With soccer coursing through her veins, you would assume Sarah Noonan has some noteworthy running skills. Noonan showed just how much by winning the women’s 20-29 age division in a time of 24:20 at the Running Bear 5-K race last weekend in Stratton in conjunction with Morley’s centennial celebrations. The […]
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Playoff fever is running through the Borderland Soccer Association—and both Gillons’ teams aren’t about to lower the temperature of their red-hot play. The Gillons’ men’s team (14-3-1) have had first place locked up for quite some time, but didn’t look like they had lost their edge in a season-ending 5-1 […]
The youngest local gridiron enthusiasts will be back on the field in two weeks, going helmet on helmet to ready themselves for another season. Head coach Dean Bruyere and his staff will open training camp for the Muskie ‘C’ football squad Aug. 18 from 5:30-8:30 p.m., running at the same […]
It only made sense that the brightest smile on the Kitchen Creek Golf Course on Sunday afternoon belonged to a dentist. Dr. Steve Chown parlayed a mid-round birdie run and a par on #18 into his first victory in the Kitchen Creek club championships after former champ Greg Ward just […]
If you can’t putt, you can’t win in golf. Just ask Happy Gilmore—or Glen Mills. A wonky putter on the second day of play caused the assistant pro at Kitchen Creek to fall out of contention after a strong opening round at last week’s Manitoba PGA championship at Larters at […]
Mike Allison was no taller than the rink boards when he started to dream about making it to the NHL. “I think it began when I was when I was seven years old, thinking I was all the NHL superstars while playing hockey down in the basement,” said the Fort […]
On their third day travelling on the Rainy River on Wednesday, the contingent of 16 youths and adults on the United Native Friendship Centre’s “canoe-a-thon” fundraiser are continuing their four-day trek in support of the Urban Multicultural Aboriginal Youth Centre, Li’l Eagles program, and the OPP Drug Abuse Resistance Education […]
While he’s only been on the job five days, Doug Brown, the new manager of Operations and Facilities for the Town of Fort Frances, has set his priorities for his work ahead here—and already is looking to make a few changes. “I think the department here does a pretty good […]
As participants in a provincial campaign to monitor West Nile virus, the Northwestern Health Unit has begun trying to collect mosquito samples this week. But while the health unit is responsible for both the Kenora and Rainy River districts, only the City of Kenora will be the site for the […]
With the municipal election coming up in November, and news that there will be a changing of the guard at least as far as the role of mayor goes, Fort Frances town council also may see a number of new faces after citizens head to the polls. One councillor whose […]
Local gardeners once again will get their chance to see whose thumbs are greenest this year when the Fort Frances Horticultural Society holds its annual flower and vegetable show tomorrow (Aug. 7) at the old CN station here. Following the theme, “Centennial Garden Gems,” organizers are hoping the event will […]
Got a child just starting school who may have concerns about riding the bus every day? Well, the Rainy River District School Board, Northwest Catholic District School Board, and Bus Operators Safety Committee have organized two sessions for parents and their young children to attend to not only get acquainted […]
