Duane Hicks Br. #29 Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary president Alfreda Easton, second from left, presented Josie Miller, left, Christine Eisenzopf, Sandra Bridgeman, and Marcia Shute with 20-year pins and bouquets during the Legion ladies’ honours and awards ceremony Saturday afternoon. Auxiliary members were recognized for up to 75 years of service […]
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Joey Payeur Kaylyn Levesque worked on her form behind the line during the Ontario Volleyball Association Region 1 U14 High Performance Centre tryouts yesterday at Fort High. Players were selected to attend the OVA High Performance Centre in North Bay for a camp later this summer.
Joey Payeur Members of the Mini-Kickers and Small Fries were in full flight as the two Squirt division teams battled in Fort Frances Youth Soccer action yesterday evening at the St. Francis Sports Field. The season will wrap up later this month.
Duane Hicks Jamie Petrin, left, the new community homeless liaison for the local District Social Services Administration Board, and DSSAB CAO Dan McCormick toured the accessbility-modified kitchen at one of the newly-renovated apartments at Green Manor here during an open house yesterday. Thanks to provincial funding, Ed Kaun & Sons […]
Joey Payeur Sight & Sound Wolves’ runner Derek McKinnon was forced at second by Fort Frances Braves’ shortstop Jesse Tom during his team’s 2-1 win in Rainy River District Fastball League action yesterday at VanJura. The Braves (4-0) took over first place while the defending champion Wolves dropped into a […]
Staff Joan Foley of Investors Group drew the “Trip of the Month” winner for June as Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on yesterday at International Travel Services. Corrie and Janice Wiersema of Rainy River will be going on a Costa Rican tour–a trip valued at $4,500. Next month’s trip is a […]
Duane Hicks Registered Early Childhood Educator Jennifer Eckman, left, received a gift from Children’s Complex superintendent Shawna McRitchie in recognition of her 25 years of service at the daycare yesterday evening during the Town of Fort Frances’ annual appreciation dinner. Also honoured for having recently reached 25 years were Arlene […]
Duane Hicks Rachael McCoy was one of the Grade 8 students from Jody Bonner-Vickers’ class at Fort High who spray-painted stencils beside 46 storm drains along the waterfront here yesterday to remind people not to put pollutants into the sewer system. The project was a partnership of the Lake of […]
Duane Hicks A crew from RML Contracting of Thunder Bay continues to prepare the site of the future Rainy Lake Square for the installation of foundations next week. The foundation work has been subcontracted to Syncor Contracting, also from Thunder Bay. The entire square project is set to be complete […]
Kiera Kowalski Two lambs, only a few weeks old, along with a day-old troupe of baby chicks, came to visit Rainycrest on Tuesday afternoon courtesy of Gerber Farms. Here Danielle Cridland holds one of the lambs while Christene Ooombash gives it some love.
Duane Hicks Work continues on the new Edgewood Townhomes, with fencing and fascia to be complete in the next week. Syncor Contracting Inc. completed the interiors over the winter and more recently has turned to exterior work. One couple already is living in their unit and “love it,” according to […]
Nicholas Donaldson The 908 Rainy Lake Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron was formed up and ready for their annual ceremonial review last night at the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium. The cadets were inspected by the reviewing officer, local Justice of the Peace Pat Clysdale-Cornell, before receiving awards. They also provided […]
