Lucas Punkari Manitou pitcher Charlie DeBungee fired a pitch last night, as his team went up against the top-ranked Beef’s Warriors in Rainy River District Fastball League playoff action here. Manitou would end up losing the game by a score of 10-0, with Beef’s Warriors getting two homeruns from Kimbi […]
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Press Release On Wednesday, members of the Drug Enforcement Unit assisted by members of the Atikokan Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Thunder Bay Police Service Canine Unit executed a search warrant at a residence on Mercury Avenue East in Atikokan. Officers seized more than 200 prescription pills including oxycodone […]
Heather Latter Gareth Dunn, left, and Chase Curtis identified the three basic types of rocks—igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic—yesterday during day two of the “Mining Matters” workshop at the Confederation College campus here in Fort Frances. Sponsored by Rainy River Resources, adults and youth alike have been learning about geology. The […]
Lucas Punkari After solid performances two weekends ago at the Paul Bunyan Triathlon Race in Bemidji, local athletes Jason Kabel and Lori Green will be looking to match their showing on Sunday in Duluth, as they will compete in the 25th-annual Brewhouse Triathlon. For Kabel, 38, Duluth will mark a […]
Staff There were three new fires in the Northwest Region as of last night. Fire management personnel continue to fight more than 100 active forest fires across the entire Northwest Region. Just three of these are in the east end of Fort Frances District, in Quetico Provincial Park. Smoky conditions […]
Press Release The Winnipeg Super Trucks will be returning to the Emo Speedway one more time due to their popularity! Last season, fans were thrilled and dazzled by some great racing action including a spectacular rollover before the night was over. On Saturday, Aug. 6, action returns at the track […]
Lucas Punkari After starting the post-season with four games on Tuesday night, the Rainy River District Fastball League will resume their double-knockout playoffs tonight with four more games on the schedule. The top seeded Beef’s Warriors will begin their title quest in Couchiching this evening as they will be up […]
Heather Latter Youth and adults participating in this year’s “Walk for Good Life” arrived in Couchiching First Nation yesterday for lunch. The group is completing a seven day, 500-km journey for aboriginal youth to walk and learn together.
Staff A group of adults and youth participating in this year’s Walk for Good Life stopped in Couchiching First Nation yesterday for lunch before making their way to Rainy River First Nations to spend the night. “It’s been a really awesome couple of days,” enthused Teresa Hazel, CEO of the […]
Lucas Punkari Local netminder Mark Loveday is looking to put his foot in the door towards the next step in hockey career this week in Chicago, as the 14-year old will be taking part in the 2011 USHL Combine for 1996 and 1997 birth year players. “I’m really excited about […]
Lucas Punkari The roster building for the 2011/2012 edition of the Fort Frances Lakers continues to take place, as the team signed three more players to the squad earlier this week. Returning from last year’s squad that made the SIJHL semi-finals are defenders Connor Hady and Josh Scott, while the […]
Staff Those who noticed thick smoke in the air yesterday need not panic about forest fires nearby. The local Ministry of Natural Resources reported around 1 p.m. yesterday that the smoke is in fact coming from Red Lake and Sioux Lookout, where more than 80 fires in total continue to […]
