It was an open invitation. Megan Ross of Fort Frances attended a golf tournament in Baudette, Mn. on July 26 and it was in the clubhouse where she made mention of the upcoming Kitchen Creek Ladies Open. “Linda [Morris] and her friend asked if they could sign up, so I […]
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The pair of Minnesota anglers won the 18th-annual Kenora Bass International—a three-day tournament on Lake of the Woods that wrapped up on Saturday. John Liestman and David Heitke of Paynesville netted the $30,000 first prize after hauling in a total weight of 50.65 pounds. Bill Godin of Devlin and Norm […]
Alex Parent touched the wall first at the Lawson Aquatic Centre in Regina yesterday morning in the 100m freestyle event at the Canada Games. The 16-year-old Fort Frances swimmer clocked in at 1:04:85, with second place going to Kenneth Loyst, also a member of Team Ontario, with a time of […]
“Yeah, I’m old.” Bob Crowe really isn’t when you consider he’s only 44. But when the winner of last weekend’s inaugural Onigaming golf tournament at Heron Landing reflects on how he got started in the sport 30 years ago, it garners such a statement. With his uncle, Harold Klyne, at […]
The Ontario government is helping bring comprehensive eye care to northerners in remote areas by investing in upgrades to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind’s specialized mobile eye care clinic, Northern Development and Mines minister Rick Bartolucci announced yesterday. “Many northerners have to travel to larger centres to receive […]
The second meeting of the Rainy River District 4-H photo club was held July 22 at Kathy Smith’s house in Devlin. We decided that we now will be called the “Shutterbugs.” First, we read aloud from our booklets on how to keep our cameras steady, how to take landscape pictures, […]
Eric Keast is a self-taught Anishinabeg (Ojibway) painter and sculptor. His work sythesizes a style and ethos that blends “traditional aboriginal” motifs, materials, and forms along with “contemporary” materials and sensibilities. Keast’s varied experiences include archaeological training in prehistoric construction techniques of tools, shelters, cooking ware, and everyday objects, metalworking […]
Fourteen charges have been laid against four Sioux Lookout residents in relation to a seizure of marijuana and cocaine there on the evening of Aug. 6. Sioux Lookout OPP stopped a motor vehicle and a subsequent search revealed about four ounces of marijuana (117 g) and roughly 10 g of […]
Although Mother Nature wreaked havoc with Rainy River District Fastball League’s schedule this summer, the playoffs got underway last night with eighth-place Pinewood hosting ninth-place Red Gut Bay. The winner will move on to meet first-place Rainy River, who went undefeated in 13 regular-season games tomorrow night while the loser […]
The Rainy River First Nations’ Watershed Program is inviting schools, community groups, and businesses to select a section of the Rainy River watershed to adopt and clean up during the week of Sept. 10-18. “The watershed program has successfully co-ordinated clean-ups since 1998,” noted former project officer Heather Anderson. “In […]
Phase one of the much-anticipated Kiwanis skate park here is now complete, and organizers and skateboarders alike are eager to see crews get started on the second and final stage of construction. The only problem is the park’s planning committee doesn’t have the cash to fund the second half of […]
With Mayor Dan Onichuk’s signature now on the bylaw, property owners in both the residential and commercial sectors will see a 10 percent increase to their sewer and water rates, retroactive to July 1. The increase, which stems from the rising cost of providing the service, was made official Monday […]
