Robin McCormick The 11th-annual “Castin’ For Cash” bass tournament at Lake Despair Lodge over the weekend was another success! Some 57 teams competed in the two-day event and when the final teams weighed in, the top duo was Jeff Gustafson and August Collinson from Kenora. This couple also won the […]
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Press Release Past and current CN employees and their spouses are hosting a community fish fry to help kick-off “Railroad Daze” this Friday evening (July 15) in Rainy River. The event, dubbed “Fishing For Doctors,” is being hosted with the support of the CN Railroaders in the Community program. In […]
Peggy Revell Town council is set to make an agreement with the Fort Frances Community Clinic for use of the old library building. The decision came Monday night as councillors approved a report concerning the disposition of the former library site at 363 Church St. Details of this report were […]
Staff With the local Borderland Soccer Association entering its final few matches, the cream is starting to rise to the top in both the men’s and women’s divisions. Boston Pizza continues to be the team to beat among the women, improving to a perfect 11-0 after edging the Rendez-Vous Voyageurs […]
Peggy Revell The OPP has attached a $1,200 price tag on helping with this year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship parade of boats—but it’s a fee town council is refusing to pay. The issue was brought forward during Monday night’s regular meeting by Community Services manager George Bell after he […]
Heather Latter While browsing through greeting cards at the local store, people might not pay much attention to the children featured on them. But they might want to now since some of the images are of youngsters from here in Rainy River District. Kimberly Chorney, of Butterfly Photography in Rainy […]
Lucas Punkari It was one of the most impressive hauls in the 11-year history of the “Castin’ For Cash” bass tournament on Lake Despair. And in the end, it also was a record-breaker. Jeff Gustafson and his girlfriend, August Collinson, captured their second “Castin” crown on Saturday with a two-day […]
Heather Latter Given the potential for a mine to be built at Rainy River Resources’ project site north of Barwick, the junior exploration company is sponsoring a free seminar next month for adults and youths alike interested in learning more about geology. “In the Fort Frances area, there really […]
Zoey Duncan They may be new to the force, but the presence of two OPP summer students on the streets of Fort Frances still will percolate throughout the community, preventing crime and providing role models for youths. “It’s good knowing you’re making an impact on children,” said Hailey Clendenning. “[And] […]
Press Release Oshki Aa-yaa’aag Mino Bimaadiziiwin (Good Life For Young People) is a non-profit corporation whose mission is to bring to life the dreams and aspirations of aboriginal youth through confidence building and culturally-affirming activities. One of these activities is the “Walk for Good Life”—a seven-day, 500-km journey for aboriginal […]
Zoey Duncan Perogy and cabbage roll lovers take heed: the Ukrainian Literary Society Hall, purveyors of Ukrainian culture and edibles for decades, has shut its doors. The hall recently was purchased by Dave Petsnick for “future considerations,” he said in an e-mail. “We had to sell it because we’re just […]
Zoey Duncan Ronald Momogeeshick Peters, resident artist at Camp Hill Farm in Rockland County, N.Y, happened to be checking his Facebook page when he came across a news article about a bear statue that had been found on the shore of the Seine River. He read the story and realized […]
