Duane Hicks Fort Frances delegates will bring up local concerns with various ministers next week when they head to London for the annual conference of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. Mayor Roy Avis, Coun. Paul Ryan, and CAO Mark McCaig will be at the conference from Aug. 21-24 which, […]
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Zoey Duncan The Rainy River District Women’s Shelter of Hope will lose a longtime volunteer from its board this year but Cecile Davidson is being honoured with an award for her two decades of service. She will receive the 2011 Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association’s 20 Years of Distinguished Service Recognition […]
Heather Latter District schools will be able to sustain “Rachel’s Challenge” beyond the initial presentations set for Sept. 28-30 thanks to additional contributions from local groups and organizations. Steve Latimer, youth justice co-ordinator with the United Native Friendship Centre here, originally was seeking funds to bring the presentation to the […]
Peggy Revell A green thumb, a keen eye, and lots of practice. That’s the best formula for creating flower arrangements like local gardener Astrid Sobkowicz. “It’s a form of bringing out your artistic ability if you have any,” she explained. Strictly self-taught, Sobkowicz often can be seen working busily alongside […]
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District horse owners had the chance to learn more about the health of their animals during a clinic held at Wieringa’s arena in Emo on Saturday. Speakers included Dr. Glenn Bailey, of CHIROCARE Health Centre in Winnipeg, Christine Tomlin, of Roadtrimmers Barefoot Hoofcare, and Jo Woolsey, an equine nutrition consultant […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Library Technology Centre and Rainy River Public Library are on the lookout for a technology co-ordinator for the remaining 10 months of a two-year contract. Raj Sritharan, who started here last July after moving from London, Ont., will be leaving the position Aug. 30 in […]
Lucas Punkari Following a successful performance at the USHL’s combine for 1996 and 1997 birth year players in Chicago, local goalie Mark Loveday is hoping to continue that form as he prepares for his upcoming season with the prestigious Shattuck-St. Mary’s hockey program. “I was playing against some of the […]
Lucas Punkari Back-to-back events proved to be no problem for local “Strongman” Luke Skaarup over the weekend as he captured first place in competitions in Winkler, Man. and Saskatoon. “Going into these competitions, I was wanting to win both shows,” Skaarup said. “But I wasn’t sure how the 10-hour drive […]
Lucas Punkari For the drivers at the Emo Speedway, it doesn’t get any bigger than this weekend. On Friday and Saturday nights, all three divisions will be running wheel-to-wheel around the 3/8-mile oval as they compete for the Rea Memorial Trophy as part of the annual Rainy River Valley Agricultural […]
Zoey Duncan The Borderland Soccer League men’s final last Thursday night felt like a match between alumni and young guns. At least, that’s the assessment of Rendez-Vous Voyageurs captain Shane Beckett, who has spent plenty of time on the pitch with players from both his team and Manitou Forest Products. […]
Peggy Revell Clouds of dust billowed into the air as the east-end section of the old Robert Moore School began to come down Friday afternoon, with a crowd of people lining the street to watch a piece of Fort Frances history being reduced to rubble. Demolition is expected to be […]
Heather Latter Cole Hay gunned his Kawasaki KX 65 dirt bike around the course during a race at the Emo motocross track Saturday. Another race day is set to be held there Sept. 10.
