Duane Hicks Rhondele Angus decided which wreath to take a chance on yesterday during the “Wonderful Wreaths ’n Things” fundraiser at La Verendrye Hospital. Wreaths and crafts will be at the Clover Valley Winter Market today from 5-9 p.m. and again tomorrow (Dec. 4) from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., after which […]
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Press Release Family & Children’s Services of the District of Rainy River and Kenora-Patricia Child Family Services are pleased to announce the new name of the impending amalgamated agency. Kenora-Rainy River Districts Child & Family Services is the elected name that will come into effect April 1, 2011. Agency staff, […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team got off to a fine start at a tournament in Brandon, Man. last night. Tyson McLean led the way with two goals as the black-and-gold dumped the Morden Thunder 8-2. Nolan Ross, Brendan Cawston, Nick Kaun. Jeff Gustafson, Davis Ross, and game MVP Colton […]
Staff Even though tonight’s “Acts of Kindness Benefit” at the local Legion is sold out, it’s still possible to be part of the sale/auction to help out the Fort Frances “Community Chest.” You can watch the auction via live feed at www.acts-of-kindness.ca (there is a link through the Fort Frances […]
Staff A 44-year-old man was sentenced here this week for several sex offences stemming back to the 1990s. Garry Donald Mathewson appeared Wednesday at the Fort Frances Courthouse before Superior Court Justice J. Wright. Mathewson was convicted of three counts of sexual exploitation and one count of sexual interference. As […]
Season for giving Capt. Marlene Sandoval, left, Mayor Roy Avis, and Capt. Angel Sandoval officially kicked off the local Salvation Army’s Christmas kettle campaign yesterday at Safeway. The kettles will be out Monday through Saturday until Dec. 24.
Peggy Revell Newly-minted “Citizen of the Year” Joyce Cunningham reached in and pulled out the December winner of the Kiwanis “Trip of the Month” draw alongside Kiwanian Dr. Bob Lidkea yesterday morning. Rick and Lorraine Baker were the winners of a trip to Costa Rica valued at $5,500. Tickets for […]
Peggy Revell Barb Stainke of the Bonnie Blue held up one of the many DVDs now available for rental through “Video King” at her Scott Street business. A large selection of Blue Ray, DVDs, and new and old movies are now available for rent, with video games expected to arrive […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Choraliers and Fort Harmonies, with the Valley Adult Learning Association (VALA) as a lead organization, have received $11,500 in the latest round of grants from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). The choral groups will use the money to purchase sound equipment, as well as a […]
Duane Hicks The Salvation Army’s annual Christmas kettle campaign kicked off yesterday with Mayor Roy Avis taking the first shift of ringing the bells. But many more volunteers are needed to ring those bells up to Dec. 24, Capt. Marlene Sandoval stressed. She said not too many people have signed […]
Dan Falloon Fort Frances Lakers’ head coach and GM Wayne Strachan was busy off the ice yesterday, making three transactions. First, the local Junior ‘A’ club dealt forward Mike Jourdain to the expansion Duluth Clydesdales in exchange for forward Dan Smith. The 20-year-old Smith, a Duluth native, is a former […]
Duane Hicks In recognition of his expertise in anaesthesia and emergency room procedures, as well as his commitment to teaching, Dr. Jason Shack was given an Award of Excellence by the Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP). He was one of 17 Ontario physicians nominated by their peers for this […]
