The inaugural live-release International Falls Bass Championship, scheduled for Aug. 26-27, will feature a unique format using both Rainy Lake and Rainy River. Half the anglers will spend the day on the lake or river, then switch venues for the second day. Daily weigh-ins will be conducted in Smokey Bear […]
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About 15 members of the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society attended its monthly meeting April 12 in Barwick to discuss the ever-popular fall fair coming up in August in Emo. Geoff Pierce, who sits on Emo council, was on hand to discuss the idea about making the world’s largest blueberry […]
Why don’t we join together and attempt to make a perfectly-balanced soccer martini? That’s what the Borderland Soccer Association is pretty much asking after its executive meeting last Wednesday night at Fort High. Association president Shane Beckett suggested creating one body that would act as umbrella body for the local […]
A slo-pitch dance will be held Saturday, May 7 at the Devlin Hall. Age of majority is required. • • • A reminder that if you are burning grass, you need a permit. And please follow all rules that come with burning. • • • Congratulations to Sandra Allan for being crowned the winner […]
Upcoming activities in Barwick include the museum opening on Friday, May 6, featuring those fabulous ’50s. Emily Clink is hoping for the loan of clothing, artifacts, or what have you from the ’50s for a display that weekend. As well, the Chapple Heritage Day sale in Barwick is slated for […]
A Thunder Bay man has been fined $300 for letting his dogs run at large during the closed season for white-tailed deer. John Hargreaves, 33, pleaded guilty. Court heard that on Feb. 12, a forestry worker in the Gorevale Road area saw two dogs chasing deer in the area where […]
A variety of meetings involving different local sports bodies will be taking place over the coming week. The Fort Frances Curling Club will hold its semi-annual meeting there tonight (Wednesday) at 7 p.m. All members are encouraged to attend. “We’d like to see as many people there as we can,” […]
The local Kiwanis Club once again is looking to raise money to help district children with its 27th-annual TV auction next Saturday (April 30) on Channel 10. “I’m hoping we do as well as we did last year,” said Shanda Begin, who is co-organizing the event with Angie Korzinski. “This […]
No charges were laid in connection with the bench-clearing brawl that occurred Feb. 22 at the end of a game between the Borderland Thunder and Dryden Ice Dogs at the Ice for Kids Arena. “The investigation is concluded and no charges are being laid,” said Fort Frances OPP Cst. Caroline […]
The Township of Alberton formally has authorized the donation of its old fire truck to the China Project, where it will be used to supply water to two remote villages in the mountainous area of that country. Since acquiring a new fire truck late last year, Alberton council has been […]
If you were planning a slate of outdoor activities, you couldn’t have written a better weather script than last weekend’s. Sunny skies, unseasonably mild temperatures, and the first hint of new growth were the order of the day as Spring Fever Days in Emo literally lived up to its name. […]
“Volunteers Grow Communities” is the theme for this year’s National Volunteer Week (April 17-23), which certainly rings true right here in Rainy River District. Volunteers are all around us, day in and day out, yet far too often we take for granted their enormous contributions that help make our communities […]
