Peggy Revell Fort Frances Spark, Julianna Rousseau, showed off her spaghetti and marshmallow tower that the youngest Girl Guides troop created yesterday evening at their weekly meeting. The Sparks tried to see how tall of a structure they could build with the unusual materials.
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Lucas Punkari Muskies head coach Shawn Jourdain discussed strategy with his team during a third period time-out in Tuesday’s NorWOSSA game against the Kenora Broncos at the Ice for Kids Arena here. The Muskies would end up falling to the Broncos by a score of 3-2 in a shootout, but […]
Staff Family Day is this Monday (Feb. 21) and it looks like there will be plenty for parents and kids to do across Rainy River District this year. The Memorial Sports Centre will be open during its regular hours (6 a.m.-10 p.m.) There also will be a free family swim […]
Lucas Punkari The race for second place in the SIJHL standings got even more tight yesterday evening, as the Fort Frances Lakers were edged out on the road by a score of 4-3 to the Dryden Ice Dogs. With the loss, the Lakers are now only three points ahead of […]
Lucas Punkari For the second time in a span of a week, and for the third time this season, the Fort Frances Muskies were knocked off by the Kenora Broncos in NorWOSSA boys hockey action on Tuesday night at the Ice for Kids Arena here, with their latest setback coming […]
Staff The Fort Frances Curling Club will be hosting their annual ladies’s bonspiel this weekend, with action getting underway on Friday with two draws at 5:30 and 7:45 p.m. This year’s field, which stood at 22 teams earlier this week although club manager Rick Grenda was hoping to add a […]
Press Release The Great Backyard Bird Count will be held tomorrow through Monday (Feb. 18-21) Count the birds you see at your bird feeder for 15 minutes on any day of the of the count. Record the highest number of each species seen at any one time. Then go on-line […]
Robin McCormick An invitation is extended to all families for Family Day (Feb 21). There will be a day of free family fun at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre. The day’s events include a family skate from noon-2 p.m., followed by shinny hockey from 2-4 p.m. (helmets and gloves mandatory). […]
Melissa Fletcher Fort Frances High School students showed their romantic side on Valentine’s Day this past Monday. The Student Executive Council and Mentoring Committee teamed up to sell the always-popular Valentine’s Day “candygrams”—a festive little note wrapped together with some candies. Students purchased candygrams for their special someone last Thursday […]
Dave Ogilvie The Rainy River District Women’s Institute will be hosting its annual “Heritage Luncheon” this Saturday (Feb. 19) from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Knox United Church in Emo. The luncheon, which costs $8, will consist of hot hearty casseroles, salads, and home-made pie. There also will be a bake […]
Press Release In order to minimize wait times for hip and knee replacement surgery at hospitals in Dryden, Kenora, and Fort Frances, the North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) board has approved $275,280 in additional one-time funding for the regional joint replacement program. The funding collectively will provide 40 […]
Staff The Rainy River Future Development Corp. is asking the Town of Fort Frances and other partner communities to help pay for $4,298 in repairs that have been done to the electronic readerboard located on the mill’s lap building at the border crossing here. The town’s share would be $614—an […]
