Heather Latter A variety of unique jewellery—known as “Adornments” by Sal Beck—is now on display at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The jewellery, which includes rings, earrings, and bracelets, are made from different materials, such as silver flatware, trinkets, copper pieces, beads, leather, and glass. Also on display […]
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Duane Hicks A backhoe with a ripper tooth dug through five feet of frozen earth to get to a water service line which broke Tuesday at Third Street West and Keating Avenue, leaving 22 homes without water. The cold has been taking its toll on infrastructure recently. Crews have to […]
Sarah Pruys FFHS Travel Club students Mason Whatley and Jenny Hammond plunged into the icy waters of Rainy Lake on New Year’s Day to help raise money for their spring trip to Italy. Fellow students Shawn Brady and Jonah Cawston, along with teacher Owen Johnston, were right behind them. The […]
Heather Latter Robyn and Tyson Dennis of Fort Frances welcomed their newborn daughter, Jasper Isla Dennis, who was the first baby of 2014 in Rainy River District. She was born Jan. 1 at 8:37 a.m., weighing in at seven pounds, 15 oz. Big brother is Blase Dennis. The family will […]
Sarah Pruys It was minus-15 C on Friday, the warmest temperature Borderland had seen all week, but it came with a lot of snow as a winter storm blew through the area, bringing upwards of 15 cm (six inches) by the time it was all over. The mercury then plunged […]
Lakers’ forward Bryce Lipinski (24) had a mostly empty net beckoning him—only to have English River’s Spencer Johnston (8) deny him the easy marker in the late stages of the third period of Saturday night’s 3-1 win over the visitors at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Duane Hicks Micaela Jensen, a volunteer with the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts, and Mayor Roy Avis held up a banner yesterday at the Civic Centre yesterday to mark January as “Alzheimer Awareness Month” in Fort Frances. Alzheimer Society events this month include the “Forget Me Not” fundraiser dinner […]
Joey Payeur Damon Nyberg of Fort Frances Canadian Tire was wide on this close-in chance against the Westfort Maroons (Thunder Bay) in the final of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s Bantam ‘A’ tournament yesterday at the Ice For Kids Arena, which the visitors won 2-0 to capture the title. […]
Sarah Pruys Local senior Lily Pearson was out early this morning shovelling snow along Third Street East—something she’ll likely have to do more than once as a winter storm is forecast to continue into this evening. Up to 15 cm (six inches) is possible when all is said and done.
Sarah Pruys Despite a winter storm raging outside, Rachael McEvoy, 11, and Crystal McEvoy were the only ones in the pool this morning for a “toonie swim” at the Memorial Sports Centre. The Christmas break for students also is wrapping up fast as it’s back to school Monday morning.
Sarah Pruys A group of people jumping for the Rainycrest Auxiliary during yesterday’s “Polar Plunge” bravely stayed in the water until the whole team had taken the plunge into Sand Bay behind La Place Rendez-Vous. The annual event, organized by the local Voyageur Lions Club, raised $6,581 this year. The […]
Heather Latter Tyler Cousineau of Gillons’ Insurance dug deep to select the winning ticket for the local Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” draw for January this morning at International Travel Services as Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on. Ed and Colleen Wiersema of Fort Frances will be heading to Negril, […]
