The 47th-annual Smokey Bear Invitational will see four of the top local golfers–Greg Ross, Monte Ross, Greg Ward, and Jeromy Wensley–heading over to the International Falls Country Club this weekend. Dubbed the Falls’ “premiere [golf] event” by club pro Tom O’Connell, the Smokey Bear attracts a good number of golfers […]
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With the Northwestern Health Unit currently conducting a review of its operations, town council will receive a grim compliance report from it at Monday night’s regular meeting here. “It provides details for the fact we are providing only about 70 percent of so-called ‘mandatory programs’ for the Kenora and Rainy […]
The Rendezvous Yacht Club is starting to see more boats come out for its bi-weekly races, including a season-high nine for the annual Canada Day regatta here last Saturday. Colin Hewitt (“Ariba”) won the race with a corrected time of 115.84 while Jas Spencer’s “Beagle” took second in 119.47. Bob […]
The Kenora OPP Marine Unit is still searching for a missing person on Red Deer Lake, north of Kenora, after a first person was found dead in the water Tuesday morning. “We just finished the ground search last night,” Sgt. Larry McInnis said this morning. “Any time you have an […]
More than 150 Hells Angels representing every chapter in Canada are expected to descend upon the normally quiet city of Kenora later this month. The event, called a “Canada Run” by the bikers, has police agencies bracing for trouble. Winnipeg police are especially interested since western bikers will have a […]
After the overwhelming success of last summer’s program, the second-annual Rainy River First Nation Summer Science Camp kicks off next week. The program, which runs July 10 through to Aug. 17, and will be held at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre west of Barwick. Organizers include Rainy River First Nation, the […]
They were close this time. Very close. A slo-pitch team comprised of Fort Frances council and town employees settled for a 12-12 tie with their International Falls counterparts in a spirited 14th edition of their annual challenge here Monday night. Led by Mayor Glenn Witherspoon, the Fort team brought along […]
“Ontario’s Promise,” a youth volunteer-orientated initiative, began to take shape as representatives and the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau hosted a series of presentations and workshops here last Thursday. A luncheon for representatives from district communities and businesses also was held at La Place Rendez-Vous in hopes of attracting support from […]
Given the extensive media coverage across Canada and in the northern U.S., the question now is whether the Fort Frances Jail’s spot on the map in the wake of last week’s standoff between inmates and police will be short-lived. A local group had been lobbying to keep the facility open […]
Our Lady of the Way held its graduation ceremony before a packed house, at which time 11 students were honoured. Father James offered opening prayer, then Mark Chojko-Bolec congratulated the class and brought greetings on behalf of the school board. The salutatory address was given by Peter Sandru before guest […]
April Matheson is still on top of the world. “It’s pretty shocking,” she said yesterday, two days after being crowned Fun in the Sun Queen 2001. “I really don’t remember [the crowning] too well. It was like a dream.” Matheson, who was sponsored by 364 Foodstore, received $2,000 as part […]
A mix of mostly warm and sunny weather, along with a slate of exciting activities, made for one of the best “Fun in the Sun” turnouts in several years, organizers said yesterday. “I think that it was very successful overall,” committee member Dawn Booth remarked. “I was shocked at the […]
