Staff The Rendez-Vous took firm grasp of second-place in the Monday night men’s basketball league. The Vous downed Taggs 74-68 score to improve to 5-7 on the season. Taggs dropped to 4-7 with the loss. Mark Lussier drained 29 points for the victors while Jacob McIntosh had 18 to lead […]
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Staff Young soccer players in Fort Frances wanting to get their kicks might get a chance to do it for a little longer this year. Fort Frances Youth Soccer will hold its annual registration on March 8-9 from 6-8 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre (a pair of late registration […]
Staff Local swimmer Donovan Taylor put together three sixth-place finishes at the Junior Short Course provincials in Etobicoke over the weekend. The 15-year-old ended up sixth in the 200m backstroke (2:11.05), 200m IM (2:11.90), and 400m IM (4:45.32), setting personal bests in each one. Taylor cut significant time from his […]
Duane Hicks A couple of months after Kaitlyn Drive residents Kevin and Marla Knutsen reported seeing three wolves eat a young doe in their backyard, there appears to more signs the predators have been prowling the edges of town. Gord McCabe, who lives on Banta Boulevard, said that back on […]
Peggy Revell More than 60 youths from across the district were given a glimpse into the lives of conservation officers, biologists, trappers, and many others while attending the “Careers in Natural Resources” event held last Wednesday at the Couchiching multi-use facility. “‘Careers in Natural Resources’ is meant to enhance students’ […]
Dan Falloon Just moments after a heart-breaking 50-49 loss at the hands of the Sir Winston Churchill Trojans in the third-and-deciding game of the NWOSSAA final here Saturday afternoon, the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team already was looking on the bright side. Muskie sharpshooter Justin Anderson, who helped keep Fort […]
Peggy Revell They’re best known for responding to humanitarian crises around the world, but the Canadian Red Cross is hoping to increase its presence in Fort Frances and Rainy River District by forming a local branch council. “Right now we’re just starting from scratch,” Shana Hansson, district manager for the […]
Staff Longtime director moving on The Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts is looking for a new co-ordinator after long-time executive director Margaret Schonewille accepted the position as director of development at Providence College and Seminary in Steinbach, Man., and will begin working there this month. Schonewille has been involved […]
Duane Hicks District businesses can now sign up for the Rainy River Future Development Corp.’s seventh-annual customer service challenge—a program that past participants have said is worthwhile. “I think it’s good. It makes staff people think about every customer that comes through that door—they may be the person that’s testing […]
Duane Hicks Whether it was about funding or recycling, local delegates got a chance to speak with provincial representatives about issues pertinent to Fort Frances at the 2010 Ontario Good Roads Association/Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference Feb. 21-24 in Toronto. Mayor Roy Avis attended, along with Couns. Ken Perry and […]
Duane Hicks Jackie McCormick wants to help area residents, no matter their age, to experience the world of sound to its fullest. The audiologist opened her doors at the Fort Frances Enhanced Hearing Centre in the Senic River Mall here Monday. “I am very excited to start something new,” said […]
Ken Johnston Loser has to get tattooed What do trash talking, the Internet, satellite radio, and fighting have in common? They all led Robert Tolen of Rainy River to a boxing match he will fight April 3 in Las Vegas, Nev. Tolen, 37, was listening to the Jason Ellis Faction […]
