Submitted Nicole Blakeney (left) and Kari Brigham hammed it up during the annual ladies’ bonspiel in Rainy River on the weekend. The theme this year was “Mexican Fiesta,” with 10 teams participating in a fun-filled weekend. The winners in the ‘A’ event were Donna Ivall, Janet Schaaf, Janet Wolanicki, and […]
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Peggy Revell Chief librarian Margaret Sedgewick held up the box where people can drop off their favourite recipes at the Fort Frances Public Library. Organized by the “Friends of the Library,” these recipes will be typed up and compiled into a cookbook, then sold as a fundraising effort. In related […]
the MNR Two southern Ontario men and one Missouri resident have been convicted of offences relating to the illegal hunting of moose in 2007. Ronald James Cook, 42, of Gravenhurst, was convicted of illegally hunting a bull moose without a licence, possessing and transporting illegally-killed wildlife, and having a void […]
Press Release Sacred Heart School’s Literacy Festival started with the Sioux Lookout Million Minutes of Reading Challenge, which came to a close Jan. 21 with the school successfully contributing a total of 885,751 minutes. On Monday, Jan. 26, seven players from the Sioux Flyers came and read with junior kindergarten- […]
Staff Ron Yellowega of Fort Frances was the winner of the local Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” draw for February, which was held Monday morning at International Travel Services here. Yellowega will be heading to sunny Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic—a trip valued at $4,000. Next month’s trip […]
Peggy Revell Visitors to Northland Distributing’s open house this coming Saturday (Feb. 7) will get to check out the many fireplace displays like this one in the newly-renovated showroom. The International Falls business has continued to grow and expand, with a football field-sized warehouse now in the works.
Press Release Wal-Mart in Fort Frances raised and donated more than $51,000 in 2008 through in-store fundraising, matching grants, and sponsored activities, benefitting both local community groups and national charities. Wal-Mart Canada gives back to local communities in ways that matter most to its customers and associates. Local community organizations […]
Peggy Revell With a newly-finished showroom, a warehouse in the works, and continuing demand for their products, Northland Distributing & Manufacturing Inc. of International Falls is a family-owned business that continues to grow. In fact, an open house is being held there this Saturday (Feb. 7) from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. […]
Duane Hicks With recent headlines from Winnipeg and elsewhere in Canada indicating impaired driving charges are on the rise, A/Insp. Steve Shouldice of the Rainy River District OPP detachment told town council at last week’s meeting that numbers here are slightly down compared to last year. In Fort Frances, the […]
Peggy Revell It may have been her first time ever cross-country skiing but Kathryn Fischer was having a great time during the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club’s Family Ski Day on Saturday at the Rocky Inlet trails. The club also will be hosting its second-annual candlelight ski this Saturday (Feb. […]
the OPP Kenora OPP officers, including members of the Highway Safety Division, responded to a motor vehicle collision yesterday on Highway 17. The collision, involving a westbound tractor-trailer unit and an eastbound vehicle, occurred around 5:30 p.m. just west of Clearwater Bay. The driver of the motor vehicle was taken […]
Mitch Calvert Yes, it’s cold out there, but Fort Frances Youth Soccer wants you to start thinking about spring anyway. Registration dates for the new season, tentatively set to kick-off on April 27, will be held March 3-4. The eight-week season winds up on June 20. “That date [April 27] […]
