John Wallace Haas, known to friends and family as “Jack,” passed away on Friday, May 25, 2018. Born in Warroad, Mn. and raised in Rainy River, Ont., he moved to Sioux Narrows, Ont. as a youngster to spend the rest of his life. He was the eldest of three children […]
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Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent The first barn concert of the season at Cornell Farms will be R&B singer Mark Reeves on Monday, June 11 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Mark won a scholarship to Boston’s Berklee College of Music at 19, paid his dues in the blues clubs, made a record […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent The rural areas of the district are feeling sadness over the recent “passings of county folks.” Norbert Bragg, a well-known person throughout the entire Rainy River District, passed away Sunday after a short battle with cancer. Driving bus for years, Norbert was a very active and social […]
Jamie Mountain The NorWOSSA boys’ soccer landscape has been painted black-and-gold for the better part of the last decade. A 2-0 win over the visiting Kenora Broncos last Wednesday afternoon gave the Muskies their eighth-straight league title and yet another trip to the all-Ontarios that kick off tomorrow and run […]
Staff Fort Frances resident Jeff Watts fell short in his bid to win a medal at the Canadian Open championships held last week in Gatineau, Que. Representing Northern Ontario in the men’s singles competition, the Sunset Country bowler missed advancing to Saturday’s “stepladder” playoff round by a mere 55 pins […]
Jamie Mountain The better part of the Muskie track-and-field team is young with not much experience, but they’ve proven their skill time and time again this season. But perhaps their most impressive accomplishment came last week at the NWOSSAA championships in Thunder Bay, where the junior athletes claimed their first-ever […]
Jamie Mountain Mary-Beth Tkachuk got ready to focus in on where she wanted to roll her ball during the five-pin bowling competition yesterday afternoon at Plaza Lanes as part of the District 1A Senior Games being hosted by Fort Frances. The two-day event wrapped up today with events such as […]
Jamie Mountain Janissa Judson looked to gain the edge on her Kenora Broncos’ opponent during the Muskies’ 1-0 win in the NorWOSSA semi-final here last Wednesday morning. Judson scored the squad’s lone goal just a few minutes into the match.
Staff It’s early in the Borderland Soccer League season but it would appear Manitou Forest Products is the team to beat in the men’s division. A 1-0 win over Centra Pipelines (0-2) on Monday night improved their league-best record to 2-0. After a back-and-forth first half in which both teams […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers have announced that captain Julian Uhryniuk has committed to play for the Trinity Western University Spartans next season. The Langley, B.C.-based program is coming off a BCIHL championship this past year. Uhryniuk will join defenceman Dustin Deugau, a fellow Lakers’ alumnus and his roommate from […]
Staff Laurie Nuttall and Bonnie Hughes of Fort Frances were among the $40 winners in the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts’ cash calendar draw for June. Other district winners included Ronald Ogier (Devlin) and Chris and Pam Edwards (Nestor Falls). Also winning $40 were Carol Markham, Jackie Dufault, Don […]
Submitted Jeff Gustafson with a nice crappie he caught using a slip bobber and a small jig and plastic earlier in the week.
