Mitch Calvert Muskie hopefuls were put through a heavy dose of skating drills during the opening session of team tryouts last night. The tryouts continue tonight from 8:45-9:45 p.m. and again Friday from 5:45-7:15 p.m. at the Ice For Kids Arena.
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Duane Hicks Departing from the old CN station, participants made their way down Fourth Street West yesterday afternoon for the annual Terry Fox Run here. Despite the beautiful weather, only 24 registered participants turned out, raising $1,307 for cancer research.
Peggy Revell Rainy Lake Air Cadet Squadron members Kristina Wolff and Austin Morrison helped prepare breakfast for the hungry crowd that came out early Saturday for the group’s annual “Fly-In/Drive-In” event at the Fort Frances Airport. The thick morning fog eventually cleared off, giving those on hand a chance to […]
Peggy Revell Kyra Sedor, alongside other workers, had a busy morning sorting through all the items dropped off at the Public Works yard during the town’s annual Household Hazardous or Special Waste Day on Saturday. The event once again proved popular as a steady stream of vehicles lined up along […]
Peggy Revell Bev Mylenchuk sliced up cake into servings for the guests attending the Fort Frances Horticultural Society’s tea party to celebrate its 40th anniversary on Saturday afternoon at the old CN station here.
Heather Latter Children’s librarian Andrea Avis pointed out one of the winning photographs of the Fort Frances Public Library’s “Snap It” teen photo contest there this morning. The photographs are on display to help decorate the Teen Centre. A total of 113 entries were received with six winners being named—Jessica […]
Heather Latter June Kowalchuk compared her abnormally large turnip with a regular one Tuesday afternoon. The large turnip, grown in Kowalchuk’s garden, weighs in at about 4 lbs.
Heather Latter Weechi-it-te-win Family Services executive director George Simard offered up a presentation to Manitoba’s Minister of Family Services and Housing Gord Mackintosh and his advisors yesterday in the Nanicost gymnasium. The visitors were there to learn about Weech-it-te-win Family Services and perhaps bring some similar practices back to their […]
Peggy Revell The Downtown Business Improvement Association erected five of six painted panels on the windows of the old Rainy Lake Hotel yesterday. The panels were hand-painted by museum summer students Jessica Bekesi, Jillian Berry and Joelle Barron. The sixth panel will be put up soon.
Peggy Revell Hockey hall-of-famer Ken Dryden inspected his old goalie stick which Greg Ferris brought in to be signed at a BBQ held for Dryden last Thursday evening. Ferris was only 11 years old when Dryden gave him the stick at a hockey game in Minneapolis, and had wanted Dryden’s […]
Heather Latter Crews were busy pouring cement on Black Bridge along La Vallee Road South (about two km south of Highway 11/71) on Thursday. The project, bring headed by T&K Sharp Construction of Stratton, consisted of removing the old wooden bridge structure that spans the La Vallee River and building […]
Mitch Calvert Muskie quarterback Dan Brunetta (foreground) and assistant coach Jim Whitburn prepared to throw to awaiting receivers during practice at Muskie Field on Friday. The Muskies are making final preparations this week for their season opener Friday afternoon in Kenora against the Broncos.
