John Frederick Rossborough, 86, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 25, 2018 in Baudette, Mn. He was born in Rainy River, Ont. and was the only child of Frank and Hazel (Dowsett) Rossborough. John attended Grades K-12 in Rainy River. As a youth, he spent summers on Cyclone Island on […]
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It is with great sadness that the family of Donna Morrison announces her passing on Friday, May 25, 2018 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Donna was born on Feb. 8, 1949 to Jack and Madeline Cargill. She grew up in Fort Frances and lived here all […]
When we are young, we think many “things” will be the answer to our pursuit of happiness. A new bike, our first car, cool glasses (though when I first started wearing glasses at age 13, there was not a single thing cool about them, no matter the colour or shape). […]
After the long winter we experienced this year, the nice weather across Northwestern Ontario over the past week sure has been a pleasure. Hopefully it’s a sign of what’s to come over the next few months. As water temperatures have increased rapidly over the past week, so has the fishing […]
Staff The Rainy River District Fastball League season is now in full swing although Mother Nature had other ideas on Thursday night. All but one of the night’s six games were postponed due to inclement weather. The lone contest that was played saw Windy’s Warriors eke out an 8-7 win […]
Jamie Mountain At the beginning of the season, Rainy River Owls girls’ soccer team head coach Rebecca Tolen believed it would be a rebuilding year for her squad. She was happy to be proven wrong on that assumption. After finishing the regular season in second place with a 4-1-1 record, […]
Jamie Mountain The finish line is near but don’t think for one second that the Muskie boys’ soccer team is looking past its opponents. The Muskies (5-0-1) swept away the competition in Kenora last Wednesday, starting with an 8-0 rout of the Dryden Eagles and then following that up with […]
Jamie Mountain It didn’t take long for the defending champs to let the rest of the competition know they were going to be in for a tough weekend at the 17th-annual Emo Walleye Classic. Baudette’s Les Morrison and his Morson-based partner, Oliver Gibbins, wowed the crowd with a Day 1 […]
From the MNRF A southern Ontario resident has been fined $1,800 for illegally shooting a bull moose. Frank Casciaro of Woodbridge pleaded guilty and was fined $1,800 for hunting bull moose without a licence. Court heard that last Oct. 14, a conservation officer responded to a TIPS line call that […]
Submitted Karl Engstrom and Randi Hutchison held up a nice walleye that was part of our dinner this past weekend.
Faith Adair of Fort Frances won the $500 up for grabs on Mother’s Day (May 13) in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for May 13-19 were Tony Bliss (Emo), Terry Newman (Fort Frances), Sandy Haney (Fort Frances), Wade Modeland (Atikokan), Mickey Ryll […]
Staff The Borderland Racing Association is roaring again for another season. Brody Strachan of Emo never trailed as he blew away the competition to win the opening WISSOTA Modifieds feature Saturday night at the Emo Speedway. With the win, he now has the early points lead with 110. Brady Caul […]
