Elisabeth Heslop Alberton’s council chamber was filled to overflowing last Wednesday evening at a public meeting regarding a proposed zoning bylaw amendment. Of primary concern to the roughly 170 township residents on hand was the proposed purchaser of the property should the amendment be approved: Weechi-it-te-win Family Services Inc. Clint […]
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Peggy Revell Both the economic downturn and rain couldn’t put a damper on this year’s “Relay For Life” held overnight Friday at Pither’s Point as more than $40,000 was raised towards the fight against cancer. “It went awesome,” said organizing committee member John Homer, noting that with only 14 teams […]
Ken Johnston Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc., which oversees hospitals and long-term care facilities in Rainy River, Emo, and Fort Frances, held its annual general meeting in Rainy River last Thursday night. Attendance was sparse compared to a decade ago when arenas were packed with hundreds of voting members from […]
Mitch Calvert With just over a month left in the Rainy River District Fastball League season, the Fort Frances-based Sight & Sound Wolves find themselves in unfamiliar territory—the middle of the pack with a 5-5 record. With no games scheduled tonight and a bye on Thursday, the Wolves have a […]
Mitch Calvert Here we go again. Local hockey fans hoped the memories of the Borderland Thunder’s disbandment in 2005 were ancient history—but old wounds were re-opened this week with word that the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres have asked for a one-year leave from the SIJHL. “I’d rather not comment on […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskies’ annual spring football camp, aimed at generating interest in the sport among elementary students still a year or two away from making the jump to high school, was a success by all accounts over its four days of practices last week. “I was happy to see […]
Mitch Calvert It started out like any old fishing expedition for Mike Taschuk on a sunny day last fall—only it ended with a very big surprise. Taschuk, a self-proclaimed “semi-retired” financial advisor from the Twin Cities, went out fishing in deep water for walleye on Red Gut Bay on Rainy […]
Peggy Revell The St. Francis Sentinels’ team made some noise during the annual “Relay for Life” here Friday evening while walking their first lap of the night. Despite the rain, the 14 participating teams raised more than $40,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society.
Elisabeth Heslop Samantha Stone, the 2009 Fun in the Sun Mini Queen, waved to family and friends after being crowned by 2008 mini-queen Callahan Wiedenhoeft on the musuem steps Friday morning in conjunction with “Mall Days” festivities.
Peggy Revell Gloria Sheloff, Len LaRocque, Sandy Wepruk, Jim Sheloff, Bert Smeeth, Eva Angus, and Marj Smeeth went for a spin along with other members of the Fort Frances Pairs ’n Squares club during “Mall Days” on Friday afternoon at the southwest corner of Scott and Portage.
Peggy Revell Vincent Boshkaykin, Mike Sonnasinh, and Nick Ashworth tried to eat a medium-sized pizza—and beat the clock—during Domino Pizza’s pizza-eating contest held on Scott Street during “Mall Days” on Friday afternoon.
Staff Local talent is set to shine as this year’s “Quest for the Best” is set to run tomorrow at 7 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre. “Basically, we just want to stress that it is happening on Tuesday, June 30,” said Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce manager Dawn Booth. […]
