Mike Behan The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team played solid defence in the opening quarter of their NorWOSSA showdown yesterday afternoon against the visiting Dryden Eagles. But the black-and-gold couldn’t keep it up, eventually falling 46-33 to remain winless in league play (0-6) so far this season.
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Nicholas Donaldson Work has begun at the future site of the consolidated St. Francis and St. Michael’s School north of the current St. Francis location. Despite the heavy winds kicking up large amounts of dust at the site on Wednesday, some surveying work was being done as crews prepare for […]
Duane Hicks At long last, the fences are down and the new Rainy Lake Square is open. The public is welcome to come on in, reports the town. A small number of deficiency items still need to be completed in the next few days but this work will not impede […]
Nicholas Donaldson The staff at Nexus Community Savings here are celebrating their annual Credit Union Day today. Nexus, a division of Alterna Savings, has decorated the branch in the new Alterna colours and is offering up cake, coffee, pop, water, and hotdogs all day long to mark the occasion.
Duane Hicks Nadine Mutz added a couple of more items into the “Food for Fines” collection yesterday evening at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. In celebration of Ontario Public Library Week (Oct. 15-21), patrons can pay their library fines all week by donating non-perishable food items to the […]
Duane Hicks Sporting its trademark spiky hair, this red-breasted merganser stood out amongst the gulls hanging out along the shoreline near Seven Oaks last week. While mild weather is forecast for this week, more and more birds no doubt will be heading south as winter draws near.
of Nicole Medwechuk Armstrong A group of Rainy River High School students took time out of their day on Friday to cheer on Team Canada (the Trevor Bonot rink) as it competed at the world mixed curling championships in Champéry, Switzerland.
of Laurel Beager Minnesota Lt.-Gov. Tina Smith (centre), surrounded by members of the local airport commission, enthusiastically cut the ribbon to officially open the new terminal at Falls International Airport last Tuesday.
Instructor Jeff Ogden had the attention of his class as he explained some drills last Thursday during a Hockey Canada Skills Academy class at the Ice For Kids Arena. This is the first year of the program being run by the Rainy River District School Board, which gives Grade 7 […]
Nicholas Donaldson Dr. Dan Pierroz and the staff of the Nor-West Animal Clinic had just enough time for a photo last Thursday as they already were in full swing at their new location on McIrvine Road behind Canadian Tire (the former farmers’ market building). The new building opened last Tuesday […]
Duane Hicks Sherin Hagen, left, of the Fort Frances Friends of Animals was happy Candi Stevens, right, decided to adopt “Kiwi” after falling in love with the puppy Friday afternoon at Sunset Country Ford. As part of its “F150 Fridays” event this month, Sunset Country Ford donated $25 to Friends […]
Duane Hicks Danielle Spuzak admired an autographed photo of Winnipeg Jets’ winger Kyle Connor while she perused the silent auction tables during the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s annual fundraiser gala Saturday evening at La Place Rendez-Vous. The event, entitled “Making Magic for Health Care,” raised $36,000 towards the purchase […]
