Staff A pair of local squash players have dropped down to the “silver” group in the girls’ U15 division after the first day of competition at the Canadian Junior National Squash Championships in Calgary. Anika Alexander opened play yesterday afternoon with a win over Laura Huck (Medicine Hat) in the […]
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Heather Latter Students from the drama club at St. Francis School rehearsed their rendition of “Sleeping Beauty” during a dress rehearsal there yesterday. They will be presenting the fairy tale on Monday at 9:30 a.m., and again on Tuesday at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. All are welcome to attend […]
Duane Hicks With the 23rd-annual Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce Home & Leisure Show starting at 4 p.m. today at the Memorial Sports Centre, Jewell Beaudry helped decorate Badiuk Equipment’s showroom in the ’52 Canadians Arena this morning. The show runs until 9 p.m. today and again tomorrow from 9 […]
Peggy Revell More than 50 people from both sides of the border set out yesterday from the Backus Community Center in International Falls for the “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event. It was organized to call for the communities to work together to put an end to violence towards […]
Duane Hicks Rainycrest Auxiliary president Margaret Ann Hudson was among those who wore a hat and colourful clothing yesterday for the volunteer appreciation luncheon at Hallett Hall. The theme for the annual lunch was “garden party.”
Peggy Revell Renowned Canadian musician Andrew Craig, embarking on a solo career for the first time, impressed the crowd at the Townshend Theatre on Tuesday night for the final “Tour de Fort” performance of the 2010-11 season. Despite skaky passport sales which had put last season in doubt, organizers have […]
Peggy Revell NDP incumbent John Rafferty (foreground) and Liberal candidate Ken Boshcoff answered questions from those who attended the all-candidates’ debate yesterday at Rainy River First Nations which aimed to increase aboriginal participation in Monday’s federal election. Two of the four seats were empty, though, as both the Conservative and […]
Peggy Revell Education, the environment, resource-sharing, local governance and accountability, and a host of other issues important to local aboriginal communities were on the table yesterday as Rainy River First Nations hosted an all-candidates’ debate prior to Monday’s federal election. But it ended up being a debate minus half the […]
Staff The local Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (S.A.L.T.) group is hosting a presentation, entitled “Building a Better Relationship: Working to prevent elder abuse,” this Saturday (April 30) at 10 a.m. in the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium. “Elder abuse affects more people than we are aware of because it is […]
Duane Hicks The Asham Stompers entertained a couple of hundred people with their Red River jigging yesterday evening at the Townshend Theatre. The energetic dance troupe was brought in from Manitoba by the Rainy River District School Board as part of the third-annual native language/studies conference, entitled “Our Language Is […]
Lucas Punkari After narrowly missing a berth to the all-Ontario badminton championships a year ago, the Muskie senior boys’ badminton duo of Robert Stevens and Spencer Pearce had their sights set on making it to the big dance this time around. The black-and-gold accomplished just that—going 5-0 to capture first […]
Lucas Punkari While a pair of pre-season triumphs over the Rainy River Owls here last Thursday were just what the Muskie boys’ and girls’ soccer teams were hoping for in their first actual game action of the 2011 season, both sides still have a long way to go before they’re […]
