Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—After heading the Riverside Foundation for Health Care for the past 11 years, Teresa Hazel will be CEO of the Good Life for Young People Foundation effective Sept. 7. “We want to bring the Good Life for Young People Foundation to the next level,” president Al Hunter […]
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Peggy Revell There was excitement—and curiosity—in the air yesterday morning as students walked into the hallways of the new Robert Moore School here on the first day back to school. “We’re just really excited for the staff and students and the community for Robert Moore School,” Heather Campell, director of […]
Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—The town can’t afford to keep paying to run the Fort Frances Airport by itself anymore, and will be asking district municipalities to help foot the bill. At a special meeting Monday, council agreed to forward a resolution to the Rainy River District Municipal Association in time […]
Duane Hicks Motorcyclists took to area highways for a road trip Saturday as part of the local Alzheimer Society’s eighth-annual “Ride for Memories,” with this year’s ride ending in Kenora that evening. The fundraiser saw a total of 140 registered participants and brought in about $27,000, said Alzheimer Society executive […]
Duane Hicks After travelling to Greece two years ago, and then Greece and France last year, local artist Connie Cuthbertson has gone to Italy and Croatia to take photos, sketch, and paint, as well as work on her first book. Cuthbertson departed last week to spend three weeks in Italy, […]
Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—“Canadian Idol” finalist Mitch MacDonald made a stop in Fort Frances last week to visit family and perform a couple of gigs in the area. MacDonald, who finished in second place in season six of the popular singing contest in the fall of 2008, passed through en […]
Dan Falloon Top Barwick once again Rolling out black cats and broken mirrors probably would not have had any effect on the Sight & Sound Wolves, either. For those who are superstitious, the omen for the Wolves might have been set heading into the Rainy River District Fastball League final […]
Dan Falloon Head coach Chad Canfield is convinced the Muskie football program is well on its way to recovery. The linchpin of the outfit, after a week-and-a-half of training camp, has been the ability of players to adapt to tackling, which Canfield reports his crew has done in a hurry. […]
Ken Johnston Terry Gill and Chad Hanson won the annual Morson Bass International for the third time this past weekend with a 35.7-pound total. They were in first place after Saturday’s weigh-in with 18.31 pounds, and for that reason were held back on Day 2 until the very end. Rounding […]
Duane Hicks Lindsay Payne, left, gave her son, Diarmid, a high-five goodbye as he waited for the school bus yesterday morning to get to his first day of class as a Grade 1 student at St. Michael’s. He joined kids from across Rainy River District who returned to school.
Duane Hicks Darrel Bombay, left, admired Murray and Cindy Cawston’s sleek ride—a 2010 Harley-Davidson motorcycle—prior to Saturday’s “Ride for Memories” getting underway. The fundraiser served as a time for area motorcycle enthusiasts to compare notes.
Dave Ogilvie The family and friends of Gord and Marg Woollard gathered at the Golden Age Manor in Emo on Sunday afternoon to help the couple celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. Best wishes and congratulations were read from various politicians, the Governor General, and Queen Elizabeth II.
