Ken Kellar Warm, sunny weather made for a day of Fun in the Sun celebrations that were fun for the whole family, or two. Pictured here are Stella Faragher, left, Theo Faragher, Diane Lovisa, Carmen Faragher, Sarah Faragher, Violet Botsford, Christine Botsford, and Ava Botsford, who relaxed at the Point. […]
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Marc Stuempfle Ready, set, go! The race was on as children from separate age groups took their turn sorting through the money pit looking for lost treasures during Canada Day fun at Point Park. Kids had two turns for three minutes to dig and scrap their way through the pile […]
Marc Stuempfle Members of the Fun in the Sun committee were able to join in on the fun which kicked off on Monday morning with a colour run and then was followed by the parade. Canadian flags waved proudly up and down the parade route as families came out and […]
Marc Stuempfle Mellodey Sinclair, left, Aurora McRitchie and Alex McKelvie waved from the Sunset Water Sports (SWS) float during the Canada Day parade here on Monday. SWS was out at the Point that day, and did a wakesurf/wakeboard show with a crew from Kenora called Wake ‘n Bake. SWS then […]
Ken Kellar Fun in the Sun Mini-Queen 2018 Hope McCormick was dressed to the nines in her Canada Day gear as the Canada Day parade got underway on Monday morning. McCormick was later on hand at the mini-king and queen pageant at the Point, where she passed on her title […]
Jackson Arpin, left, received his diploma from Rainy River High School principal Michelle Mosbeck during the during the annual convocation ceremony last Wednesday evening at RRHS. He was among the 34 graduates (including three Alternative Education grads) in the RRHS Class of 2019. Above right, Aynsley Williams, left, and Evan […]
Dave Ogilvie The children were the hit of the Canada Day parade in Barwick, which was held on Saturday, June 29. This year’s parade include antique vehicles, tractors, and of course, the children on their bikes and waving from floats. Below, the Barwick Community Church did an excellent job of […]
Staff
The Rainy River District School Board has a balanced budget for 2019-2020, but it comes with a hefty human price tag. In a press release from the board released last Wednesday, the RRDSB said it would be eliminating 37.73 FTE (full-time equivalency) of staff due to changes in the education […]
Sam Odrowski
While celebrating Canada’s birthday was the focus for many families this past weekend, some also took time to learn about fire safety and prevention at the Chapple Fire and Emergency Service Open House on Saturday. “It was a great success overall and we had a good time,” noted Chapple, Emo, […]
Staff Another great year of Rainy River High School athletics has come to a close. So it was time to reward the Owls for all of their hard work over the past year with some athletic awards. And the winners were: •Jr. girls’ basketball–Tala Quran (top rookie), Carenna Haw (most […]
Press Release
Riverside Health Care welcomes a new member to the board of directors and announces its officers. On Tuesday, June 25, Riverside Health Care held its annual general meeting (AGM) of the corporation. At that time, one vacancy on the board of directors was filled. Joining the board for the first […]
Jamie Mountain Charlie DeBungee (Manitou Thunderbirds) of Team East fielded a grounder near third base and attempted to make the throw to first to record the out during his squad’s 4-2 loss to Team West in the Rainy River District Fastball League’s annual all-star game on Thursday night at Manitou […]
