Mitch Calvert Kelvin Caul held up one of the walleye that propelled him and partner Ted Heyens to victory in the eighth-annual Emo Walleye Classic on Saturday. The duo brought in a two-day haul of 24.98 pounds to comfortably beat out Paul Allan and Jason Rostek, who finished second with […]
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Mitch Calvert Unfortunately for Corey Curtis, fishing with his dad, Frank, he reeled in a bass—not a walleye—downstream from the dam here this morning, with Nathan Brigham and Brett Meyers looking on, as the eighth-annual Emo Walleye Classic got underway. Sixty-two teams are vying for the top prize, with the […]
Peggy Revell With Fort Frances being the last stop on his current tour, Maritimes blues musician Charlie A’Court performed to an enthusiastic crowd at the Little Beaver Snow Park yesterday evening. The show garnered a standing ovation from the audience and an encore.
Duane Hicks “Friend of the Library” and retired librarian Juliana Sprovieri moved yet another load of books in preparation for the annual book sale at the Fort Frances Public Library tomorrow (May 30) from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Book donations can be dropped off at the library up until this evening. […]
Press Release Thunder Bay-Superior North MP Bruce Hyer and Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP John Rafferty announced yesterday they will support of Bill C-391—repeal of the long-gun registry—when it comes up for a vote in the House of Commons. Hyer is offering his support for the bill because he believes the […]
Press Release The Rainy River District School Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Cam Keast to the position of vice-principal of Robert Moore School, effective in September. Keast brings to the position 24 years of teaching experience at the elementary level, and has been dedicated to Robert Moore […]
Staff One new fire was reported in the West Fire Region yesterday. A FireRanger crew was dispatched to Fort Frances District Fire #7, which was located about 10 km west of Fort Frances on Highway 611 North. A tree over a power line sparked the blaze that burned an area […]
the OPP Over the past few weeks, the Fort Frances OPP Crime Unit investigated several break-and-enters. As a result of their criminal investigation, officers of the Rainy River District OPP detachment, the Fort Frances OPP Crime Unit, and the Rural Agricultural Crime Team conducted a search of a residence in […]
Rick Neilson “We’re going to build an abattoir,” Steve Loshaw announced to spontaneous applause last night during the annual meeting of the Rainy River District Regional Abattoir Inc. at the Barwick Hall. “When we first started this four years ago, Geoff Gillon told me that it would be a long, […]
Mitch Calvert It was a golden day for the Muskie boys’ and girls’ soccer squads at the NorWOSSA playoffs here yesterday. The boys first blanked the Dryden Eagles 2-0 in the semi-final yesterday morning, then upset the top-seeded Kenora Broncos 1-0 in the final that afternoon to earn their first […]
Duane Hicks District businesses were in the spotlight yesterday evening as the Rainy River Future Development Corp. unveiled the winners of its 2009 Customer Service Champion awards during the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s “Business After Hours” deck party at La Place Rendez-Vous. This year’s top 10 champions were (in […]
Duane Hicks Bill Gushulak of Fort Frances General Supply, left, received a Customer Service Champion plaque from RRFDC director George Emes yesterday evening at La Place Rendez-Vous.
