More than 200 people showed up to try their luck Saturday at the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s “Casino Night” fundraiser at the Memorial Sports Centre. Foundation director Teresa Hazel said this morning the event cleared about $28,000, which included not only proceeds from ticket sales, “fun” gambling, and live […]
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Fort Frances OPP officers, assisted by Canada Border Services, arrested a man at the border here around 5 p.m. on Saturday. The 37-year-old International Falls resident was charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level over 80 mg. He was released from custody and is scheduled to […]
It may not have the same feeling as a Game 7, but a Game 3 in NorWOSSA has equal value nonetheless. The Muskie boys’ hockey team beat the Eagles 4-3 here yesterday afternoon to force a third-and-deciding game tomorrow night in Dryden with the NorWOSSA gold medal—and a trip to […]
The Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s “Casino Night” fundraiser is ready to roll tomorrow evening at the Memorial Sports Centre—but it’s not too late to get tickets. “We’re inching towards the 200 mark,” Foundation director Teresa Hazel said this morning, referring to ticket sales. “But if you haven’t gotten your […]
The board of directors of Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. on Thursday night asked municipal leaders from across the district to pressure the Rainycrest board to put the management of the local home for the aged into the hands of Riverside on an interim basis. But the Rainycrest board asserts […]
Three Muskie swimmers had qualified for the OFSAA swimming championships, which wrapped up yesterday at the Etobicoke Olympium in Toronto. Heather Dutton, competing in the senior girls’ division, finished fifth in the 200m free with a time of 2:14.72 and came eighth in the 100m Open fly with a time […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team will be in Dryden tonight to open their best-of-three NorWOSSA final against the Eagles. Game 2 is slated here Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Ice for Kids Arena, with Game 3, if necessary, back in Dryden on Tuesday night. The winner advances to the […]
Joyce Gosselin captured another medal at the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, earning a silver today in the 4x100m snowshoe relay. She and teammates Josee Camire, Sara Jane Daigle, and Corrie Anne Carlile finished the relay in 4:32.74—second behind the American team that won in a […]
Repairs on the international bridge at Rainy River are scheduled to be carried next week, with the work starting Monday. The bridge was damage by an over-height vehicle back on Feb. 14. Delays during peak traffic periods of 7:30 a.m.- 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. will be roughly 15 […]
The Rainy River Easter Seals District Council is happy to announce the month of March has been proclaimed as Easter Seals Month by Fort Frances Mayor Dan Onichuk. The group’s paper egg fundraising campaign started today (March 4) and will until to Easter Sunday (March 27). The paper eggs will […]
With revised plans in place for a skate park here, the committee working to make the project a reality will hold a public meeting this coming Tuesday. The meeting—slated for 7 p.m. in the conference room upstairs at the Memorial Sports Centre—will feature Andrew Kondrat, a pro skateboarder and snowboarder […]
Coun. Roy Avis is disputing Mayor Dan Onichuk’s assertion during Monday night’s council meeting that the idea to eliminate the town’s executive committees came from the councillor. The assertion was reported in a story in yesterday’s Times. But Coun. Avis, who did not attend Monday’s meeting, said this morning that, […]
