Jamie Mountain Marissa Kerry of the Fort Frances Her-icanes tried her best to avoid the tag of Renegades’ pitcher Karma Andy after she had laid down a crafty bunt during the third inning of her squad’s 2-1 win in the RRDWFL championship final last Wednesday night. Despite Kerry getting tagged […]
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Jamie Mountain Coach Karissa Kajorinne of Thunder Bay huddled a group of girls around and gave them some instruction near the end of last Wednesday afternoon’s session at a basketball camp held at Fort High. The camp, which was open to both girls and boys ages 11-14, aimed to help […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Her-icanes and Renegades exchanged high-fives and pleasantries after the ‘Canes claimed a 2-1 victory in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League’s championship final last Wednesday night at the St. Francis Sports Field. It was the fourth-straight title for the Her-icanes, who have built something […]
Ken Kellar Aiden Loerzel, left, and Carter Payne debated how much cheese to put onto their foccacia dough during Confederation College’s Culinary camp at the Fort Frances High School on Thursday. The camp offered participants the chance to learn about different culinary practices and try their hands at a number […]
Ken Kellar Rick Socholotuk took up his bass guitar to perform with “Rewind” at the Rainy Lake Square on Thursday evening. The band drew a huge crowd to the square to enjoy a wide variety of crowd-pleasing tunes from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. The show was a tribute to […]
Ken Kellar Sisters Aella, left, and Finley Grynol, got some pointers from mom, Shannon, and dad, Aaron, while searching in the money pit that was run as a part of the Labour Day BBQ put on by a few of the local unions at the Point Park yesterday. Members of […]
Ken Kellar Bransen Campbell, left, registered for Grade 9 at Fort Frances High School with help from his brother, Calin, on Thursday. Meanwhile, Scott Kivimaki, left, got some guidance from sister, Anne, and mom, Sarah, as he opened his new locker for the first time. New students had the opportunity […]
Sam Odrowski Construction is well underway at the site of the new 19,000 sq. foot OPP detachment that’s set to open in 2020. Work at the site began in the spring of this year following a $20 million investment from the province to build the new facility. The location of […]
Jamie Mountain Local youth were able to sharpen up on their basketball skills yesterday at a camp being run at Fort High. Open to both girls and boys ages 11-14, and led by coach Karissa Kajorinne of Thunder Bay, the camp began Monday and is running through Friday. The boys’ […]
Sam Odrowski Doug Medhurst, left, spoke with Beau Johnson, registered professional forester (RPF) for Resolute Forest Products, about the new 2020-2030 Forest Management Plan for the Crossroute-Sapawe Forest during the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) information session at the Royal Canadian Legion Br. #29 yesterday. RPF’s from the […]
Sam Odrowski Construction is well underway at the site of the new 19,000 sq. foot OPP detachment that’s set to open in 2020. Work at the site began in the spring of this year following a $20 million investment from the province to build the new facility. The location of […]
Ken Kellar Neighbours Modern Diner head chef Jol Smith, left, general manager Diana Angus, co-owner Myles Wilcott, councillor Andrew Hallikas, Mayor June Caul, councillor Doug Judson, Fort Frances Community Chest volunteer Joelle Blanc-Paull and co-owner Jamie Pryde celebrated as the ribbon was officially cut at Neighbours Modern Diner during their […]
