Waterfowl habitat projects once again will benefit from the generosity of district residents after another successful evening of fundraising at the 16th-annual Ducks Unlimited banquet here Friday night. Although the local DU committee is still sifting through the paperwork, preliminary figures indicated more than $36,000 was grossed at the banquet, […]
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The Rainy River District Fastball League will be without one of its original teams when it begins its 33rd season May 19. Williams, Mn. no longer will compete in the district league due to a lack of players, leaving just eight teams–Barwick, Emo, Pinewood, Rainy River, Stratton, Big Island, Big […]
The local adult mixed slo-pitch season, slated to begin next Monday, will see a reduced number of teams playing in the Thursday night league. Last season saw a full slate of 12 teams compete Thursdays, traditionally one of the most popular nights, but only 10 were accepted this year because […]
As is so often the case in any sport, hard work and a determined effort can lead a less-talented team to victory. The Muskie boys’ soccer team, though blessed with its share of talent, used that hard-work formula en route to a third-place finish at the St. John’s Ravenscourt tournament […]
Faced with a schedule that forces his team to play all of their games in just over a month, the head coach of the Muskie girls’ soccer team knows full well the importance of playing as many exhibition matches as possible before the NorWOSSA tournament. So despite winning just one […]
Imagine being faced with the problem of having to run a quality physical education program–without access to a gymnasium. As unbelievable as that may seem, that’s the situation being faced by teachers at J.W. Walker School here this year. It’s nothing new that the school doesn’t have its own gym. […]
The shooting incident last Wednesday morning, in which an off-duty employee of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fired a shot at two Rainy River First Nation men netting sturgeon on the river, shows just how strained relations are between the band and DNR. And unless both sides start talking, […]
Dear sir: Last week, I had the pleasure of being a small part of the Rainy River District Music and Drama Festival. I would like publicly to commend the participants, the organizers and volunteers, and the teachers and parents involved. I think it a credit to the community that such […]
Dear sir: Regarding the “How to” prepare festival entry articles, I only collect the information from various people in our community. I think that children can be helped by being exposed to different approaches to solving problems. When local music or drama teachers share their approaches, children benefit from ideas […]
Canada’s premier aerobatics flying team–the Snowbirds 431 Air Demonstration Squadron–is set to take to the skies over the Fort Frances Airport on May 28 at 6 p.m. The nine red, white, and blue jets, complete with smoke oil, will criss-cross the aerial stage in a captivating display that includes 55 […]
Come mid-July, two local teenagers will get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to mingle with 6,000 other teens from around the world when they attend the Presbyterian Youth Triennium in Indiana. Amanda Cotterill, 15, and Shaunna Cuthbertson, 16, two youth members of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church here, will attend the one-week conference […]
Making the honour roll at Fort High could pay off–literally. A group of students in the Honour Society is canvassing local businesses to participate in an academic recognition program at the high school. Melanie Halvorsen, a grade 11 student, said the idea was brought up to students by teacher Marnie […]
