Barb Rousseau, left, and Nancy Johnson showed off some pumpkin-looking squashes at their booth that sold one-of-a-kind handmade products at the 20th-annual Rainy River Giant Pumpkin Festival that took place Saturday at Hannam Park. They were one of the many vendors who were set up at the festival’s flea/farmers’ market […]
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Sam Odrowski Rainy River Giant Pumpkin Festival vice-president Donna Wolanicki, left, and president Valerie Leininger were all smiles on Saturday under the big tent at Hannam Park. They are seated next to two scarecrows that were donated by Riverview School. The local day care centre and high school also donated […]
Kendra Trenchard showed off the 281-pound pumpkin she grew for the 20th-annual Giant Pumpkin Festival in Rainy River that took Saturday at Hannam Park. The youngster landed third place for the heaviest pumpkin in the junior category. She was awarded $100 for her handwork, tending to her giant pumpkin during […]
Sam Odrowski The new international bridge between Rainy River to Baudette currently is under construction in a co-ordinated effort between the Minnesota Department of Transportation and Ontario Ministry of Transportation. The project, which started started in June, will replace the old bridge linking the two communities.
Submitted Local paramedic John (Jack) Kellar posed with Major-General (Ret’d) Richard Heath Rohmer after receiving the Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Service Medal on Sept. 20 in London, Ont.
Jamie Mountain Nick Hahkala of the Fort Frances Lakers looked to motor his way toward the net around his Minnesota Iron Rangers’ opponents during the first period of his squad’s 6-5 win in their home-opener Friday night. The Lakers then fell 5-3 to the visiting Thunder Bay North Stars the […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie football team had some of its members show up for an extra practice session Sunday afternoon at Fort High in order to get some prep work in for tomorrow’s home game, which slated for 4 p.m. against the Maples Marauders. Those on hand worked hard on […]
Submitted Greta Fedoruk was among the top performers for the Muskie cross-country team at the Evergreen Classic in Kenora last Thursday. Fedoruk ran to a gold-medal finish in the senior girls’ 5.4-km race, clocking in with a time of 24:47 at the second meet of the NorWOSSA season. The Muskies […]
Jamie Mountain A new banner can be seen hanging from the rafters of the Ice For Kids Arena this season. The Fort Frances Lakers held a special pre-game ceremony ahead of their SIJHL home-opener Friday night in which they honoured the Humboldt Broncos, a junior ‘A’ team that plays in […]
Duane Hicks Brooke Lelonde, left, and Cadance Sinclair, right, made sure Emma Wilson’s newspaper wedding apparel, complete with bouquet, was ready to be modelled on the runway during “Tween Club” yesterday afternoon at the Fort Frances Public Library. Tweens used their imagination to put on the library’s first “Project Runway” […]
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St. Michael’s School students, educational assistant Mrs. Hamilton, and teacher Mrs. Vamdanbrand showed their support for “Orange Shirt Day” by wearing orange yesterday.
Staff Kiwanian Dr. Bob Lidkea and Carmen Ou, an optometry intern working at Lidkea Optometry here, drew the October winner of the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” at International Travel Services yesterday. Pia and Brian Beers from Fort Frances won a trip to New York City valued […]
