Lucas Punkari They came together to honour their friend, and at the midway part of the Rainy River District Fastball League season, the members of Beef’s Warriors have done exactly that. Holding onto top spot in the 10-team loop with an 8-1 mark going into last night’s action, the first-year […]
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Lucas Punkari Featuring a well-seasoned core and the addition of some key newcomers, it’s easy to see why Boston Pizza is the team to beat so far in the women’s division of the Borderland Soccer Association. Boston Pizza improved to a league-best 7-0 after a barn-burning 5-4 triumph over Taggs […]
Lucas Punkari After taking place on the Victoria Day long weekend last year, the Fritz Bujold Memorial singles paintball tournament was pushed back about a month this year, with the second-annual event scheduled for this Saturday (June 25) at Spirit Fire Park in Devlin. “The May long weekend is normally […]
Lucas Punkari Despite falling short of the Allan Cup crown in Kenora back in April, the Fort Frances Thunderhawks were rewarded for their semi-final showing at the national senior men’s hockey championship. The T’hawks were awarded the Gary Cook Trophy and a banner for being the top senior hockey squad […]
Peggy Revell Donna Perrault, post-secondary co-ordinator-instructor with Seven Generations Education Institute, presented Nina Gibson with a feather during the portion of last Thursday’s graduation ceremony which recognized all who completed their Ontario Secondary School Diploma through the school this year. Hundreds of family and friends filled the Memorial Sports Centre […]
Heather Latter Robert Moore School students Kieran Weir, left, and Maggie LeMesurier offered up “thank-yous” to OPP Cst. Anne McCoy and Gord McQuarrie of Tim Hortons yesterday evening during the final D.A.R.E. graduation ceremony in Rainy River District. The local OPP has decided to implement new programs into the schools […]
Dave Ogilvie Nick Sloan and Daevion Phillips (foreground) battled it out at the Emo Spray Park yesterday as students from Donald Young School and Sturgeon Creek enjoyed playing in the water and on the playground equipment. With the end of the school year in sight, coupled with a few days […]
Lucas Punkari Jane Sus, left, watched as Lil Pihulak took a shot during a table shuffleboard game Tuesday afternoon on opening day of the District 1A Senior Games at the Sister Kennedy Centre here. Sus and her teammate, Gladys Martin, topped Pihulak and partner, Joyce Graham, 7-5 to advance to […]
Staff The number of bear sightings in Fort Frances is much lower than normal in 2011, with none reported so far this year. “We haven’t had a call yet,” town bylaw enforcement/animal control officer Arlene Byrnes said yesterday, joking that she almost didn’t want to talk about it for fear […]
Lucas Punkari The 2011 District 1A Senior Games got underway at the Sister Kennedy Centre here this morning, with 101 participants from Dryden, Kenora, Stratton, and Fort Frances taking part. “We were hoping for 100 participants and we got just over that,” noted co-chair Donna Law. The competition started this […]
Staff The Rainy River District School Board will vote on its 2011-12 budget at a special meeting tonight. The $48,338,008 budget for the upcoming school year is up for approval during the public portion of the meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. at the board office (currently located in the […]
Staff No new fires were reported in the West Fire Region as of yesterday evening. However, 10 active fires remain in the region, with several unconfirmed fires coming in at the time of this report. Two fires continue to burn here in Fort Frances District, along with one in Kenora […]
