It is with profound sadness that Glen’s family announce his unexpected passing on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2017. Glen was born in Rivers, Man. He was a tender and gentle man, who will be missed by his wife, Carla; son, James (Amanda); grandchildren, Kieran, Liam, Ella, and Andrew (and their mother, […]
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Sadly, the family announces the passing of Beulah Olson, 93, of Rainy River, Ont., on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017 at the Rainy River Health Centre. A service of celebration and remembrance will be held Friday, Sept. 8, 2017 at 11 a.m. at the Rainy River Evangelical Covenant Church, with Rev. […]
It is with sadness that the Scheibler family announces the passing of the family’s patriarch, Johannes Scheibler, 85, formerly of Stratton, Ont. He passed away Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont., with his wife and family singing, praying, and sharing memories around his bedside. […]
The onset of fall means cooler temperatures, changing leaves, and, yes, the stirring from its eight-month slumber of NFL football. It will be the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots (those are painful words to say) and the Kansas City Chiefs squaring off tomorrow night to begin another five months […]
Cam Hanson (Rainy River) and Nancy & Bob Fretter (Barwick) won the $100 up for grabs for Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, respectively, in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Aug. 27-Sept. 2 were Rene Turgeon (Thunder Bay), Lindsey Rogoza (Atikokan), David […]
Joey Payeur Just like he used to do for the Muskie boys’ hockey team, Shane Bliss shared some secrets of the game to the Atom-aged players assembled before him at the Ice For Kids Arena during the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s Development Week camp last week. The camp’s purpose […]
Staff Sara Roach and Kyle Herr had the rest of the field throwing a fit. The Fort Frances tandem took first place in the Rx division at the 2017 Ribfest Throwdown CrossFit competition Aug. 26 in Thunder Bay. They finished first, second, and first in their three preliminary events among […]
Joey Payeur The status of every player on the ice, in terms of their future with this season’s Fort Frances Lakers, was as much up in the air as this puck was during the third intrasquad scrimmage at the squad’s training camp Friday at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Submitted Local Curves owner Angel Andrushuk and her daughter, Olivia, model Kangoo boots–the latest fitness workout option they’re now offering here.
Joey Payeur Vaughan Wilson of the Barwick Blue Knights, left, dislodged home plate trying to score on a wild pitch in the third inning of Game 1 of the Rainy River District Fastball League best-of-three championship final last Tuesday (Aug. 29) at Couchiching. But Fort Frances Braves’ pitcher Jaden Gustafson […]
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The final week of the Stewardship Youth Ranger-Ogimaa Binesiiyog Partnership Program got off to a roaring start as we visited the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s forward attack base at Vedette Lake for mock fire training with Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services FireRangers. We toured the camp […]
Staff The Rainy River District Fastball League will hold its annual all-star game tomorrow (Sept. 7) at 7 p.m. at Couchiching. Team No. 1 will be led by Travis Tom (Fort Frances Braves) and JJ Landry (Barwick Blue Knights) at the pitcher’s spot. Other Blue Knights on the team include […]
