Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Spinner rigs used to be a real popular way to take walleye. But in the past few years, they’ve lost some of that popularity in some areas of walleye country. That’s strange because spinner rigs are still very effective lure types for taking walleye. The spinner rigs we’re talking about […]
Playing against a strong field of golfers at the annual Smokey Bear tournament in International Falls last weekend, Greg Ross knew it would be tough to repeat as champion. He would have to play solid golf all weekend–and hope to benefit from a few breaks along the way. To his […]
Enough interest may have risen to get the Borderland High Fliers Kite Club off the ground in the next few weeks, noted John Willis of Kippewa Gardens in International Falls. Willis and his wife, Katherine, brought their kites to Emo’s centennial celebrations and the Fourth of July holiday in the […]
After dominating much of their game against Dryden at a soccer tournament there Saturday, the Fort Frances Diamondbacks ran into some injury troubles. First Carolyn Spencer went down with a knee injury, then Karma Chudobiak got a bloody nose from an errant ball, which left the Fort Frances squad–made up […]
For most people, taking up golf for the first time can be a very frustrating experience. Not so for local golfer Mike Dick, a 50-year-old drywaller from Devlin who never seriously took up the game until just eight years ago. Yet he’s preparing to make his first appearance in the […]
The inaugural “AA” developmental hockey camp hasn’t even taken to the ice yet and already co-owner Mike Allison is looking ahead to next year. Allison said he would like to incorporate a goalie clinic as well as a women’s camp that would run separately from the main one next year. […]
The weather was perfect for a “welcome back” picnic at Pither’s Point Park last Saturday and the six children from Belarus were primed for fun after their long trip back to Rainy River District. “I am very happy to be with Yvonne and Stewart” were the first words out of […]
Although town council tabled a motion to enter into a waste disposal agreement with Solid Waste Integrated Systems (SWIS) Corp., the discussion at the committee of the whole meeting earlier Monday did not seem to favour the agreement. Bruce Spottiswood, superintendent of facilities (works), presented a report for the Operations […]
Dreaming big has launched a former Fort Frances resident into another recording of her musical talent–this time in the form of an eight-song CD called “Shine On.” Sandra Allan, 32, wrote and co-produced the CD–a collection of pop, rock, and gospel music–out of “Barn Studios” in Thunder Bay, where she […]
Continued efforts aimed at improving telecommunications technology is the key to attracting new businesses to Fort Frances and district, economic development advisor Geoff Gillon told town council in his quarterly report Monday night. Gillon, with the Rainy River Future Development Corp. here, said the RRFDC has worked hard on getting […]
Rebecca Spencer was born in England, spent her OAC year in Switzerland, went to Australia and Tasmania for a six-month stint, and received an economics degree specializing in natural resources from the University of Waterloo in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont. In between, she grew up in Fort Frances. And the roots she […]
The meeting CN originally had scheduled for this week was postponed until next Wednesday but Central Avenue residents remain optimistic. “To my knowledge, the group here on the block had no problems with [the postponement],” said George Drazenovich, who lives at 809 Central Ave. “Everybody is waiting to see what […]
