Marc Stuempfle Aidan Wepruk took a stroll as he learned how to ride–and later feed–his new friend “Jazzy” on Sunday during Dreamweaver Ranch’s family day. Dreamweaver Ranch owner Angela Halvorsen made sure all her horses were calm and the children felt comfortable during their ride. It was pretty easy as […]
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Press Release Local skating coach and founder of the Northern Lights School of Skating (NLSS), Ashley Cumming, was one of the 10 recipients of the 2019 Women in Sport Encouragement (WISE) fund. The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS) is dedicated to creating […]
Staff On a rain-soaked night, it was the Fort Frances Mud Dogs who stood the tallest. The host Mud Dogs were able to outlast the Couchiching Raiders as they rallied to claim a narrow 16-15 decision on Monday in a Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League make-up game for the […]
Marc Stuempfle Waylon Smith, right, showed off his musical talent under the big tent during “Quest for the Best.” Playing alongside Steve Denby, left, from The Faculty, Smith performed “Guitar Town” by Steve Earle as part of the first of two sets.
Robin McCormick Makinnley McCormick, left, and Miranda Wilson showed off their final accomplishments made during the “Make and Bake” camp last week at Confederation College. McCormick chose to decorate her cake following a horseshoe theme (showing her love of horses), while Wilson chose to decorate with hearts.
Summer reporter
Marc Stuempfle
Marc Stuempfle
The audience went off the rails as “Quest for the Best” rocked the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina here on Friday night. As the evening geared up, the crowd waited with anticipation to see who the top singers from each set would be to face off in the […]
Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent
Devlin correspondent
There will be a “Country Night” at the Barwick Hall this Friday (June 26) starting at 7 p.m. Local musicians will provide an evening of lively music for your listening pleasure. For all you lovers of dancing and country music come out and enjoy an enjoyable evening. Sympathy to the […]
By Dave Ogilvie
Emo correspondent
Emo correspondent
There will be an evening of old-time country music at the Barwick Hall on Friday, July 26 starting at 7 p.m. If you like to listen or dance then you’re welcome to come out for a great evening. Admission is $5 and includes some free refreshments. • • • The […]
This is the week that we work hard to make things presentable! Our open house and crop tour is this Thursday. I really hope you are considering coming and exploring the district and our plots. We have a bunch of guests coming for the University of Guelph and Ministry of […]
It was a big weekend in Fort Frances as the community hosted the 25th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship last Thursday through Saturday. The event, which has brought a lot of attention to Rainy Lake and its world-class smallmouth bass fishing over the years, is still going strong to the […]
Is Rainy River District a welcoming community? On Monday evening, my wife and I attended the Festival of India at the Rainy Lake Square. It was a fun event organized by members of the local East Indian community. Song, dance, and music representative of different areas of India were featured. […]
I have just spent three days walking a few of the many Nova Scotia beaches. They are quite incredible, breathtaking, soul-soothing. I think a love of water is in the blood of most of us who grew up around and in Fort Frances and it would be easy to take […]
