Mitch Calvert Gary Gregory, left, and Sandy Haney swept hard while skip Mark Loney looked on during their 7-3 win over Al Holt’s team in the final of the annual “Icebox of the Nation” bonspiel at the Fort Frances Curling Club yesterday.
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Peggy Revell Participants young and old made their way along an icy five-km route as part of the annual “Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Run” on Saturday morning over in International Falls in conjunction with “Icebox Days.” Some braver runners took on the 10-km version of the race later that morning.
Duane Hicks Thomas LePine, left, and Avery Adrian made good use of the milder weather yesterday afternoon to brush up on their hockey skills at the East End rink. Other youths also were out skating there. Temperatures are expected to remain warmer for most of the week, only to plunge […]
The Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia—An Australian soldier has been awarded the top military honour in the British Commonwealth for risking his life to save a wounded interpreter and injured soldiers during an ambush in Afghanistan. Trooper Mark Donaldson became the first Australian in 40 years to be awarded the coveted […]
the OPP Yesterday around 11:30 a.m., the OPP and Watten Fire Department responded to a house fire on Rocky Inlet Road, about 10 km east of Fort Frances. Unfortunately, the residence had been completely destroyed by fire by the time emergency personnel arrived on the scene. All the occupants of […]
Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres keep defying the odds. Despite a depleted lineup due to several suspensions and injuries, the Sabres got a big goal from Mitch Cain in overtime last night to pull out a 4-3 victory over the host Schreiber Diesels. After returning from a month-long […]
Staff The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board chose its chair and vice-chair for 2009 at its regular monthly meeting here last night. Returning for his third year as chair is Michael Lewis, who was acclaimed. Lewis represents the unincorporated areas in the eastern part of Rainy River District. […]
Staff Due to the retirement of S/Sgt. Don Denver of the Kenora OPP, Insp. Dave Lucas of the Rainy River District OPP detachment has been assigned temporarily as commander of the Kenora OPP until a permanent replacement is found. The Northwest Regional Commander, Supt. Mike Armstrong, made two interim OPP […]
Duane Hicks Following Tuesday’s announcement of more funding for the new technology centre here, Deputy Mayor Sharon Tibbs, left, Northern Development and Mines minister Michael Gravelle, and library board chair Joyce Cunningham are looking forward to using this shovel for a ground-breaking ceremony in the spring.
Duane Hicks While icicles normally aren’t a common sight until it gets warm enough for snow to melt or because of heat escaping from inside a building, this six-footer off an unheated shack must be the result of the sun reflecting off its metal roof.
Staff The Rainy River below the dam was shrouded in mist this morning as winter continues to grasp Borderland in its icy clutches. But there should be some relief from the frigid temperatures in the next few days, with the mercury possibly rising to minus-two C by Tuesday.
Birds of a feather do, indeed, flock together, especially when it’s minus-30 C with a wind chill warning in effect, as these colourful ducks spotted locally this morning can attest to. Fortunately, a warming trend is in the forecast, with the mercury possibly rising close to zero C by Monday.
