With winter already well on its way, St. Mary’s Church is asking people to clean out their closets and donate old and outgrown winter coats to its annual winter coat project. Organizers are looking for warm winter clothing for men, women, and children. They are looking for coats in all […]
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Fort Frances OPP is investigating several thefts reported Saturday night in the Christie Avenue North area. Culprits were reported to have entered unlocked vehicles parked in the area. Police would like to remind the public to keep unattended vehicles locked at all times. In other news, members of the OPP—along […]
They may not be able to walk or talk yet, but local infants and toddlers now can get a leg up on computer training thanks to a kiddy computer program at the Fort Frances Public Library. The library acquired a MIND computer two weeks ago thanks to the Ontario Early […]
A proposed vision of the town’s future—a community improvement plan that includes an economic financial incentive plan within it—will be the topic of a public Monday night at the Civic Centre. “I think it’s important for the public to come out to this,” Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said Monday morning. “If […]
Another quick start by the Oak Park Raiders meant another playoff disappointment for the Muskie ‘A’ football team. The Raiders found the end zone the first three times they touched the football, and jumped out to a 24-0 lead, en route to a 35-8 victory over the Muskies in WHSFL […]
The Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs ended two Borderland Thunder streaks with a pair of weekend wins there. Jamie Silverson’s goal with 3:42 to play gave the Bulldogs a 3-2 victory Friday before they came back from a two-goal deficit in a 6-3 win Saturday. Not only was the Thunder’s seven-game […]
It was a warm-up game for the locals, but they barely broke a sweat. The Muskie senior girls’ basketball squad tuned up for its annual home tournament this weekend by whipping the Rainy River Owls 43-13 in exhibition action at the “Fish Tank” (Fort High gym) yesterday afternoon. Stephanie Mattson […]
It will be pumpkin-mania tomorrow as the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market on McIrvine Road closes for the season. Among the highlights will be the annual auction of pumpkins carved and decorated by local artists to raise money for the Riverside Foundation for Health Care. The event was started two years […]
The local OPP’s “Policing for Results” phone survey so far has found residents to be helpful in giving input as to how well police are serving the community, Sgt. Steve Shouldice said Friday morning. “[Thursday] night was the second night conducting the survey. We’re up to 28 surveys completed,” he […]
Having turned in its charter back in January, the disbanded Fort Frances Rotary Club finally has divvied up its projects account, with three local groups benefiting from the group’s contributions. “We cleaned up our accounts [Wednesday] and we’re giving out our money to the Kiwanis, the library, and the local […]
The effort to get the Kiwanis Club’s skate park built here keeps building momentum, with an organizational meeting planned for this Tuesday (Oct. 29) at 7 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre. “This meeting is really aimed at the organizational aspect of it,” said Kiwanian Steve Maki, who led a […]
Members of the Rainy River OPP, in tandem with the Ministry of Natural Resources, inspected more than 50 vessels on the lower Rainy River on Oct. 12, resulting in charges against boaters, police announced this morning. The marine enforcement initiative saw vessels inspected from Stratton to Lake of the Woods, […]
