Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The volleyball season for both Rainy River and Fort Frances high schools this season was phenomenal, with both schools excelling at the sport. OWLS SR GIRLS Rainy River senior girls division A (the division depends on the enrolment in the school) won the NorWOSSA. Speaking with Georgia Kreger, she shared […]
The Muskie curling teams emerged from NorWOSSA last week with some serious hardware. Both the boys and girls team won gold, while the mixed team brought home silver. NWOSSA play will take place at the Fort Frances Curling Club, beginning this Sunday.
The second of back-to-back Bassmaster Elite Series events took place over the weekend at Lake Seminole in South Georgia. After a solid start the week before at Lake Okeechobee in Florida, we came up a few ounces short of making the top 50 day three cut last week, finishing up […]
Above, Lakers forwards Brady Krentz (Left) and Trevor Sanderson pose with their billets Sandy and Josie Tibbs. The many players’ parents were in the stands as the Lakers honoured parents and billets last weekend. Dylan Wedward, top right, scored the first and last goals for the Lakers as they beat […]
The Prairie Garden Committee is excited to announce that the 2023, 84th annual edition, of the Prairie Garden periodical, entitled, “Climate-Aware Gardening”, was released in early November and is available to order. Order your copy and one for your favourite gardener today by visiting the website: www.theprairiegarden.com, or email – […]
Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in Canada. According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation nine out of ten Canadians have at least one risk factor for developing heart disease and your risk increases with the more risk factors you have. The good news is, up […]
Almost everyone loves good Chinese take-out food, so in my most recent cookbook, Cooking Around the World with Chef Dez, I included a whole chapter on this. In that chapter you will learn how to make all your favourites at home, including this most popular recipe for Chicken Chop Suey. […]
Two adults and a child have been confirmed dead in a house fire on a remote northwestern Ontario First Nation, its chief said Monday as she called for the government to improve firefighting services in her community. Chief Shirley Lynne Keeper said the fatal fire that broke out Wednesday in […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Regional officials in southern and western Russia reported a string of drone attacks near the border with Ukraine and deep inside the country that resulted in no casualties, as the war with Kyiv trudged on Tuesday. At the same time, the hacking of Russian TV channels […]
