This past weekend was a busy one across Sunset Country for anglers competing in fishing tournaments as four were taking place. LaBelle’s Birch Point Camp on Rainy Lake hosted a one-day bass tournament on Saturday, and there was a two-day musky tournament in Nestor Falls, a two-day bass tournament at […]
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Joey Payeur Jonny Lundon was less a golf coach and more a NASCAR crew chief. But his team went ahead and made history without him, anyway. The Muskie boys’ golf team bagged its first-ever NorWOSSA title by winning the final league tournament of the season last Wednesday at Beauty Bay […]
Joey Payeur When the welcome mat is rolled out, it’s not usual protocol for the guest of honour to roll it back up and then use it to knock the host flat on their back. The expansion Thief River Falls Norskies weren’t settling for being passive observers at their kick-off […]
Duane Hicks A campaign to collect 1,000 life jackets to help halt drownings in the region’s First Nation communities has received high recognition from Canada’s governor general. Sgt. Marty Singleton of the OPP Aboriginal Policing Bureau was invested into the Order of Merit of the Police Forces by Gov. Gen. […]
Duane Hicks Town council has referred local resident Wayne Lundstrom’s concerns about people riding bicycles on sidewalks to the local Police Services Board because it is the OPP that is authorized to stop cyclists. However, the town will not revisit its traffic control bylaw provisions surrounding cyclists, nor install signage […]
Heather Latter The “Spirit of Christmas” will be back again—this time in the hands of the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary. “It’s such a great fundraiser and it’s always been so elegantly done that we’re really pleased to be sponsoring it this year,” noted auxiliary president Irene Laing. “It has had […]
Duane Hicks Whether it was earning the praise of the public or the “critics,” the winners of this year’s “Great Canadian Chili Cook-Off” found the taste of success equally as sweet. Or would that be spicy? Green’s Brand Source and TD Canada Trust were the superstars at last Wednesday’s cook-off […]
Heather Latter The Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s annual fall gala—this year entitled “Mobsters and Dames”—surely was the bee’s knees. The event held Saturday night at the Fort Frances Curling Club raised a record-breaking $44,000, which topped last year’s total by more than $5,000 and far exceeded its $30,000 goal. […]
Heather Latter She always was being ranked in the sport that she played. And no matter how hard she tried, she always was at the bottom of the ladder. But through the “I Am Awesome! (And I Know It!)” girls’ self-esteem retreat, she realized it was okay. She now truly […]
Staff It was an extra special night for two of the Rainy River District Fastball League’s most recognizable figures throughout the years. Glen Kellar and Jim Fowler both were inducted into the RRDFL Hall of Fame during the year-end awards banquet recognizing the top performers in both the men’s league, […]
Heather Latter Dressed in their 1920s finest, Kerry Zucchiatti placed a bid on a silent auction item while Campbell Handberg looked on during the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s annual fall gala, this year entitled “Mobsters and Dames.” Held Saturday night at the Fort Frances Curling Club, the event raised […]
Heather Latter Samaria Smith, left, and Mya Smith participated in a memorial walk Saturday morning in support of family and friends of missing and murdered indigenous women—in particular their family member, Ashley Smith, who was murdered in 2007. The walk, which started at the Sorting Gap Marina, was preceded by […]
