Joey Payeur Emerson Evans of the Fort Frances PeeWee ‘AA’ Canadians was denied on this penalty shot by Lord Selkirk Rebels’ goalie Evan Bandera in the third period of the championship game of the Canadians’ home tournament yesterday at the Ice For Kids Arena. Evans and his teammates weren’t crying […]
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Joey Payeur Laker Jack Bernie, left, and Mitchell Soderberg of the Thief River Falls Norskies were like two trains trying to make their way down the same track during the host squad’s 5-0 victory here Friday night.
Duane Hicks Borderland awoke to a frigid minus-40 C temperature this morning after an Arctic air mass moved into the region last night. The cold snap prompted the cancellation of school buses around the district and likely resulted in a some residents’ vehicles not starting. The good news is the […]
Nicholas Donaldson Work still is being done to get the local Salvation Army ready to open in its new building on Scott Street. The Thrift Store section of the building looks empty right now but will be up and running soon.
Nicholas Donaldson Vince Gouin wrote a message in the sign-in book during Confederation College’s 50th anniversary launch party that took place yesterday at its Rainy River District campus here. Gouin, a shop teacher at Fort Frances High School, also teaches a woodworking course at the college during the summer months. […]
Duane Hicks Mayor Roy Avis and Mary O’Connor, local Client Services co-ordinator for the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts, posed with the flag outside the Civic Centre on Tuesday to mark “Alzheimer Awareness Month.” Among the events the month is the “Forget Me Not” annual charitable dinner set for […]
Joey Payeur Emma Toriseva—frost coating her eyelashes—gritted her teeth through freezing winds to capture third place in the Grade 7-8 girls’ division as the Muskies Nordic ski team hosted its inaugural meet yesterday at the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club trails at Rocky Inlet. The Atikokan Voyageurs, Dryden Eagles, Kenora […]
Duane Hicks Programming and events co-ordinator Lauren Hyatt got a closer look at an information panel outlining the depictions of Freemasonry in popular culture Friday morning at the Fort Frances Museum. The panel is part of the new exhibit there, “Freemasonry: A History Hidden in Plain Sight,” which explains some […]
Heather Latter Marina Jarvis participated in a B-I-N-G-O event at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre last Wednesday afternoon as part of kids’ activities over the holiday break. The library also offered up a Pokémon session last Tuesday and then a “Let go my LEGO” event on Thursday.
Submitted Marlene McNally, left, Mary O’Connor, Client Services co-ordinator for the Alzheimer Society Kenora-Rainy River Districts, and Rainy River Mayor Debbie Ewald got ready to raise the Alzheimer Society flag Friday afternoon. January is “Alzheimer Awareness Month” and the local Alzheimer Society has several events planned.
Joey Payeur Dylan Kooner was a magic man with the puck—pulling off a neat stick-handling trick to elude Thunder Bay goalie Nathaniel Dupuis to score the Fort Frances Lakers’ first goal in the first period of Friday night’s 5-2 loss to the visiting North Stars at the Ice For Kids […]
Nicholas Donaldson Northwoods Gallery & Gifts owner Doug Cuthbertson was out shovelling snow earlier today—a common sight around Borderland this winter as yet more of the white stuff fell. While anywhere from 7.5-15 cm (three-six inches) accumulated throughout the day, the good news is the snow will taper off by […]
