The 24th-annual Shaw Kenora Bass International took place on Lake of the Woods this past weekend and another great event went down without any glitches. The weather was great throughout the weekend—other than a quick storm that rumbled through the area Thursday morning. I remember the storm because I forgot […]
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The past couple of weeks certainly have been an interesting and exciting time for NFL fans. First, a nearly five-month lockout that threatened the very existence of the 2011 season came to end in late July. And while those on the players’ and owners’ sides may have claimed victory, in […]
Zoey Duncan To attend World Youth Day Three area youths are dedicating the rest of their summer to renewing their faith and exploring Spanish culture. World Youth Day is a week-long gathering of Catholic youth from around the world, which takes place this year in Madrid, Spain from Aug. 15-21. […]
Staff The Rainy River District Fastball League is set to resume its post-season tonight (weather permitting), with the playoff lives of four teams hanging in the balance. In the bottom half of the double-elimination playoff bracket, fifth-place Barwick is set to take on ninth-place Manitou. The other game sees eighth-place […]
Staff Town council awarded the tender for the building of a wildlife control fence at the local airport during its regular meeting last night. The tender was awarded to Wilco Contractors Superior Inc. at an estimated cost of $381,743.38, which includes HST, a contingency allowance of $20,000, and with provisional […]
Zoey Duncan Light rain just before 8 p.m. yesterday led to a full double rainbow forming over the upper Rainy River looking east. The sun continued to shine throughout the showers and the rainbow lasted about 20 minutes, prompting some motorists on Front Street to slow down for a better […]
Zoey Duncan The Borderland Soccer League playoffs got off to a tumultuous start with a pair of semi-final upsets last night. Taggs Source for Sports, above, shocked first-place Boston Pizza 8-2 thanks to three goals apiece from Stephanie Mattson and Blaire Harnett while Courtney Roach netted the other two. In […]
Staff Town council will vote tonight on a bylaw to authorize the sale of municipal lands in the industrial park to K.J.’s Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Inc. The property in question—currently a vacant lot fronting on the north side of Sixth Street West—was set out by council for surplus, sale, […]
Staff More names are being thrown in the Kenora-Rainy River riding ring for this fall’s provincial election. Kenora Coun. Rod McKay has announced his intentions to run for the Progressive Conservatives—the only person who has sought the party’s nomination so far. Meanwhile, Jo Jo Holiday once again will be running […]
Staff Post-season play in the Borderland Soccer League is set to kick off tonight with a pair of games at St. Francis Field. On the men’s side, first-place Pharmasave (11-3-2) will square off against the last-place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs (2-14). In ladies’ action, top-seeded Boston Pizza (14-1-1) will battle fourth-ranked Taggs […]
