Fort Frances Little Theatre’s production of “The Gin Game” is cancelled for this evening and instead likely will open at the Townshend Theatre tomorrow night. “We apologize,” Cathy Richards, a long-time actress and director with the local theatre group, said this morning. “It’s due to circumstances beyond our control. It […]
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Even though it’s now in its fourth year, the annual Struchan Gilson Classic volleyball tournament this weekend at Robert Moore School still humbles its namesake. “As long as it’s not called the ‘Gilson Memorial,’ it’s fine by me,” said Gilson, a retired teacher who taught at the school from 1980-95. […]
Ear Falls OPP charged two Absent Without Leave U.S. Marine recruits on Tuesday after the pair had been found hiding out in a tourist camp in the Perrault Falls area. Police first were alerted of the pair Nov. 2 when Kenora OPP received a call from one of the two […]
They say the focus of any minor hockey association in Canada is to teach the game and stress hard work over wins and losses. But for the long-running and successful Emo/Devlin/Barwick Minor Hockey Association, players and parents are faced with the extra challenge of travelling fair distances just to get […]
Borderland Thunder head coach Wayne Strachan admitted he was getting ready to come back to the Memorial Sports Centre hallways after their game against Dryden, and explain how their power play let them down and the opposing goalie stole the win. But then Kevin Webb went on a roll. Down […]
Four Muskies have been nominated for five awards after the team’s inaugural season in the Winnipeg High School Football League. Running back Jock Gemmell was nominated for the Harry Mood Memorial Trophy for highest standard in playing ability, school citizenship, sportsmanship, and scholastic standing. Quarterback Andrew George is up for […]
Grade three and six Education Quality and Accountability Office test scores increased, in some cases dramatically, here this year as the Rainy River District School Board found out at its regular meeting last night. “These are outstanding results,” Education Director Warren Hoshizaki had said yesterday before the meeting at Rainy […]
A second person has been charged in connection with the stabbing death of a 16-year-old male here July 31. Tara George, 20, of Thunder Bay was taken into police custody Sunday on a charge of manslaughter, Fort Frances OPP reported. She was escorted here from Thunder Bay yesterday and briefly […]
What is acceptable behavior and what is not is the basis for the provincial “Code of Conduct” introduced last year. Tonight, the Rainy River District School Board will vote to approve its mandated “code” at its regular meeting, which is being held at Rainy River High School this month. “This […]
Police charged a pair of men with drinking and driving over the weekend. A 25-year-old man was stopped on the 200 block of Scott Street on Saturday evening and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level over 80 mg. He is slated to appear in court […]
The Muskie court teams finished the NorWOSSA regular season on a high note here yesterday, claiming three out of four win against the Kenora Broncos. The highlight was the senior boys’ volleyball match. After losing the first two sets 25-19 and 27-25, the Muskies faced match point in the third […]
The Borderland Thunder hit two road bumps this weekend—losing 5-2 on Saturday and then 4-3 yesterday to the Feathermen Hawks. The Hawks (9-3-2), who are unbeaten in their last nine games, leaped over the Thunder and Dryden Ice Dogs for first place atop the Superior International Junior Hockey League. The […]
