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 […]
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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 […]
Atikokan High School student Blade Lemieux tried his hand at skinning a beaver during the Seven Generations Education Institute’s annual “Fall Harvest” preparations workshop last Wednesday at the Nanicost grounds here.
Joey Payeur Muskie defensive back Hunter Koles (22) had a good handle on the situation when it came to slowing down Kenora Broncos’ running back Lyndon Hensrud in the fourth quarter of Friday’s game here.
Joey Payeur Muskie defensive backs Hunter Koles (22) and Isaac Smith (21) tried to corral Kenora running back Lyndon Hensrud on this fourth-quarter jaunt during the Broncos’ 45-16 triumph in WHSFL action here Friday. Fort High fell to 2-2 on the season while Kenora improved to 4-1 to sit tied […]
Duane Hicks Zombies of all ages, along with a sampling of other monsters, came out for the fourth-annual “Fort Frances Zombie Walk” on Saturday afternoon. The group shuffled around the downtown area—ultimately ending up back at St. John’s Anglican Church for snacks and prizes for best costumes.
Duane Hicks JMX Contracting continues to make rapid progress demolishing the old Rainy Lake Hotel. At this rate, it looks like the job will be completed on schedule. The 200 block of Scott Street will be closed to traffic this Friday through Monday (Oct. 16-19) to ensure safety during the […]
Chris Marchand – Dryden Observer Muskie Kennedi Handberg wound her way through the foliage en route to a 17th-place finish in the high school girls’ open five-km cross-country race yesterday in Dryden.
Heather Latter Alyx Duffy of Egale Canada spoke to members of the local “Celebrating Diversity” committee during its meeting Wednesday afternoon. He and his team later facilitated a workshop for parents and community members about creating safe and inclusive school communities for LGBTQ students, which was hosted by the Rainy […]
Heather Latter St. Francis principal Darlene Fejos Rousseau, left, posed with Tara Henttonen and Danielle Spuzak of the United Native Friendship Centre, Jillian Cousineau, Alacea Yerxa, and Kennedi Gosselin of the student council, and Joy Lockman of the Fishes and Loaves Soup Kitchen with the school’s donation to the UNFC […]
Duane Hicks Sunset Country Ford staff, including Jamie Beasant, left, Terry Mueller, Tamara Ouellet, Cliff Marsh, and Brittany Strachan, gave a jump start this morning with donations to the dealership’s “We Scare Hunger/Free the Children” food drive. Drop by the dealership to donate a non-perishable food item and enter your […]
Staff Jean Richards of the Fine Line Art Gallery looked over a collection of paintings by the late Teddy Bone, which recently were donated to the Mowat Avenue gallery. With Bone’s family’s permission, the gallery is looking to sell the paintings.
