The manager of the Arthritis Society’s North West Region will be in Fort Frances on Wedneday to recognize the outstanding contributions of local residents. They include Sylvia Ottarson and Shirley Dolph of here, Steve Yeryk of Rainy River, and the Knights of Columbus (Rainy Lake Council #2766 here and the […]
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Local singers have their chance to join in on a holiday tradition when the Choraliers hold their first rehearsal for the Christmas cantata this coming Monday at St. Mary’s Church. “We desperately need men that can sing,” organizer Diane Maxey stressed yesterday. “We do have some good men who have […]
With the NorWOSSA playoffs set for a week from today here, the Muskies won just one out of four matches against the visiting Dryden Eagles yesterday afternoon. The Muskies will wrap up the regular season here Monday against the Kenora Broncos. The senior girls’ basketball team and both the senior […]
Local MP Robert Nault responded angrily yesterday to the United States Department of Commerce’s preliminary determination in its anti-dumping investigation of softwood lumber from Canada. The department determined Canadian softwood lumber exports to the United States were dumped in the U.S. on average by 12.58 percent. “This decision is absolutely […]
Kenora OPP is investigating a two-vehicle accident that occurred yesterday afternoon Highway 17 near Royal Lake Road, resulting in the Trans-Canada being closed for about two hours. The accident occurred around 3 p.m. when a westbound tractor-trailer unit and an eastbound pickup truck collided about 30 km west of Kenora, […]
Kenora OPP is investigating the sudden death of 35-year-old Whitefish Bay First Nation man reported last night. A post-mortem was scheduled for later today but foul play is not suspected, police said. Police were notified around 8: 30 p.m. by the victim’s family when Daniel Joseph, a Whitefish Bay First […]
Two prominent couples, Len and Mary Jordens and Willard and Joyce Wilson, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversaries back on Oct. 25. On the Saturday (Oct. 27), the couples each received blessings from his Holiness, Pope John Paul II, at different gatherings. The Wilsons received theirs while they were with family […]
Although I don’t have a great deal of new news items to report on this week, two others well worth mentioning are the slo-pitch fundraiser dance Saturday and the Remembrance Day services being held Sunday. The dance will be held at the Devlin Hall, with the highlight being a live […]
Once again this year, Our Lady of the Way School is looking forward to participating in “Operation Christmas Child.” Suggested items to be included in shoe boxes destined for children in the Third World this Christman are school supplies, crayons, colouring books, calculators, and hygiene items. OLW asks that each […]
Construction of a new recreation facility at Couchiching is into its third month, with opening day plans right on schedule, band officials said. Officially named the Couchiching First Nation Recreation Centre, the two-floor, 16,000 sq. ft. building will sit across Highway 71 from the C C Complex. It is slated […]
The Pinewood skyline changed dramatically last week when the steeple on Our Lady of the Way Church was removed. The steeple had been struck by lightning Aug. 14, and could have caused the complete destruction of the church had the fire departments of Pinewood, Stratton, and Rainy River not been […]
Stratton rinks have swept their respective junior men and ladies’ zone playdowns—by default. Rinks skipped by Trevor Bonot and Kelly Neilson were awarded berths to the regional playdowns later this month after no other competitors from the Rainy River-Atikokan area stepped up to challenge them this weekend at the Stratton […]
