The Barwick Blue Knights are two-time champions of the Rainy River District Fastball League following a thrilling 3-2 victory over the Sight & Sound Wolves in extra innings last night in which shortstop Vaughn Wilson scored the winning run by stealing home. Wilson reached second on an error in the […]
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FORT FRANCES—While the numbers aren’t as high as they’ve been in the past couple of years, reports of bear sightings keep rolling in for the town’s bylaw enforcement officers—and with no end in activity for at least another month. Bylaw enforcement/animal control officer Arlene Byrnes said late Thursday that a […]
One new fire was reported in the Northwest Region by the end of the day yesterday. A canoeist in Quetico Park called in the small lightning-caused fire that was burning on an island on Russell Lake. FireRangers from the Fort Frances Fire Management Headquarters responded and the blaze has been […]
Domi Allan, left, caught a oiled-up honeydew melon tossed by Dillon Allan yesterday afternoon during a “Family Fun Day” at Sunny Cove. Parents and children alike came out for lunch and played games all day at the first-annual event, which was put on by United Native Friendship Centre’s UMAYC and […]
FORT FRANCES—While he didn’t get the turnout for town band members he had hoped at a public meeting Wednesday night at the Memorial Sports Centre, Gene Andrusco is going to try a little longer to drum up musicians. “I’m going to pursue it a little further. I’m not giving up […]
Three athletes, two builders, and a national championship team will make up this year’s slate of Inductees to enter the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. The 26th-annual induction dinner and ceremonies are set for the Valhalla Inn ballroom in Thunder Bay on Saturday, Sept. 29. < *c>Athletes Thunder Bay’s […]
The Rendezvous Yacht Club held a new race back on Saturday, Aug. 18 with Colin Hewitt taking top honours. Traditionally, the mid-August race has been held in Ranier, Mn. in conjunction with Founder’s Day or the Ranier Summer Festival. This year, the club decided to run the race out of […]
The Sight & Sound Wolves are headed for the Rainy River District Fastball League championship against rival Barwick after a close 3-2 victory against the Stratton Eagles. While Stratton looked masterful in the field, the deciding factor in the win was Sight & Sounds home runs, hit by manager and […]
Did you ever go to a poultry show? I mean a really big one, like the Royal Winter Fair on the CNE grounds. If you ever get a chance, visit one of these displays of chickens. You will be amazed at the different kinds of “hens” there are. You will […]
A Minnesota man was fined $250 and ordered to pay an additional $4,000 for part of the cost of putting out a forest fire he caused. Kevin Keeney, 50, of Grand Rapids, Mn., pleaded guilty to failing to keep a fire under control. Court was told that on April 28, […]
The Borderland Community Orchestra—a 55-member ensemble comprised of residents from across the Rainy River valley—is getting ready for its eighth season, beginning with a rehearsal Sept. 11 at 6:30 p.m. at Donald Young School in Emo. “We have two exciting programs that we’ll be working on,” enthused conductor Katherine Williams, […]
In her 93 years, Tina Visser of Emo has seen her share of ups and downs. But after reminiscing about her family’s move from the Netherlands to Canada 50 years earlier, and the life they led here in Rainy River District, she is still amazed at the opportunities they encountered […]
