Staff The Sight & Sound Wolves fell back to the .500 mark again Tuesday night. The Wolves (3-3) were edged 2-1 by the host Sabaskong Cubs (6-1) in Rainy River District Fastball League action, with Sheldon Kelly earning the win. Bob Andy was tagged with the loss. In other action […]
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Bryce Forbes In conjunction with World No Tobacco Day, Becky Holden of the Northwestern Health Unit showed what a mouth of a smoker looks like to students at Fort Frances High School on Monday. Holden was promoting the messages of anti-smoking while talking to students about butting out.
Staff Besides Donovan Taylor and Levi Rittau, other Fort Frances Aquanauts turned in some stellar performances at the Thunder Bay Thunderbolts meet over the weekend. Regan Danylchuk, 11, nabbed a silver medal in the 200m fly (3:43.68). Also hitting the podium was Anika Beaudry, 10, who took a bronze in […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers now have their first defenceman for next season. The team announced yesterday that it had signed blueliner Rylan McKinnon of the Cypress Cyclones (Prairie Junior Hockey League in Saskatchewan). McKinnon finished fourth in scoring for the Junior ‘B’ Cyclones last season, notching five goals and […]
Bryce Forbes Pam Cain, left, led a group of three- and four-year-olds at St. Michael’s School yesterday evening, where they were given a preview about what junior kindergarten would be like in September when they start school. Almost two dozen families participated in the event, which included spelling, crafts, healthy […]
Duane Hicks Museum attendant Jessica Bekesi helped set up “Lumber Camp Life,” the newest exhibit at the Fort Frances Museum, yesterday afternoon. On loan from the Thunder Bay Museum (with additional artifacts from the local museum’s collection), the exhibit officially opens tomorrow to coincide with all of the other events […]
the MNR The forest fire hazard is expected to drop to “low” as storm systems continue to bring rain and cloud cover throughout the West Fire Region. No new fires were reported by yesterday evening. One fire of note, Red Lake Fire #32 burning northeast of Pikangikum, had sunny conditions […]
Bryce Forbes The Rainy River District School Board appointed Casey Slack as superintendent of education at its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night. Slack has served as Student Success Leader and assistant to the director since 2007. During his tenure as Student Success Leader, Slack contributed to the development of board […]
Staff As a kick-off of Tourism Week, the local Ontario Travel Information Centre is offering a chance to win four getaways in Ontario. All one needs to do is fill out a ballot at the centre (located across the street from Canada Customs). The centre also will be hosting an […]
Dave Ogilvie The Emo Ministerial Association will be hosting an “All Church” picnic this Sunday (June 6) at 12:30 p.m. at the Emo Sportsfield. Food will be provided by the various churches, and everyone is welcome to attend. A reminder that this is a BYOC event (i.e., bring your own […]
Dave Ogilvie It’s difficult to run any kind of successful music competition year after year, but the organizers and the contestants at this year’s Emo Walleye Classic definitely rose to the occasion. Not only was the entire evening a huge success, but the level of competition probably was the highest […]
the OPP Highway 11 was closed for about four hours yesterday following a collision between two commercial vehicles near Stratton. A courier truck entering Highway 11 from Cave Road was struck by an eastbound pulp truck. The driver of the courier vehicle was taken to the Rainy River Health Centre […]
