Heather Latter Over the past year, “Baby Ben” has grown and undergone plenty of positive changes, making his second birthday certainly one to celebrate. Born Nov. 10, 2007, tiny Benjamin Marr arrived 15 weeks early and weighed just one pound, four oz. He would spend the next several months in […]
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Staff Trying to find a more dedicated Muskie hockey fan than Cam Smith would have been about as difficult as finding proper decorum in the House of Commons during Question Period. Smith, 63, passed away Aug. 27 at the Rainycrest Long-Term Care here from a massive infection. It was a […]
Peggy Revell Full-day junior kindergarten will be available at two yet-to-be determined schools within this region next fall as the province begins phasing in full-day learning for four- and five-year-olds across Ontario. The move towards full-day junior kindergarten is “good news, good direction, [and] good possibilities” said Mary-Catherine Kelly, director […]
Heather Latter After two weeks of offering the H1N1 vaccine solely to those at highest risk, the Northwestern Health Unit is now ready to vaccinate members of the general public. “The amount of people coming in for their H1N1 ’flu shot has significantly decreased over the past week, leading us […]
Duane Hicks Both honoured and humbled to be named as the town’s 22nd “Citizen of the Year,” Diane Maxey is taking the opportunity in the spotlight to encourage others to volunteer and help keep the community vital. “When I was first approached late last week and told my name had […]
Peggy Revell Sealing a $1 deal, the Rainy River District School Board officially handed over the keys for the Sixth Street School property on Friday to Community Living of Fort Frances and District. While the building has sat empty since its closure by the board back in 2004, Community Living […]
Heather Latter In conjunction with National Aboriginal Addictions Awareness Week (Nov. 15-21), film and television star Gordon Tootoosis will offer up a presentation about his own personal story of his struggle with addictions this coming Monday evening at Rainy River First Nations. “I’m deeply concerned about addictions, not only on […]
Dave Ogilvie Farming in Rainy River District is having a positive impact on the local economy according to a three-year study entitled “Thunder Bay District Agricultural Economic Impact Study.” Don Murray, a consultant with Harry Cummings and Associates Inc., presented the findings of the report, which was funded by a […]
Staff Kenora isn’t the Klondike but the four Muskie court teams will be looking to strike plenty of gold tomorrow—and three of them won’t have to work near as hard as their NorWOSSA rivals. Thanks to their first-place finishes during the regular season, both the Muskie senior and junior girls’ […]
Staff It’s not the ideal start to the season, but at least it started. The Fort Frances Thunderhawks senior men’s hockey team originally was slated to begin its competitive existence this past Saturday at the Ice For Kids Arena and again on Sunday at the Emo-La Vallee Arena in a […]
Staff Already sporting a scar from a Wolverine bite, the Fort Frances Lakers had their problems compounded when some shooting Stars fell on their head. The Lakers (5-10-3) are in the throes of a three-game losing streak after being edged 4-3 in a shootout by the last-place K&A Wolverines (4-12-4) […]
Staff Local businessman John McTaggart has been recognized by his fellow sporting store peers, naming him the recipient of the Norm Bodle Award. “It’s a terrific honour,” McTaggart said of receiving the award from Sports Distributors of Canada which, he explained, is an buying group made up of independent stores […]
