More than 190 students, staff, and volunteers from Crossroads School in Devlin hit the road last Thursday for their annual Terry Fox Run. Almost everyone involved completed the five-km route under cool but sunny skies to raise money for cancer research. Crossroads secretary Kathy Pruys said the goal this year […]
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With Halloween just six weeks away, now is the perfect time for ghost and goblin lovers of all ages to begin planning for their favourite haunted holiday. And for local author and designer Susan Cousineau, this Hallowe’en will be even more frightful as she celebrates the launch of her latest […]
The Town of Fort Frances has set its timetable for the 2005 budget process, with a public meeting slated to kick things off this Monday (Sept. 27). In a report to council, Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig said the timetable, approved by council last week, “allows for a public meeting […]
Dryland conditioning. Say these words to a hockey player and their entire bodies will quiver, the hairs on their forearms will extend, and their heart rate will begin to rise. But like the air in your tires, off-rink conditioning plays a crucial role in developing a player—and also is instrumental […]
The 25th-annual “Octoberfest” is coming to Baudette, Mn. this Friday, Sept. 24 from 5 p.m.-1 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 25 from 3 p.m.-1 a.m., and Sunday, Sept. 26 starting with a polka mass at 10:45 a.m. Breakfast also will be served on Sunday. The cost for admission to the big tent […]
The Friends of the Fort Frances Public Library held its first meeting of the season on Sept. 16. This group of library supporters will be starting their fundraising activities with their second-annual tag day on Friday, Oct. 1. Volunteers will be at various locations throughout town during the day. Please […]
Steve Ballan (Fort Frances) and Doug McBride (Devlin) finished sixth to emerge as the top local duo in the 120-team field competing in the eighth-annual Sioux Narrows/Nestor Falls “Bassin” for Bucks” tournament Sept. 10-12 on Lake of the Woods. They finished with 39.36 pounds—6.29 behind the winning team of Jerry […]
The Friends of the Fort Frances Public Library held its first meeting of the season on Sept. 16. This group of library supporters will be starting their fundraising activities with their second-annual tag day on Friday, Oct. 1. Volunteers will be at various locations throughout town during the day. Please […]
“Get ready for an afternoon of die-hard hockey, corporate savvy, and fast-paced fun.” If you flipped over to page seven of the “Power Play for Easter Seals Kids” player’s package, this is the headline that accompanied the page. And if you were smart enough to have attended or participated in […]
With another hunting season underway, the Ministry of Natural Resources says how good it will be depends on what you’re looking for. The deer population is showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, the numbers are so high, the MNR has issued additional tags and some hunters could get […]
As the summer of 2004 slipped into autumn Wednesday, it took with it the last opportunity to salvage that traditional late-summer harvest—sweet corn. Anyone who tried to grow it in Rainy River District does not need to be reminded that this year qualified as a failure as far as the […]
Carrying on the recent tradition of dedicating the annual Terry Fox Run to a local family that has dealt with cancer, this year’s fundraiser was dedicated to the family of Herb and Shirley Cridland. A dozen members of the Cridland family came out for the “Marathon of Hope” on Sunday, […]
