Heather Latter Tylyn Silander piled a plate full of spaghetti for Ryley Booth last night at the Church of the Holy Spirit here during a fundraising supper for her upcoming trip to Peru. She will be taking part in World Vision’s “Destination Life Change” program Aug. 7-20 in an effort […]
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Jack Elliott From the back country there have been reports that the Great Beaver once again is moving down from the headwaters of Miller Creek towards Rainy River. This monster—a relic of the Pleistocene era—apparently developed a voracious appetite for cardboard and duct tape. No word if he has developed […]
the MNR Two southern Ontario men have been fined a total of $2,000 for firing their guns from a boat. Ryan Shevalier of Orillia and Jacob McCann, from Orangeville, both were convicted of discharging a firearm from a boat. Shevalier was fined $1,200 while McCann was fined $800. Shevalier also […]
Amy Saunders With years of experience sponsoring the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship through Safeway, Dale Fortes has moved on to assist the tournament through his post at Boston Pizza here. Fortes said that since he was so heavily-involved with sponsorship of the tournament through Safeway, the only appropriate thing […]
Press Release Eight divers from the Thunder Bay Diving Club represented Thunder Bay at the 2011 Speedo Junior National Diving Championships held in Pointe-Claire, Que. on July 6-10. Group ‘C’ divers Molly Carlson, Rylee Mose, Tori Lafontaine, and Helena Heiskanen competed at this year’s nationals, along with Group ‘D’ divers […]
Dave Ogilvie The Rainy River District Women’s Institute will be hosting its annual pie social Friday, July 22 from noon-3 p.m. at the W.I. Museum in Emo. They will be serving pie and coffee, as well as selling whole pies for those who wish to take some home. The women […]
Zoey Duncan Four chiropractic students are leading by example as they pedal from Vancouver to Halifax promoting healthy lifestyles and physical activity to Canadian children. They’re sharing their holistic health tips through presentations at summer camps. And one month into their summer-long trip, they’re seeing lots of enthusiasm from young […]
Jack Elliott Those magnificent men (and ladies) and their flying machines are back. They are unbelievable. Thousands of hours—and more thousands of dollars—lovingly invested in radio-controlled aircraft. Many are scale models of some of the world’s most famous warbirds, exact to the minutest detail. They’ll all be here for your […]
Robin McCormick The 11th-annual “Castin’ For Cash” bass tournament at Lake Despair Lodge over the weekend was another success! Some 57 teams competed in the two-day event and when the final teams weighed in, the top duo was Jeff Gustafson and August Collinson from Kenora. This couple also won the […]
Press Release Past and current CN employees and their spouses are hosting a community fish fry to help kick-off “Railroad Daze” this Friday evening (July 15) in Rainy River. The event, dubbed “Fishing For Doctors,” is being hosted with the support of the CN Railroaders in the Community program. In […]
Peggy Revell Town council is set to make an agreement with the Fort Frances Community Clinic for use of the old library building. The decision came Monday night as councillors approved a report concerning the disposition of the former library site at 363 Church St. Details of this report were […]
Staff With the local Borderland Soccer Association entering its final few matches, the cream is starting to rise to the top in both the men’s and women’s divisions. Boston Pizza continues to be the team to beat among the women, improving to a perfect 11-0 after edging the Rendez-Vous Voyageurs […]
