With only a limited number of exhibition games under their belts before the Bantam ‘AA’ B•Macs opened their tournament season in Thunder Bay last weekend, head coach Brad Fairnington admitted he was leery about how his team would do. But after advancing all the way to the final of the […]
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The Fort Frances Pollard Logging Novice girls’ hockey team finished with a 1-2 record at the fifth-annual Lake of the Woods tournament in Kenora over the weekend. Pollard Logging won their final game of the tournament Saturday night, downing Dryden 3-1. Courtney Caldwell led the way with a pair of […]
Facing the pressure of their first regional test day of the season, members of the Border Figure Skating Club passed in more ways than one here last weekend. “It was an absolutely excellent weekend,” enthused BFSC co-coach Penny McComb. “We hope for 100 percent passes and we got close to […]
A five-goal second period helped propel the Emo Esso Leafs to an 11-1 blow-out over Fort Frances in Atom hockey action. Nathan DeBungee led the way with a hat trick while Tyler Kinnear added a pair of goals. Maverick Judson, Ryan Witherspoon, Brock Benjamin, Tyler Cottan, Riley Caul, and Matt […]
The Muskies hung on for a hard-fought 4-2 victory over the visiting International Falls Broncos last night, snapping a four-game losing streak against their arch-rivals from across the river. c Steve Keesic was the offensive star in round one of the “Battle of Borderland,” pacing the black-and-gold with three goals […]
More than 30 years of experience as an adult trainer for Girl Guides at both the provincial and local level has landed Marnie Cumming of Fort Frances the job as deputy provincial commissioner for the Girl Guides of Ontario. Cumming was appointed to the position by the provincial commissioner a […]
From glucometers to information on feet, all aspects of diabetes and its effects were covered by about a dozen health care professionals on hand for the “Fresh Start” diabetes fair last Thursday at the Gizhewaadiziwin Access Centre on Couchiching. With 11 displays to choose from, people with diabetes and family […]
The International Joint Commission’s draft supplementary order governing lake levels, issued yesterday, is good for Namakan but will hurt walleye in Rainy Lake, opponents warned. “My gut feeling looking at this now is it’s good news for people living on Namakan reservoir,” noted Paul Radomski, a fisheries biologist with Minnesota’s […]
Eight years worth of community service as an instructor for the “55 Alive” driver education program for seniors, and other informative workshops, earned OPP Cst. Steve Latimer the 1999 “Good Neighbour” award. More than 50 people were on hand at the old CN station here Friday afternoon for the award […]
“Ice for Kids” will present a letter at town council’s next meeting Dec. 13 requesting the group be put back “on board” the canteen project to help raise the extra $200,000 local share needed for the new arena project. Co-chair Dave Egan confirmed this morning they’re prepared to return to […]
From Vivaldi’s “Gloria” to selections from “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” director Stephanie Hawkins said the Rainy River Community Choir’s sixth-annual Christmas concert will have something for everybody. The choir kicks off the first of its four performances tomorrow at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Bergland. […]
The time and the money it took to organize a bus trip for 27 district farmers to attend “Agribition” in Regina, Sask. last week can be summed up in three words–well worth it! Kim Jo Calder, who helped organize the trip with the Rainy River Future Development Corp., said she’s […]
