The Rainy Lake Hotel will be rocking to the infectious sound of the Ottawa based-band “Circuit” Friday and Saturday nights. Although the present members have been performing as a group for only two years, their distinctive brand of rock already has caught the attention of some major record labels. “We […]
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A Dryden man escaped injury after a plane he was piloting broke through the ice on Wabigoon Lake near the Yacht Club yesterday. Dr. Clare Ernewein had landed the Piper Cub he was flying, and was in the process of taxiing back to the Flying Club, when the plane broke […]
A search for a 38-year-old Northwest Angle man reported missing near Nestor Falls on Wednesday night was called off Thursday morning after he showed up on his own, Sioux Narrows OPP said. Conroy Paul and a male companion were hitchhiking north along Highway 71 from Nestor Falls when they decided […]
A 21-year-old man is facing several charges in connection with a robbery at the East End Confectionery on Scott Street Wednesday night. The store was entered by a lone male at 9:50 p.m., who brandished a knife at the clerk, police said. The man then fled the store but he […]
The Trout Lake Road dispute and border gun registration will be hot topics at the Northwestern Ontario Tourism Association’s annual spring meeting Friday in Nestor Falls. “There will probably be some discussion on the Trout Lake Road issue, and the gun control, I know, is going to be a real […]
Fort Frances hockey talent continues to be recognized as five more players secured berths on ‘AAA’ teams. Last weekend in Thunder Bay, Michael Jourdain, Kyle Herr, Steven Boileau, and Andrew Easton all were chosen for positions on the Thunder Bay Thunder travelling teams. Meanwhile, Jared Catholique-Bruyere earned a berth on […]
There will be a new addition to Portage Avenue next Tuesday when Yvonne Desaulniers opens her pet grooming store, Luv-A-K9-Grooming, next to Ocean’s Pet Store. “I am from Dryden originally, and I had my pet grooming business up there for seven years,” Desaulniers said. “My husband got work down here […]
Janis Lesko, honorary chairperson of the Rainy River District Women’s Business Network, is excited about their annual charity ball coming up May 5 at the Fort Frances Curling Club. “This year we decided to try something a little bit different,” said Lesko, who owns Cripes It’s a Castle on Scott […]
Instructor Ken Anderson and eight students of Northwest Tae Kwon Do attended Grand master Kang’s Can-Am Games tournament on Saturday in Winnipeg. Held at the University of Winnipeg’s Duckworth Centre gymnasium, this large tournament featuring six rings going at once for the full contact fighting division. Students could compete in […]
Three Muskies advanced to the all-Ontario badminton tournament after NWOSSAA play yesterday in Kenora. The senior mixed doubles’ team of Siobhan Devlin and Jamie Booth came in second yesterday to move on after a tough opening match. “They had their first tough match against Kenora. They went three games and […]
Fort Frances Aquanaut Rachel Dutton led a very strong team performance at the Division III swimming championships in Etobicoke, bringing home four medals. Dutton captured gold in the 200m free, silver for the 100m free, and bronze in the 200m I.M. and 100m fly. She fell just short of a […]
It will be family history at your fingertips tonight when the Fort Frances Museum holds its first of three genealogical open houses at the Family History Centre, which is located at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Keating Avenue. “We decided to hold this event to […]
