Duane Hicks Town council will begin its 2010 budget process tonight with an open meeting to get input from the public. Four speakers are on the agenda to share their ideas as to what they’d like to see in the budget, including OPP Cst. Anne McCoy of Safe Communities-Rainy River […]
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Staff The young Muskie football team got a rude introduction to the Winnipeg High School Football League with a 44-0 loss to the host Kenora Broncos on Friday afternoon. The black-and-gold looked every bit the young and inexperienced team they are. “Some of the kids have never played the game […]
the MNR Kenora District has been the hot spot recently, with up to three fires having burned there in recent days. Kenora Fire #26 was reported Friday afternoon. It was a single white pine tree ignited by a lightning strike and members of the public doused the fire. Bad weather […]
Duane Hicks Departing from the old CN station, participants made their way down Fourth Street West yesterday afternoon for the annual Terry Fox Run here. Despite the beautiful weather, only 24 registered participants turned out, raising $1,307 for cancer research.
Peggy Revell Rainy Lake Air Cadet Squadron members Kristina Wolff and Austin Morrison helped prepare breakfast for the hungry crowd that came out early Saturday for the group’s annual “Fly-In/Drive-In” event at the Fort Frances Airport. The thick morning fog eventually cleared off, giving those on hand a chance to […]
Peggy Revell Kyra Sedor, alongside other workers, had a busy morning sorting through all the items dropped off at the Public Works yard during the town’s annual Household Hazardous or Special Waste Day on Saturday. The event once again proved popular as a steady stream of vehicles lined up along […]
Peggy Revell Bev Mylenchuk sliced up cake into servings for the guests attending the Fort Frances Horticultural Society’s tea party to celebrate its 40th anniversary on Saturday afternoon at the old CN station here.
Mitch Calvert The not-for-profit, community-run effort to maintain junior ‘A’ hockey in Fort Frances now has an official name for the team it will ice in the SIJHL this season: The Lakers. “We went through a few names [at Wednesday’s meeting] and came through with that,” board of directors president […]
Staff The welcome mat will be rolled once again as award-winning Canadian author David Bouchard returns to the district, this time to celebrate the official launch of his newest book—“The Seven Sacred Teachings of White Buffalo Calf Woman.” “It’s a real significant book I think,” said the Rainy River District […]
Staff The Canadian Blood Services two-day fall blood donor clinic wrapped up yesterday evening, drawing a total of 350 donors and 298 units of blood. CBS spokesperson Harvey Heather said this morning that 221 donors gave 195 units of blood yesterday. On Wednesday, district residents donated 129 donors giving 103 […]
Heather Latter Children’s librarian Andrea Avis pointed out one of the winning photographs of the Fort Frances Public Library’s “Snap It” teen photo contest there this morning. The photographs are on display to help decorate the Teen Centre. A total of 113 entries were received with six winners being named—Jessica […]
Heather Latter June Kowalchuk compared her abnormally large turnip with a regular one Tuesday afternoon. The large turnip, grown in Kowalchuk’s garden, weighs in at about 4 lbs.
