Staff By the high standards of the Sight & Sound Wolves, it wasn’t a stellar regular season. But they’re used to bringing their best when the real shooting starts. John Desaulniers pitched a complete-game victory and the No. 3-ranked Wolves made their next step towards defending their championship with a […]
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Staff Jamie Davis was back, but his competition can be forgiven if they got all choked up about it for different reasons than normally attached to a homecoming. The Devlin native and Fort Frances resident won his division-leading sixth feature race of the season in the WISSOTA Modifieds class after […]
Carla and Brian Harris, Shawn Holditch, and John Young of Fort Frances were among the $30 winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association cash calendar winners for the week of Aug. 6-12. Joining them were Leo Goranson and Gerald Thurier (Atikokan), Suzanne Ostlund (Thunder Bay), and Gail Dann […]
Joey Payeur Being away from home for an extended period for the first time and the mountain of commitments attached to being a university freshman was enough to detour Claire Hyatt’s soccer-playing desires. Her improved confidence level in regards to handling post-secondary life and her unquenchable flame to push herself […]
Nicholas Donaldson Now into its third year, Emo’s annual “Open Streets” event continues to bring out participants to walk, shop and play down Front Street. This year the event was held last Thursday (Aug. 3) from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and was presented by the Emo Recreation Program and […]
Joey Payeur Sight & Sound Wolves ace John Desaulniers unleashed his entire arsenal of pitches to keep the Couchiching Raiders off-balance in a 7-2 win for the Wolves this past Thursday in Rainy River District Fastball League playoff action in Couchiching.
It is with great sorrow that the family of Jonathan Medicine announces his passing on Monday, Aug. 7, 2017 at the La Verendrye General Hospital. Funeral services are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
It is with profound sadness that the family of Grace Roy announces her passing on Monday, Aug. 7, 2017 at Rainycrest Long Term Care in Fort Frances, ON. Grace was born on Sept. 29, 1934 in Devlin, Ontario to Joe and Jessie McCoy. She lived in the Devlin area as […]
Leo Bremault, 84, of Rainy River, Ontario passed away peacefully at his home Aug. 1, 2017. A celebration of life was held on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Council in Rainy River, Ont. Burial followed at the Catholic cemetery in Pinewood, Ont. Leo […]
The family sadly announces the death of Harry Gavin Maxton, 67, in Windsor, Ont. after a battle with heart disease, cancer, and a stroke. Surviving are his wife, Marlene; sons, Mike, Gavin, and Jon; grandchildren, Evan, Cassidy, Levi, Zane, Javyn, Makenna, and Owen; and great-grandson, Grayson. He also is survived […]
With sadness, we announce the passing of Maizie Russell (nee Wasykowski), who passed away peacefully while surrounded by family on the morning of Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at the Grace Hospital in Winnipeg, Man. at the age of 89. She was predeceased by her parents, John and Nettie Wasykowski; two […]
August snuck out from behind the weeds in my garden and from my so-called lawn and pounced on me, when I least expected it. August caught me off-guard and threw me to the ground before I could fight back, and then knocked the last bit of oxygen from my lungs. […]
