Sons of Norway Vinland Lodge 1-193 will host a social-cultural meeting at Nylan Huset on Rainy Lake this Sunday (Sept. 19) at 2 p.m. Iron World storyteller Gloria Anderson Hegg will provide entertainment, and the lodge will be celebrating the heritage of Danes in our community with displays of artifacts […]
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In the municipalities of Alberton and La Vallee, local school children and members of the “Get Outdoors” club have constructed and put out 34 “bluebird lines” over the last 11 years. Each line has 15-24 bird boxes, with club members monitoring them every summer and cleaning them out in the […]
Something has been smelling fishy lately in the North Arm of Rainy Lake and it’s not going to go away just yet. Over the past week, reports have been coming in about the absence of seagulls around Mine Centre while, at the same time, there has been a huge influx […]
Council passed a revised version of its bylaw which regulates the use of paintball guns in town limits at Monday night’s meeting, amending it to make some exceptions to the rule. While council first approved implementation of controls over the use of paintball guns back on Jan. 20, 2000, and […]
Despite a chilly and cloudy start to the day, the fifth-annual “fly-in barbecue” at the Fort Frances Airport on Saturday managed to wing it. Only about 75 spectators showed up—a far cry from the some 220 who attended last year’s event—but that didn’t dampen spirits, either. “Given the way the […]
It was suitable that the back of Wade Friesen’s sweater read “Carnival of Carnage.” Wearing a black hooded sweater that probably will fit him in two years, a pair of baggy jeans, and a toque with the heavy-metal band ICP (Insane Clown Posse) inscribed on the side, Friesen leaned up […]
With word that entering into a contract with the Koochiching County recycling plant across the river would mean a cost increase from $2,600 per month to $9,700, the Town of Fort Frances has to look for another place to send its recyclables. And a suitable system to follow, Operations and […]
The much-beleaguered cattle farmers in Rainy River District will have a friend and advocate in Ottawa, Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff pledged Monday night in Alberton. Boshcoff, who is touring this end of the new riding until tomorrow, sat down with members of the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association on […]
Fort Frances will be shopping around for a new recycling service after learning it will cost three times more to stay on board with Koochiching County Environmental Services Department for another year. But this is good news for residents of Fort Frances because it means they now may be able […]
The Muskie varsity football team wasn’t able to pull out a victory in their season-opener Friday against the Churchill Bulldogs in Winnipeg. The Bulldogs—one of the better teams in the Winnipeg High School Football League’s ‘AA’ conference—blanked the black-and-gold 30-0 in a game the Muskies knew would be a tough […]
The town’s recreation advisory committee is asking council for financial support—in the form of a prize—to encourage local residents to fill out a programs and facilities questionnaire survey. As directed by council, the rec committee has developed a questionnaire survey to go out to every household in the community. A […]
Although their regular season opened today, training camp is still in session for the Muskie varsity (‘A’) team, at least according to rookie offensive co-ordinator Shane Beckett. After winning for the first time in two seasons in an exhibition game here last Thursday against the Sturgeon Creek Schooners (18-0), the […]
