It is with deep sadness that the family of Irene Gouliquer (nee Albee) announces her passing on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at the age of 87. Irene is survived by her loving husband of 67 years, Hector; son, Ed (Gail) of Atikokan, Ont.; and four daughters, Deanna (Wilton Desserre) […]
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The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship—by far the highlight in terms of community festivals here—has come and gone for its 13th year, leaving organizers with the task of evaluating what went right and what didn’t as they already start preparing for the 2008 tournament. No doubt there will be […]
After three years in the making, the sound of people yelling “Fore” will echo across Morson’s Spruce Creek Golf Course beginning on Aug. 18. It all started with a dream by Ken and Laurie Pentney, who live just south of Morson. Running a tourist camp and commercial fishing operation […]
The top 10 boat parade under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina late Saturday afternoon is a highlight for many attending the annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, but otherworldly for local angler Mandi Olson. Olson and her dad, Ken, were ranked fourth after Day 2 on […]
Organizers of the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s fall fair in Emo later this month are planning a new event to coincide with all the regular activities on the agenda. They’re calling it an “Open Mic” fundraiser, which will be held on both the Friday and Saturday night of […]
The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board hosted the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art land ambulance base in Emo last Wednesday afternoon. The new base, located at 32 Florence St., is designed to house one emergency vehicle. It also is equipped with crew quarters, an office, a […]
The Rainy River District Fastball League’s all-star rosters were announced in advance of tomorrow night’s game at Sabaskong. Two of the top teams in the league—the Sight & Sound Wolves and the Barwick Blue Knights—will be well-represented, with six players apiece. Team One will be managed by Barwick’s George […]
Although attendance at the seventh-annual Chapple Heritage Days in Barwick this past weekend was down slightly from last year, the event still was everything organizers had hoped for. “We were quite happy,” enthused Heather Oltsher, a member of the Chapple Heritage Committee who helped plan the two-day festivity. “Everyone […]
The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship crowds had plenty of friends and family to cheer for with half of the top 10 teams hailing from the region, led by Guy Johnston and Doug Wright of Fort Frances in third place. The team put up two of the best bags […]
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) will make special presentations at schools across the district this fall thanks to funding from the Rainy River Substance Abuse Prevention Team and Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition, in conjunction with the Ontario Chiefs of Police Association. Each presentation will be geared to the […]
The fourth and final phase of the first research project of the Rainy Lake Fisheries Charity Trust got underway during the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship last week. Part four of “Investigations in Applied Smallmouth Bass Biology in Northwestern Ontario” will include recompression, or “fizzing,” of barotrauma bass, then […]
The Atikokan Crisis Centre will get much-needed funding after the announcement last Thursday that the Ministry of Community and Social Services is increasing core funding for Violence Against Women service providers. For the ACC, this will mean an annualized two percent budget increase (equalling $15,099), as well as a […]
