Heather Latter Many children getting off the bus at J.W. Walker this morning were full of smiles as the first day of classes got underway at schools across the district.
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Heather Latter Fort Frances Museum curator Pam Hawley, left, along with summer student Jillian Berry, put in place a collection of medals for a new exhibit focusing on John McCrae, who is best-known for writing the famous war memorial poem, “In Flanders Fields.” The exhibit, “Remembering John McCrae,” which is […]
Heather Latter Angela Galusha, from “A Little Off The Top,” picked the winning ticket for the Kiwanis “Trip of the Month” draw at International Travel Services this morning as club member Irene Laing looked on. Karen and Dave Egan will be heading to San Antonio, Tex.—a prize valued at $2,400. […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Power Corp. crews continued to make repairs at the southwest corner of Second Street East and Portage Avenue yesterday after a transport truck struck the pole in the early-morning hours of Friday. A new pole has been installed, and power to streetlights in that area has […]
Heather Latter This stallion showed off a maneuver in the “Airs Above the Ground” portion of the Lipizzaner Stallions show at the ’52 Canadians Arena here Friday night. A full house was on hand to view the intricate leaps and movements performed by the majestic horses.
Mitch Calvert Falls anglers John Cann (left) and Ted Olson hoisted the trophy after capturing the fifth-annual International Falls Bass Championship on Saturday. The duo brought in a monster 16.52-pound bag while fishing on Rainy Lake on Saturday to take the title with a two-day haul of 28.10 pounds. Tyler […]
Mitch Calvert Fred Sinninghe watched his putt just sneak past the cup on the ninth green as teammates Peter Badiuk (middle) and Darryl Little kept a close eye during the second-annual Muskie Sports Association golf scramble Saturday at Kitchen Creek. The tournament saw 18 teams take part and raised just […]
Duane Hicks Having just departed from The Harbourage, motorcyclists headed down the highway on Saturday morning for the local Alzheimer Society’s seventh-annual “Ride for Memories.” About 20 local riders joined up with fellow motorcyclists from across the region in Red Lake for a steak dinner at the Legion there. Organizers […]
Mitch Calvert Mike Wilson of the Barwick Blue Knights eluded the tag of Sight & Wolves’ second baseman Paul Visser while stealing second during the first inning of the Rainy River District Fastball League final at George Oltsher Field in Barwick yesterday evening.
Heather Latter Participants in the Muskie cheerleading camp worked on a variety of stunts yesterday evening. The camp, which also ran Tuesday, saw about a dozen girls take part.
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Power Corp. crews were busy today erecting a new hydro pole, and switching over power lines, after the old one on the southwest corner of Portage Avenue and Second Street Eaast was struck by a transport truck around 2 a.m. No power outages were reported but […]
Peggy Revell Carine Gallagher, co-ordinator at Confederation College for the Community-Based BScN program, and Karen Poole, director of Lakehead University’s School of Nursing, spoke about the program and answered questions during an information session at the college campus here yesterday. The pilot program—which first ran in 2005 and saw its […]
