What a great long weekend! If only we just had one more day–right? I have to say it won’t go down as one of the warmest weekends of all, but the sun was shining! Actually, I had to go in and put my long-johns on when I was cutting grass […]
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I bet you thought I was going to write about dandelions, those yellow works of art that began popping out on my lawn yesterday (May 11) as I write this, like sunshine in the grass. But I’m not going to. I wrote about dandelions in my very first column back […]
Staff All signs are indicating that the Fort Frances Braves will be the ones to beat yet again this season. In an all-out blitz of power, the two-time defending champions slugged six homeruns en route to a 16-2 thrashing of Windey’s Warriors in Rainy River District Fastball League action last […]
Jamie Mountain Steady improvement and a desire to succeed is what any coach hopes to see from their team over the course of the season. The Muskie track-and-field team has done that in spades so far this season and took another giant leap in their development at the Last Chance […]
Press Release
Borderland Pride announced yesterday that Trevor Bonot has been named Grand Marshal of the organization’s LGBTQ2 Pride March, as part of 2019’s PRIDE WEEK+ festival in the Fort Frances and International Falls area. Bonot was born and raised in Stratton, Ont. He made a name for himself and his community […]
Sam Odrowski
Holmlund Financial recently expanded its team and the long-term vets of the business are working hard to pass along their knowledge to some fresh faces. Adrian Chapman, who has six years of experience in the financial services industry, joined Holmlund Financial mid-April as a financial advisor. Meanwhile, Tyler Ruppenstein, who […]
of Paul Tessier The population of caribou along the Lake Superior coast and its islands has plummeted in recent years. Caribou populations on the mainland are also declining.
Press Release
The Rainy River branch of the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) is pleased to announce that on Saturday May, 25, Rainy River will be having their first LGBTQ Pride event and we invite all in the community to take part with us. This walk will run in conjunction with other free […]
Press Release
Black bears have a keen sense of smell. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry plans to take advantage of that to update our bear population data for the province. Starting this month, ministry staff will conduct barbed-wire hair trap surveys in several parts of Ontario. Staff will set up […]
Sam Odrowski
While the Rainy River District has one of the highest per capita criminal case loads in northern Ontario, it has been without a sitting judge since 2012. “We are the only judicial district in the province–perhaps in the country–that does not have its own resident judge,” said Rainy River Law […]
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Kennah LeBlanc
Kennah LeBlanc
The United Beef Club’s first meeting was held at the home of David and Shari Peters on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. The United Beef Club has 15 members this year, ranging from Barwick to Rainy River. To start off the meeting, youth leaders, Alanna Gerula and Aynsley Williams planned an […]
Staff You could say the Big Grassy Lynx bit a chunk out of the Fort Frances Mud Dogs. The Lynx jumped all over Mud Dogs’ starter Jodie Hood en-route to a 12-run first inning and never looked back in a 21-12 romp in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action […]
