Kids & Co – the popular kids’ entertainment series – has made its triumphant return from COVID, with the zany antics of The Kif-Kif Sisters. The twins, who hail from Quebec, showed off some unique culinary skills, and delighted the audience with their wacky performance. Kids & Co will be […]
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The New Year’s baby has arrived! On January 9, 2023, Harshiva Patel graced the world with her birth at La Verendrye General Hospital. Proud parents Binal and Maulin of Fort Frances welcomed their first child who weighed in at 3130 g (6 lbs 14 oz). Our newest resident to the […]
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There are some big birthdays happening in the Cornell family this month. From left to right, Cecile Cole turns 95 on January 31. Jeannine turns 90 on January 26. Gordon turned 94 on January 12 and Dorothy Weir turns 92 on January 26. All four seniors still live in their […]
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Giant balloons and flying vegetables The Kif-Kif Sisters brought loads of laughs with their comedy and audience interactions at the first Kids and Company performance since before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Chopping cucumbers with a fan, making French fries with a tennis racket and dancing inside giant balloons were highlights […]
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Hometown winners The Rainy Lake attack (left) topped the Emo Express Mixed team (Bottom left) for first place in the FFMHA U11A home tournament last weekend. The Gillons Sharks (Bottom right) beat the FFGWHA Leafs for third place. MVPs in the finals were Tarryn Libiak from Emo Express at defence, […]
Record: 6-1 Q: How has the season gone so far? A: Our season is going really well so far. We are undefeated in our NorWOSSA League with a 6 – 1 record. We also did well in our Tournament in Thunder Bay, winning the consolation final. The Sr. Boys play […]
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Sean Cameron of Thunder Bay makes a play on the ball during Sunset Country Squash Club’s 35th annual tournament. 63 players from Fort Frances, Kenora, Sioux Lookout, Thunder Bay and Winnipeg all competed across multiple Men’s, Women’s, and Junior divisions.
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A player from the Rainy Lake Attack carries the puck over the blue line with players from the Causeway Cougars in hot pursuit. The Fort Frances Minor Hockey U-11A tournament saw teams from Fort Frances, Dryden, and Emo duke it out for supremacy. Rainy Lake Attack were the eventual champions.
The Muskie Boys Hockey team had a successful match against the Lake of the Woods team, coming out on top with an 8-3 victory. GO MUSKIES! – Allan Bradbury photo
On December 4, the Rainy River Hospital Auxiliary held their annual Tea and Bazaar at the Rainy River Legion. The event was well attended and a great success. This year’s goal was to raise funds to purchase a new Emergency Stryker Stretcher for the Rainy River Hospital to replace the […]
It was a busy weekend at the Memorial Sports Complex. The Fort Frances Canadians U-13AA tournament saw the Dryden Paper Kings, International Falls PeeWees, Thunder Bay Elks 82’s and Neebing Hawks in town to fight it out. The final game of the round robin featured Fort Frances against Neebing in […]
Members of the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River and the Border Skating Club joined forces on Sunday, January 15, 2023 for the Skate for Alzheimer’s event that saw communities across the country take to the ice to help raise awareness of Alzheimer disease and other forms of dementia. Accorind to […]
