Kevin Nielson, owner of Shoppers Drug Mart in Fort Frances, and his staff recently presented the proceeds from their “Tree of Life” campaign to the Riverside Foundation for Health Care. The campaign, which ran from Sept. 22-Oct. 19, raised more than $1,100, of which 75 percent was donated locally (to […]
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Members of the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary will play host to other auxiliary members from across the region this spring when Region 12 East and West come together for their bi-annual conference. Joan Mudge, chairman of the Hospital Auxiliaries Association of Ontario (HAAO) Region 12 West, noted it’s a time […]
A perennially-popular event that raises tens of thousands of dollars each year to help district individuals and families with medical bills, the eighth-annual “Community Chest” benefit dinner is slated for Sunday, Feb. 17 at La Place Rendez-Vous. Georges Blanc, who helps organize the dinner as both co-owner of the Rendez-Vous […]
The Muskie team lashed out at an unsuspecting Taggs squad during men’s basketball league action here Monday night, avenging a rare loss by posting an 89-55 blowout. The victory came a week after La Place Rendez-Vous earned a narrow 83-82 overtime win over the Muskies. Joey Theriault led all scorers […]
Thunder Bay’s VP Bearcats took first place in last weekend’s Bantam ‘A’ hockey tournament at the Memorial Sports Centre, beat the Dryden Senators 4-1 in the final. While local teams were shut out of the championship battle at their own tournament, parents and fans had to settle for an all-Fort […]
Fort High flexed its boys’ basketball muscles yet again as both the senior and junior teams notched decisive victories over the visiting Dryden Eagles. The juniors (5-0) remained undefeated in NorWOSSA play after pulling out a 32-26 victory on Thursday—led by Justin Anderson’s 15 points. Chris Legg also was a […]
The Muskies girls’ hockey team had an “un-bear-able” week while visiting Rainy River and hosting Eveleth for a pair of exhibition games. First, they had to rally for a 5-4 victory over the Lake of the Woods Bears on Thursday night in Rainy River, then fell 3-1 to the Golden […]
The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team travelled to Kenora over the weekend for the “Winter Blast 2008” tournament and faced stiff competition all day during the round-robin—gaining only one win in eight sets. This sent the Muskies to the ‘B’-side, where they defeated the Red Lake Rams in two sets […]
Their backs against the wall after a crushing 6-4 loss to the Fort William North Stars here Friday, the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres needed to come up with a big game Saturday night to eclipse the SIJHL’s reigning dynasty. And boy, did they ever. Ryan Faragher stopped a whopping 53 […]
The Rainy River District OPP has a new public relations person. Cst. Anne McCoy took over as Community Services Officer (CSO) on Jan. 3 when Cst. Doug Irish went back to regular patrol duties. Cst. McCoy, a 15-year veteran with the OPP, is looking forward to her new duties, which […]
Congratulations to Ken Perry, who was sworn in as town councillor last night after winning Mondays byelection, and thanks to Todd Hamilton for letting his name stand so voters of Fort Frances could have a choice. Sadly, though, the first byelection in our towns 105-year history will be remembered most […]
It’s been nine remarkable years since Pastor Andrew Hall arrived in Emo and began preaching at Calvary Baptist Church there. “There were only about 45 people out that first Sunday,” he recalled. This past Sunday, however, about 120 attended the morning service to listen to Pastor Hall’s final sermon and […]
