On Sunday around 9:30 p.m., Atikokan OPP officers arrested a female driver on Mercury Avenue there. Police had received an earlier report of a southbound vehicle being operated in an erratic manner and shortly after discovered the vehicle had left the roadway, coming to rest in the west ditch. As […]
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Fort High’s hopes for an extended soccer post-season were dashed at the NorWOSSA playoffs yesterday in Dryden. The boys lost their semi-final match 3-1 to the host Eagles yesterday morning. The black-and-gold trailed 2-0 with just minutes left in regulation time before scoring to draw within one—only to quickly allow […]
With the construction project at the Portage Avenue underpass set to start on Tuesday (May 22), Fort Frances Emergency Services wants to assure local residents that emergency response to the north end of town will not be significantly impacted. In a joint meeting with CN Police, the OPP, ambulance, and […]
Council approved an agreement between the Fort Frances Curling Club and the Town of Fort Frances on Monday night that will see the club paying off its outstanding taxes by 2014. As it stands, the curling club owes the town about $74,000. But under the following terms of the agreement, […]
Both Muskie soccer teams are preparing to wrap up their short season today at the NorWOSSA playoffs up in Dryden. While the boys come into the league playoffs at the bottom of their pool, the girls are on top of theirs and so get a bye into the final—something co-head […]
Several volunteers from the Devlin, Emo, and Barwick areas were honoured with Volunteer Service Awards last Thursday evening in Kenora for their contributions to their communities. Of the 60 recipients at the ceremony, more than half hailed from Rainy River District. But only 11 travelled the two hours to accept […]
Well-known actor Gordon Tootoosis and former NHL star Gino Odjick will be speaking to youngsters about many youth issues this Friday at the Rainy River First Nations’ gymnasium. “I think it’s a really good thing for them to come and speak to help educate the youth,” said Harvey Cochrane, who […]
Two-time Olympic gold-medalist Cheryl Pounder, a member of the Canadian women’s hockey team, addressed students at St. Michael’s and St. Francis schools here Friday afternoon. Pounder, in town for the Women’s Health Symposium the following day, dropped by the schools to let the students get a firsthand look at her […]
Shackled in chains, Brittany Hayes acted out a scene from George Bernard Shaw’s play “Saint Joan” at Saturday’s highlights concert. Hayes was honoured with the Katy VanDrunen Memorial Award for Best Monologue by a High School Student. —Duane Hicks photo
Betty Esselink, left, and Rylee Nixon offered up French fries and breaded walleye to about 135 hungry residents at the Devlin Hall on Sunday during the Crossroads rink committee’s Mother’s Day fish fry. Unfortunately, attendance was down from last year and the amount of funds raised was not available as […]
Annelise Hawrylak, left, and Melissa Friesen were honoured as the 2007 Rose Bowl winners for vocal and drama performances, respectively, at the Rainy River District Festival for the Performing Arts’ highlights concert Saturday night at the Townshend Theatre. —Duane Hicks photo
“Ivanka,” played by Thunder Bay actor Jo-Ann Waytowich, encouraged the crowd to “Take A Check-Up from the Neck Up” on Saturday afternoon during the 2007 Women’s Health Symposium, as she tackled the big issues in life—namely being fat and over 40, fitness, relationships, and getting older. “Ivanka” was joined by […]
