glass. An extensive […]
Heather Latter George Simard, former executive director of Weechi-it-te-win Family Services, spoke yesterday morning during a ground-breaking ceremony for “Abinoojii Akiin”—a centre which will house numerous programs for youths. Located on McTavish Road in La Vallee Township, the centre is expected to completed in June.
Heather Latter As one of the first who started on the “What Hooks You Here?” rug-hooking project, Kim Roy checked out the completed masterpiece which was unveiled last night during the “Friends of the Fort Frances Museum” wine-and-cheese fundraising event there. Also unveiled was a Norval Morrisseau painting that had […]
There were six local winners in the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts’ cash calendar draw for November. Richard Perron, Pam and Terry Munn, Renee Rousseau-Winik, Janice Haugo, Bruce and Nyla Henry, and Pam & Gary Vittie—all of Fort Frances—each won $75. Other winners included Paul Swain (Atikokan), John and […]
Staff Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Mason Meyer earned the SIJHL’s player-of-the-week award for the week ending Oct. 28. Meyer, an 18-year-old from International Falls, had two goals and five assists during three-straight Laker wins that vaulted the team into second place in the standings. He is the third player on […]
Lucas Punkari All four Muskie court sports teams are heading to the NorWOSSA playoffs next Thursday in Kenora on a winning note after sweeping the Broncos in their regular-season finales yesterday at Fort High. Having already clinched first place in the standings, and a bye to the league final next […]
