The Muskie Touchdown Club will be looking to score big with corporate sponsors now that it can offer advertising on the new fence surrounding the football field to raise money to help keep the program running. The Rainy River District School Board voted last week to allow advertising on the […]
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The official word was given late Monday afternoon (Sept. 9) that the water at Crossroads School was fit for drinking again. It had been shut off since the first day of school (Sept. 4) due to a bad sample. The school also had shut the tap water off in the […]
Members of the Fort Frances Curling Club soon will get a chance to clear their throats about clearing the air this coming season. Registration for the new season will be held this Monday (Sept. 16) from 7-9 p.m. But a potentially controversial gathering will take place early next month to […]
Research from the school council at Crossroads in Devlin points to improper installation of a new water system as the root of countless boil order advisories there since last year. Claiming they couldn’t get answers from the local public school board, the council set out to get answers about the […]
While council eventually agreed Monday night to sub-contract George Armstrong Co. Ltd., through its Operations and Facilities Division, to install the sanitary sewer and water connection for the new River Walk condominium project on Front Street, a debate over town policy nearly meant a significant delay in how soon construction […]
Art Bonot celebrated his 75th birthday one day in advance Saturday at the Emo Health Centre to ensure all family members could be present. Despite being hospitalized, it was a happy occasion for Art, a well-known fastball enthusiast who was a one-time player, coach, and fan of the Emo Legion […]
The torrential downpours of June may have washed out the hopes of a bountiful harvest for local small game hunters. This Saturday marks the opening of the ruffed and spruce grouse season in the Fort Frances region. But the thrill of the kill may be less frequent this fall due […]
It was a fish tale with a happy ending. Michael Causyn of Kenora and Tim Strempler of Winnipeg had a combined three-day catch of 47.42 pounds to capture first place and a total of $8,000 at the annual Bassin’ for Bucks derby on Whitefish Bay of Lake of the Woods […]
They began walking shortly after sunrise Friday—a yellow homemade sign the only indication of their starting point on the quiet River Road. Hours later, almost 20 people arrived at North American Lumber here after walking, jogging, and running 20 miles in the third-annual Tom Bruyere Walk for Dialysis. The walk, […]
Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton has been on a boil-water order in the wake of the Walkerton, Ont. tragedy—and parents are fed up. “We’ve had the boil order for over a year, since last May. It’s so bad they can’t even wash their hands,” said one parent […]
One of Canada’s top country groups will take the stage at the Townshend Theatre here later this month to kick off another “tour de Fort” season. “Prairie Oyster” is set to perform Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m. as the first “encore” show, meaning those who don’t have tour de […]
Snake Krawchuk can’t take all the credit—and he doesn’t want it, either. “I looked up and said, ‘Mom, this one’s for you,’ and it went in,” Krawchuk said of his seven-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole Sunday afternoon that won him the men’s open division of the annual […]
