Heather Latter “Kids and Co.” opened its 2015-16 season last night at the Townshend Theatre with a play entitled “Dada,” produced by L’Aubergine of Québec. The show, which featured dance, juggling, and acrobatics, centered on Leopold Minute, a clock-maker, and his dual conscience, “Tic” and “Tac.” The second show, slated […]
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Heather Latter Tatum Ronmark, a Grade 5 student at Robert Moore School, cast her vote for in a faux federal election in their classroom Friday. The votes from both Laurie Moxham and Julie Ste. Croix’s classes were submitted to the nation-wide “Student Vote,” a parallel election for students under the […]
Heather Latter Spencer Murphy was busy raking leaves at John and Sharon Myers’ home on Second Street East during the Fort Frances Bantam ‘AA’ Canadians’ “leaf rake and removal” fundraiser. The team split into several groups and, with the help of some parents, each tackled seven or eight yards, asking […]
Duane Hicks After a mere two weeks of demolition, including a very productive weekend, the upper level and rear portion of the vacant Rainy Lake Hotel has been removed. The 200 block of Scott Street was re-opened to traffic today as JMX Contracting continues its work, but the parking spots […]
Heather Latter Irene Laing, right, along with her husband, Walter, and mother, Margaret Lambert, enjoyed an afternoon of tea and dainties at the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary’s annual fall tea at the New Beginnings Fellowship on Saturday. In addition to a bake table, cookie walk, and penny table, auxiliary president […]
Joey Payeur It was a fast and furious start for a throng of excited racers during the Grade 4 girls’ race at the 19th-annual Rainy River District Athletic Association’s cross-country championships yesterday at Crossroads School in Devlin. A total of 11 teams—hailing from Rainy River to Atikokan—took part.
Duane Hicks The JMX Contracting crew prepped the area in front of the Rainy Lake Hotel this morning—laying down dirt to protect the ashpalt from falling debris before the next phase of demolition begins. The 200 block of Scott Street is closed to traffic today through Monday (Oct. 16-19) to […]
Joey Payeur The girls’ five-km run got off to a mass start Tuesday as the Muskie contingent participated in the annual Hial Pike Invitational on Tuesday afternoon across the river at the Falls Golf Course. Captain Jenny Hammond led the black-and-gold with an eighth-place finish (21:07).
Senior Muskie Maggie Jean, dribbling against Lindsay Piche of the Dryden Eagles, and the rest of her teammates put together another winning effort en route to a 33-20 victory in their NorWOSSA regular-season home-opener yesterday. It was the squad’s 24-straight league triumph.
Joey Payeur Wayne Strachan is no mad scientist but his latest experiment may end up exploding in the rest of the SIJHL’s face. Due to an ankle injury that has sidelined top-line winger Colton Spicer indefinitely, the Fort Frances Lakers’ head coach and general manager has come up with a […]
Duane Hicks A backhoe tore into a rear wall of the Rainy Lake Hotel on Friday as JMX Contracting continues to make rapid progress demolishing the old building. Onlookers have noted how skillfully the heavy equipment has picked away at the structure since demolition began last week. The 200 block […]
Duane Hicks Renovations to Flint House, the new restaurant set to open at 232 Scott St., are moving ahead at full speed thanks to Esselink Construction. Owner Duane Cridland hinted the restaurant will feature furnishings and other pieces of local history that have been reclaimed, adding he’ll be open for […]
