Joey Payeur Former Muskie Cassandra Moffitt helped the Rainy River Community College women’s volleyball team beat the visiting Itasca Vikings 3-1 on Tuesday night to take over sole possession of second place in the MCAC Northern Division.
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Heather Latter Kian McCoy-Jourdain learned about the firing mechanism on this C3 105 mm Howitzer during a demonstration Saturday afternoon in the parking lot at the Memorial Sports Centre. The 116th Independent Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery Canadian Armed Forces, is based out of Kenora but its area of responsibility […]
Heather Latter After 32 years, Gary Nixon, accompanied by his wife, Diana, exited one of the rear entrances at Resolute Forest Products last Thursday after his final shift there. A small group of family and friends awaited Nixon, who was the last hourly worker at the local mill that was […]
Joey Payeur A wave of fleet-footed competitors stormed their way in unison through the opening stages of the Grade 4 girls’ division race during the Rainy River District Athletic Association’s annual cross-country running championships Friday morning at Crossroads School in Devlin.
Joey Payeur Jesse Begin made himself a favourite of his new teammates early on—snaring gold medals in all eight of his events for the Fort Frances Aquanauts during the Boston Pizza Fall Frolic Invitational at the Memorial Sports Centre pool over the weekend.
Heather Latter Students in Cheri Whatley’s Early Learning class at St. Michael’s School learned about bus safety yesterday from Holly Bruyere of Iron Range Bus Lines to mark National School Bus Safety Week.
Duane Hicks Jordie Baird, left, spoke with Pastor Brian Keffer yesterday evening during the third-annual “Human Library” at the Fort Frances Public Library. Other “books” that could be “borrowed” for conversation included Cst. Kyla Savage of the Treaty #3 Police Service, fashion designer Lori Yerxa, and farmer Kim Jo Bliss. […]
Duane Hicks The black bear that had been troubling Idlywild Drive residents for the past month has been caught at long last. Jim and Kathy Cuthbertson awoke this morning to find the bruin had fallen for the bait set out in this live trap. The MNRF has been notified about […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Voyageur Lions Gaby Hanzuk, left, and Everett Freeman were among the five participants in the first-ever 5K “Eye Run” here Saturday. The event raised money for the visually-impaired to attend summer camp at the CNIB’s Lake Joseph Centre.
Heather Latter Dianne Taggart, right, Joan Gustafson, and Shirley Nault were busy manning the cookie table at the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary’s annual fall tea Saturday at the New Beginnings Fellowship. In addition to featuring tea, coffee, sandwiches, dainties, a bake table, and a penny table, auxiliary president Irene Laing […]
Heather Latter Cole Magill was busy raking leaves outside the Canadian Mental Health Association building on Portage Avenue during the Fort Frances Bantam ‘AA’ Canadians’ “leaf rake and removal” fundraiser Saturday. The team split into several groups and, with the help of some parents, each tackled five or six yards, […]
Heather Latter Sgt. Kevin Allard of the 116th Independent Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery Canadian Armed Forces, provided local residents with information about the C3 105 mm Howitzer on Saturday during a demonstration in the parking lot at the Memorial Sports Centre. Although the army reserve is based out of […]
