Staff Steve Arpin made some noise in his return to the ARCA circuit over the weekend. The former local driver notched a third-place finish at Saturday’s Berlin ARCA 200 in Marne, Mich. in his first race on that circuit since the Prairie Meadows 200 back on July 10. Arpin improved […]
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Staff Resources are demobilizing from fires in Manitoba, with five four-person FireRanger crews and an agency representative scheduled to return to the West Fire Region today, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported this morning. Meanwhile, more MNR firefighting resources are being sent to Kamloops, B.C., with a 20-person incident management […]
Dan Falloon Paige McNally of Emo kept a steady hand Saturday during the egg-carrying competition at the Borderland Quarter Horse Association’s annual show at the Emo fairgrounds. Riders young and old from across the district, as well as Manitoba and Minnesota, participated in the weekend’s festivities.
Dan Falloon Alex McDonald lined up a one-foot putt on the first playoff hole of the annual Kitchen Creek Classic yesterday afternoon. McDonald sank the putt to claim the title—completing the 10th hole in three shots while 2008 champion Taylor Jorgenson took four strokes. A playoff was needed after the […]
Dan Falloon Eric Guyot of Winnipeg tried to hold off a pair of competitors in Super Truck action at the Emo Speedway on Saturday night. Winnipeg’s Ward Imrie earned the win in the feature. The appearance of the Super Trucks marked the first time the class had raced in Emo […]
Duane Hicks Dale Berg, eight, showed off his skills at lawn darts Friday afternoon at the Fort Frances Day Care. A series of games were set up there for a penny fair, with some of the older children running them for the younger kids.
Staff The Sight & Sound Wolves kept up their winning streak in the second round of the Rainy River District Fastball League playoffs last night. The No. 3 Wolves were able to shut down the No. 2 Big Grassy Lightning’s prolific attack en route to a 4-2 victory. Bob Andy […]
Staff If any golfers out there are wish to take on defending champion Colin Drombolis and over 30 other challengers at the 34th-annual Kitchen Creek Classic, there is still time to register. The entry fee for the tournament, which runs Saturday and Sunday (Aug. 7-8) is $120, which 37 golfers […]
Staff The public is invited out to the annual general meeting for the Rainy Lake Conservancy, slated for 2 p.m. this Sunday (Aug. 8) at La Place Rendez-Vous. “We would love to have local people come, they’re honestly truly welcome,” said conservancy member and communications director, Mary Lysne, about the […]
Press Release OTTAWA–New Democrat MP John Rafferty (Thunder Bay—Rainy River) is reaching out and seeking the support of Canadians from across the country and from all parties to improve federal pension protection. Bill C-501, his Private Members’ Bill to amend pension security will go to Industry Committee this fall. “We’ve […]
Bryce Forbes Noah Hackmen, right, rolled through the figure-eight test yesterday at the OPP bike rodeo held in the Boston Pizza parking lot as OPP summer student Samantha Mueller looked on. Kids were put through different road tests to make sure they were qualified to ride their bike, with their […]
Peggy Revell Brittany Hayes, left, and Emily Turcott rehearsed a scene during last evening’s dress rehearsal for “True Up North Mamma Mia 2, The Saga Continues” that’s set to run Aug. 10-13 at 7 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre. Filled with ABBA music, the play is a sequel to last […]
