The Border Figure Skating Club presented the following year-end awardsearlier this month: •Rhonda Paterson Memorial Trophy (donated by Florence Lampi)–Tracey DeAmicis Awarded to the most dedicated skater. Must take skills, freeskate, and dance lessons. Attendance, effort, and attitude are all considered. •Abitibi-Consolidated Trophy (donated by Abitibi-Consolidated) Awarded to the most […]
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Here is a list of the Aquanaut swimmers and their times from the Crocus Classic Invitational meet at the Pan Am Pool in Winnipeg last week (all times transferred to short course). The Aquanauts won the small-team award for having the most combined points for a club with 15 or […]
Due to the wet, cold conditions of late, the opening of Kitchen Creek Golf Course has been delayed until this weekend at the earliest, new club pro Steve Wood said Tuesday. An early spring had many people thinking of an early opening for the local course but the recent mix […]
Susie Aikenhead of Rainy River overcame an opening loss at the NWOSSAA badminton championships in Thunder Bay yesterday to claim top spot in the senior girls’ division with a 4-1 record and a berth at the all-Ontario championships in Sudbury next month. “My first game at every tournament I played […]
If it wasn’t for tournament anglers, the general fishing public wouldn’t be as quick to learn effective new techniques. Let’s face it, when your little boy or girl catches more fish, they usually have a better time. And if it wasn’t for the people and the companies who make these […]
Two years of racing on the MN North Sno-cross circuit. And two overall championships for local racer Johnny Lundon. For the second year in a row, Lundon dominated the awards banquet in Hibbing, Mn. on Saturday, winning three second-place trophies and bringing home the overall points title over Minnesota’s Cory […]
Agreeing to disagree. That’s what came out of recent talks between the tourism and forestry sectors on so-called Resource Stewardship Agreements, which were discussed at length last Thursday at the annual spring meeting of the North Western Ontario Tourism Association in Morson. Gary Beardsley, of the Northern Ontario Tourism Organization […]
Every pew at Bethel Baptist Church here, and then all the rows of impromptu seating in the aisles, were filled Friday night to welcome the African Children’s Choir. About 400 people crammed into the church to listen to the travelling choir of 23 children sing an African version of Gospel […]
Dan Jones now has what he sees as an open door into the music industry–his computer. Coupled with a precise recording program, Jones’ computer can moonlight as a full-fledged recording studio, he said. “A lot of new bands sit at home and don’t need much more than a computer and […]
Steve Arpin has signed a one-year contract with Polaris that will see the 16-year-old Fort Frances racer represent the company at such snowmobile races as the World Championships in Eagle River, Wis. and another top one in Val Court, Que. “I expected a contract from Polaris, and it happened,” his […]
As summer school marches towards its July 18th conclusion, seeing 48 grade seven and eight students attending half or full days refining their math and English skills across the district, the Rainy River District School Board is discussing expanding the program in the future. “One of the things we’ve been […]
How do you feed 2,000 people in one sitting? With a calculator, of course. That’s how Kathy Cuthbertson of “Kathy’s Katering” here figured out how much it would take to feed the masses attending the FFHS Millennium Reunion supper Saturday night. “Because I’ve been [catering] for 18 years, I knew […]
