Riverside Due to an increase in the number of confirmed cases of gastroenteritis at Rainycrest Long-Term Care here, visiting will be restricted to family members only until further notice. Family members are asked to restrict their visit to the resident’s room and refrain from visiting other residents while at Rainycrest. […]
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Heather Latter Six-year-old Magnus Trembath gave his dad, Cameron, a hand loading up a tree at the Lakeview Trailer Court on Saturday during the Fort Frances Fire Brigade’s annual Christmas tree pick-up. Teams spent the afternoon traversing the streets of town to pick up the trees and take them to […]
Lucas Punkari Tyler Hamm (#14) of the Emo Fury kept Fort Frances Canadian Tire Sabres’ forward Dane Blais at bay during the third period of the final of the local Bantam ‘A’ tournament yesterday afternoon at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Fury scored a pair of goals over the […]
Lucas Punkari Muskie Nolan Vold carried the puck up the ice Friday night in NorWOSSA action here against the Kenora Broncos. Thanks to a dominating first-period performance, the black-and-gold cruised to a 5-1 win to improve their league record to 9-0-0-1.
Staff An area man is warning others, particularly snowmobilers and ATV riders, to be cautious when venturing across an access point located at the end of Whitmore Road to get to the main snowmachine trail. The individual was walking along the interpretive bog walk trail in Alberton this morning when […]
Staff Following three-consecutive defeats to open the NorWOSSA season, the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team made certain they weren’t going into the exam break with a goose egg in the win column. The black-and-gold came out firing on all cylinders here yesterday, beating the Kenora Broncos in four set (25-21, […]
Staff A four-goal outburst in the first period propelled the Muskie girls’ hockey team to a 6-1 win over the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints last night in Kenora. Taylor Dixon led the black-and-gold with a hat trick while Ericka Tymkin, Katie Sinclair, and Hailey Clendenning also scored. The Muskie girls […]
Peggy Revell Kathy Williams encouraged the Donald Young School Pupil Accommodation Review committee to recommend the school be kept within Emo during her presentation at its second public meeting last night. Williams spoke about the numerous ways DYS is part of the arts community in the district, and how this […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce will recognize individuals, businesses, and organizations for their achievements and contributions to the district economy at the 16th-annual Bell Business Awards. But if businesses are going to be honoured at the gala, which is slated for Thursday, Feb. 23 at the Adventure […]
Staff The Kenora-Rainy River branch of the Alzheimer Society of Canada is looking for donations for its annual book sale, which will be held Jan. 19-21 at Revco Carpet here. But those interested in giving away their gently-used books are asked to drop them off at 950 Fifth St. West […]
Duane Hicks If you haven’t yet had a chance to see “This Place Where We Live,” an exhibit at the Fort Frances Museum featuring the artwork of Wayne Yerxa (seen above) and Connie Cuthbertson, you have an extra week as it now will run until Jan. 21. Then in February, […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Community Chest has set Sunday, Feb. 12 at La Place Rendez-Vous as the date and location for its fundraiser dinner, with tickets to go on sale starting next week. While the last dinner was held back in February, 2010, the charity continues to help district […]
