Peggy Revell The OPP has attached a $1,200 price tag on helping with this year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship parade of boats—but it’s a fee town council is refusing to pay. The issue was brought forward during Monday night’s regular meeting by Community Services manager George Bell after he […]
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Heather Latter While browsing through greeting cards at the local store, people might not pay much attention to the children featured on them. But they might want to now since some of the images are of youngsters from here in Rainy River District. Kimberly Chorney, of Butterfly Photography in Rainy […]
Lucas Punkari It was one of the most impressive hauls in the 11-year history of the “Castin’ For Cash” bass tournament on Lake Despair. And in the end, it also was a record-breaker. Jeff Gustafson and his girlfriend, August Collinson, captured their second “Castin” crown on Saturday with a two-day […]
Heather Latter Given the potential for a mine to be built at Rainy River Resources’ project site north of Barwick, the junior exploration company is sponsoring a free seminar next month for adults and youths alike interested in learning more about geology. “In the Fort Frances area, there really […]
Zoey Duncan They may be new to the force, but the presence of two OPP summer students on the streets of Fort Frances still will percolate throughout the community, preventing crime and providing role models for youths. “It’s good knowing you’re making an impact on children,” said Hailey Clendenning. “[And] […]
Press Release Oshki Aa-yaa’aag Mino Bimaadiziiwin (Good Life For Young People) is a non-profit corporation whose mission is to bring to life the dreams and aspirations of aboriginal youth through confidence building and culturally-affirming activities. One of these activities is the “Walk for Good Life”—a seven-day, 500-km journey for aboriginal […]
Zoey Duncan Perogy and cabbage roll lovers take heed: the Ukrainian Literary Society Hall, purveyors of Ukrainian culture and edibles for decades, has shut its doors. The hall recently was purchased by Dave Petsnick for “future considerations,” he said in an e-mail. “We had to sell it because we’re just […]
Zoey Duncan Ronald Momogeeshick Peters, resident artist at Camp Hill Farm in Rockland County, N.Y, happened to be checking his Facebook page when he came across a news article about a bear statue that had been found on the shore of the Seine River. He read the story and realized […]
Duane Hicks OPP Commissioner Christopher D. Lewis wants a greater emphasis on crime prevention in future. Named the successor to Julian Fantino last summer, and officially starting the job Aug. 1, the Sault Ste. Marie native dropped by the Fort Frances detachment last Wednesday to visit with officers, members of […]
Lucas Punkari After spending the night before the UNOH 225 at the Kentucky Speedway in Sparta dealing with a bout of food poisoning, Steve Arpin simply was looking to make it through his second career Camping World Truck Series unscathed in more ways than one. Even though his #32 Mike’s […]
Lucas Punkari The building process for the Fort Frances Lakers’ 2011/12 roster continues this weekend as last year’s SIJHL semi-finalists host a summer pre-camp at Bronco Arena over in International Falls. “It’s really nice to have a pre-camp like this heading into the main camp this fall,” noted Lakers’ head […]
Lucas Punkari After two seasons of coming away empty-handed at the Emo Speedway, the third season definitely has been the charm for Lindsay Bourre. The Rainy River native, who captured her first win of any kind in a heat back on Canada Day, captured the checkered flag in the Street […]
