Staff It appears Rainy Lake has its earliest recorded ice-out. At the latest, the ice was out yesterday, although some anecdotal reports suggest it went out Sunday night. Ice-out dates on Rainy Lake have been recorded since 1930, with the previous record being April 13 in 1998. So whether the […]
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Duane Hicks Artists, writers, and anyone else with ideas to contribute to the “What Hooks You Here” community rug-hooking project is encouraged to come to a visual communication workshop, led by Val Larson, tomorrow (April 14) from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Fort Frances Museum. While organizers are eager to get […]
Staff The public is invited to participate in the second “Mental Health and Addictions Awareness Walk,” which slated to take place here this Thursday (April 15). “Everyone’s welcome, so please come out,” said Tiffany Clifford, aboriginal alcohol and drug worker with the United Native Friendship Centre, who is organizing the […]
Peggy Revell Matt Jackson, an award-winning author and editor, entertained an audience of dozens during his visit to the Fort Frances Public Library yesterday. The evening featured stories and photos of his multiple treks across Canada, including a four-year hitchhiking adventure that took him to all four corners of the […]
Staff Raymond Roy is bound for P.E.I. Roy and his rink of third Dave Broman, second Butch Wensley, and lead Patrick Briere knocked off Denis Prevost (Coniston) 5-2 in the final of the Dominion men’s club curling provincial championships yesterday at the Port Arthur Curling Club in Thunder Bay. The […]
Staff Fort Frances driver Steve Arpin captured his first career win in the ARCA Racing Series yesterday, holding off the field at the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 at Salem Speedway. ARCA’s website said Arpin passed Joey Coulter on Lap 142 and didn’t look back for the rest of the race. […]
Staff Sometimes it comes down to technicalities. Kim Beaudry was able to beat Melanie Patry (Coniston) 3-2 yesterday morning, but that wasn’t quite good enough to earn a berth in the Dominion women’s club curling national championship. Since Patry entered the game undefeated, she had to be knocked off twice […]
Staff Town council has a full agenda for its regular meeting tonight, including a trio of presentations to receive and seven bylaws up for vote. Council is scheduled to hear an activities report from economic development advisor Geoff Gillon for the first quarter of 2010, as well as a presentation […]
Press Release The Treaty #3 Police Service responded to a reported stabbing at a residence on Onigaming First Nation on Thursday around 9:30 p.m. Upon their arrival, officers located a deceased male. The OPP’s North West Region Crime Unit, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, was called […]
Dan Falloon Junior skaters Brianna Eldridge, Jamie Spencer, Kayla Michl, Lizzie Klem, and Samantha Westover—dressed up as colourful clowns for the Border Skating Club’s “Under the Big Top” ice show, made their curtain call at the end of Saturday night’s performance. The 38th edition of the ice show, held at […]
Duane Hicks Dental hygienist Dawn Gustafson showed how a Cavitron tartar removal device works during the grand opening of her practice, “LifetimeSmiles,” on Friday afternoon. The new preventive oral health care practice is based out of her home at 715 Nelson St., and she is taking appointments daytime and evenings […]
Staff Setting a record for the earliest ice-out of Rainy Lake is still a possibility, but the chances of it happening are up in the air. If the ice goes out before next Tuesday (April 13), it will be the earliest on record—breaking the mark set in 1998. At the […]
