For the 30th year, the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is set to blast off on Rainy Lake. Over the years, this has been one of the premier team bass tournaments in North America, attracting anglers from far and wide. At its peak, in the early 2000’s, there was a […]
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Dear Sir: For many years, the Rainy River Health Centre Auxiliary has worked tirelessly to fundraise for capital equipment for the Health Centre. The Auxiliary has also donated to important Riverside district initiatives such as the digital mammography machine, the CT scanner and the new hospital transport van. In addition […]
Congratulations to Mayor Andy Hallikas for his declaration of friendship between ourselves and International Falls (Fort Frances Bulletin, July 3). It was the right thing to do. We do not blame the citizens of International Falls personally for the economic war waged on Canada by their government. Many of the […]
DID YOU KNOW? It’s easy for people to overlook essential details when planning a camping or hiking trip. They might forget to check if their gear is appropriate, if the campsite and trail are suitable for their group, or if they truly understand the environment they’ll be in. Meanwhile, in […]
The 125th annual Rainy River Valley District Agriculture Fair is coming soon. This year the dates of the fair are August 14-16. The fair will have all its favourite events including stock car races, midway, bingo, live entertainment, logger’s contest, parade and much more. This year there will be a […]
There are many things we encounter on any given day that we don’t give much thought to. Some are too huge for our minds to wrestle with, and others seem too trivial. We have varying degrees of curiosity. I waste too much time trying to figure out why people step […]
EVENTS CALENDAR Register your children for Northern Lights Day Camp July 21-24 in Fort Frances. Contact Mark or Tina Mast 807-852-3202 or by email masts@bell.net for more info or to register. The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship events start tomorrow with “Taylor’s Story: An Unofficial Tribute to Taylor Swift” Wednesday […]
EVENTS CALENDAR Row I Theatre’s Musical Theatre Summer Camp is holding its final showcase on Friday July 11 at 2 p.m. with doors opening at 1:45 at the Townshend Theatre. Come see what these kids have learned this week! Register your children for Northern Lights Day Camp Jul. 14-17 in […]
Even on TV, there’s a lot to watch when the attraction is a Canadian Football League game. Exciting plays. Crazy fans dressed up for (fill in the blanks). Players dancing in the end zone, or showing off on the sideline. So there I am, sitting in front of the television […]
First came the heat warnings on Friday. Then came the tornado warnings. We’ve had more than one tornado warning this year, and we kept our eye on the sky. In the late afternoon, my phone started alerting me to lightning strikes in the district followed by tornado beeping. We tracked […]
