Joey Payeur A most memorable series concluded with one winner but no real losers. John Desaulniers struck out the side in the seventh to close out a 4-3 victory as the Sight & Sound Wolves dethroned the defending champion Barwick Blue Knights in the third-and-deciding game of the Rainy River […]
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Heather Latter Mira Donaldson is ready to let her voice be heard as she prepares to offer her input on education as part of the Minister’s Student Advisory Council. The Grade 10 student at Fort High, who was chosen to be part of the advisory council back in the spring, […]
Joey Payeur Taw Connors said it best. “You could never fill the man’s shoes,” said the son of legendary Canadian singer, Stompin’ Tom Connors. “There’s only one Stompin’ Tom,” he noted. “I’m proud to be his son. “I’m his No. 1 fan.” The younger Connors, who played a rousing two-hour […]
Duane Hicks The process for Fort Frances to become an “Age Friendly Community” is moving forward. Coun. June Caul, who sits on the Age Friendly Steering Committee, told town council Monday night that they’re getting close to launching a survey to find out “what is good about Fort Frances in […]
Heather Latter New Gold’s Rainy River Project, located north of Barwick, remains on schedule for its targeted mid-2017 start-up. “It’s really coming along,” enthused general manager Grant Goddard, noting mine development is continuing. “We’re moving lots of material,” he said. “We’re down another bench [level] so we have multiple levels, […]
Heather Latter His lips curled into a soft smile; his eyes a little more full of the personality his wife remembers. His toe gives a little tap as he listens to the John Cash tune playing through the headphones he wears. Walter Laing’s life used to be full of music […]
Joey Payeur To say it’s been a tumultuous last few days for the Muskie football team would be a gross understatement. The black-and-gold, with just 20 bodies to start their WHSFL regular-season opener here last Thursday afternoon and 18 to finish it, yielded 34 unanswered points in the second quarter […]
Joey Payeur Kamryn Sandelovich was taking Rainy Lake fun to new heights Saturday while exhibiting her wakeboarding skills. She was one of several local youths who took part in the “Summer Splash!” event hosted by For the Love of the Lake, which is planning to open the Sunset Water Sports […]
Duane Hicks Paramedic Robin Pollard showed Brady Morrisseau first-hand how the Rainy River District EMS’ Power-LOAD system, which lifts and lowers the stretcher into and out of the ambulance, works during the third-annual community barbecue celebrating safety at Point Park on Saturday. About 250 people turned out for the free […]
Heather Latter Kate Baird, right, and Heather Watts checked out a display about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder on Friday at the United Native Friendship Centre here during the event marking FASD Awareness Day. Hosted by the FASD Community Partners of the Rainy River District in conjunction with the UNFC, the […]
Joey Payeur Michael Goldenstein of the Kildonan East Reivers literally bent over backwards to try and come down with this catch as Muskie defenders Brandon Whitecrow (left) and Hunter Wagner converged on him during the first quarter of the visitors’ 46-12 win here last Thursday afternoon to kick off the […]
The Associated Press LONDON — Britain and Argentina announced Wednesday they have agreed to lift restrictions affecting the Falkland Islands, in a thawing of relations between the former wartime enemies. The two countries released a statement after meetings in Buenos Aires between U.K. Foreign Office Minister Alan Duncan and senior […]
