Lucas Punkari Dallas Hogan, above, grimaced as he lifted a 270-pound log press above his head during the first-ever Fort Frances “Strongman” competition held Friday night at the Memorial Sports Centre. Hogan was able to complete five successful repetitions during the event en route to his sixth-place showing overall.
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Peggy RevellZoey Duncan THUNDER BAY—Incumbent John Rafferty rode to victory on the historic orange wave in yesterday’s federal election, which saw the NDP become the Official Opposition for the first time in the party’s 50-year history. Rafferty captured 48.61 percent of the vote to cruise to re-election in Thunder Bay-Rainy […]
Lucas Punkari After months of hard work, and weeks of waiting to make sure that every ‘t’ was crossed and every ‘i’ dotted, local racer Steve Arpin finally will be able to tell the racing community his plans for the 2011 season on national television this evening. Arpin, along with […]
Staff The AbitibiBowater mill here will see a new general manager next week. Effective May 9, Andre Bernier will be joining the company. Bernier has been working in the pulp and paper industry for more than 30 years. During his career, he’s held various management positions in kraft pulp mills […]
Staff Voting began today for the Rainy River Future Development Corp.’s 2011 Customer Service “People’s Choice” Online Challenge. From now until May 13, the public can go to www.rrfdc.on.ca and click on “2011 Customer Service Challenge.” After doing so, they will have one chance to vote for their choice of […]
Staff J.W. Walker, Donald Young School, and Sturgeon Creek will be confirmed tonight as the sites where full-day junior kindergarten will be rolled out in 2013/14. Trustees officially will approve the “year four” sites as the Rainy River District School Board implements the final stages of the province’s full-day early […]
Heather Latter Dorothy (Jessica Whalen) got acquainted with the Munchkins in the land of Oz during a scene from the Fort Frances High School’s rendition of the “Wizard of Oz” as part of their dress rehearsal last night at the Townshend Theatre. The musical opens tomorrow and runs through Saturday, […]
Duane Hicks Mike Tullio of Nirvana, right, drew the winning ticket for this month’s “Trip of Month” winner as Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on yesterday morning at International Travel Services here. Grace Cridland won a trip to San Francisco valued at $2,600. Next month’s trip is a Hawaiian cruise ($6,000).
Heather Latter Jenna Bailey enjoyed a plateful of pancakes this morning during a breakfast at J.W. Walker School for students and their families. The event, celebrating Education Week, also featured a silent auction, with proceeds going to support Japanese relief efforts. Schools across the district are holding special activities to […]
Zoey Duncan Thunder Bay-Rainy River incumbent MP John Rafferty pledged to work towards more-affordable living in Northwestern Ontario as he thanked his cheering supporters at his victory party last night in Thunder Bay.
The Associated Press WASHINGTON—Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, was killed in a firefight with elite American forces in Pakistan today. Obama administration officials said DNA evidence confirmed the death. Bin Laden then was quickly buried at sea, an official […]
the OPP On Thursday around 12:50 p.m., Rainy River District OPP officers and the Rainy River Ambulance responded to Stratton Service, located on Highway 617 in Stratton, as a result of a workplace accident. Upon arrival, paramedics located the shop owner, Shawn McDonald, 42, unresponsive in the service bay. He […]
