A team comprised of Midget-aged players from Rainy River District Fastball League teams of Barwick, the Bulldogs, and Stratton ruled the roost at the annual Garden City Community Club ‘AA’ hardball tournament in Winnipeg on May 24-25. The team, named by tourney organizers as “Northern Ontario” and sponsored by Barwick […]
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Whether or not a working group will proceed to stage two of its plan to look into the feasibility of creating an Area Services Board (ASB) for Rainy River District likely will be determined at its next meeting here Friday. “We can’t really say yet how many municipalities support it […]
A trio of departing Muskies were honoured as Fort High’s athletes of the year last night. Jock Gemmell and Jamie Algie were co-winners of the male award while Christin Thomson took home the female honours at the high school’s annual recognition night at the Townshend Theatre. Gemmell started at running […]
Searching for a real estate complex complete with a 1,000-seat auditorium/gymnasium and tons of classroom and closet space? The Alexander Baker-Backus Complex across the river in International Falls, Mn. has just come on the market. But you’d better act fast—the owners intend to offload the property by July 1. “It’s […]
On June 18, from 10:30 p.m. until 4 a.m. the next morning, Grade 12 graduates and their classmates from Fort Frances High School will be celebrating at “chem-free.” And this event, which has become a tradition at Fort High over the years, promises to be the best “all-nighter” ever. In […]
How painfully ironic that news Fort St. Pierre and the Lookout Tower at Pither’s Point have been closed indefinitely due to their shoddy condition came the same week the Sunset Country Museums Network spring meeting here was told preserving museums and historic sites helps drive the economy. Historic sites bring […]
With no one else running, incumbent Howard Hampton on Monday night was acclaimed as the NDP’s candidate in Kenora-Rainy River in the next provincial election. More than 60 people turned out at the Elks Hall here for the last of five nomination meetings held throughout the riding. The others were […]
For some agonizing minutes, it looked like the 7.9 pounds of fish Harvey Cochrane and Oliver Gib-bons weighed in Saturday on the final day of the inaugural Emo Walleye Classic wouldn’t be enough to win. But then it was discovered three of the four fish brought in by Team #19 […]
After 16 years, the Muskie boys’ soccer team finally has its sights set on the promised land. And regardless how the team got there (advancing as the NWOSSAA silver medalists), the excitement level is still high as the black-and-gold prepares for their first all-Ontario tournament, which will be held next […]
The Rainy River District School Board took the next step in closing three local schools Tuesday night after approving $3.6 million for the renovation and expansion of J.W. Walker here. Trustees approved the expenditure at the board’s regular monthly meeting here. Of the $3.6 million, an estimated $3.1 million will […]
