Jamie Mountain The Muskie girls’ hockey team is heading in the right direction in its attempt to bring home a provincial title. The black-and-gold, seeded third in the 16-team tournament, advanced to the quarter-finals of the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ girls’ hockey championships in Timmins after edging 16th-ranked St. Joseph CSS (Mississauga) […]
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Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team got off to a winning start this morning at the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ girls’ hockey championships in Timmins. The black-and-gold cruised to a 6-1 victory over Anderson CVI in their opening game. Captain Annalise (CC) Hayes netted a hat trick while Taylor Croswell, Kelsey Langtry, […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent Guthrie United Church in Devlin will hold its annual tea and bake sale on Saturday, April 7 at the Devlin Hall. The fun-filled event takes place from 2-3:30 p.m., with the draws beginning at 3 p.m. There also will be a penny table and cookie walk. Admission […]
Jamie Mountain Some 34 teams have flocked to Fort Frances this week for the boys’ and girls’ OFSAA curling championships that kicked off this morning and run through Saturday at the Fort Frances Curling Club. It’s the first time since 1981 that Fort Frances has been selected to host the […]
Press Release The “Go Local” program is entering its fifth year and to celebrate, it is reflecting on all the best things about Rainy River District. Community members are encouraged to visit the Go Local Fort Frances Facebook page and share their favourite thing about living in the district. Staff, […]
Jamie Mountain It was a pretty impressive weekend on the mat for members of the Mighty Mustang youth wrestling program in International Falls. The squad competed in a pair of tournaments over the weekend, which was highlighted by a multitude of top-three finishes. Teagan Green of the Falls nabbed first […]
Jamie Mountain It wasn’t exactly a picturesque ending to the regular season for the Fort Frances Lakers. A pair of weekend home losses, starting with 4-3 shootout defeat to the Dryden GM Ice Dogs on Friday night and then a 2-1 overtime setback the following night against the Thief River […]
Staff Molly Carlson has had another excellent season on the diving board. The Florida State sophomore, who was born in Fort Frances, earned All-America honourable mention accolades Friday at the 2018 NCAA championships held at the McCorkle Aquatics Pavilion in Columbus, Ohio. Carlson finished 15th in the three-metre while also […]
Staff The PeeWee ‘AA’ Canadians doubled the Current River Comets 6-3 to claim the HNO branch championship back on March 11 in Thunder Bay. The Bantam ‘AA’ Canadians also won their championship game in Thunder Bay that weekend with a 9-3 drubbing of the host Beavers. The Atom ‘AA’ Canadians, […]
Jamie Mountain A pair of local figure skaters did their best to showcase their talents over the weekend. Both Samantha Halliday and Montana Plasky of the Border Figure Skating Club had solid performances at the Skate Ontario STARSkate Provincial/Skate Ontario Adult Championships in Kingston. Halliday finished 12th in her division, […]
Press Release U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers working at the International Falls port of entry targeted a rail container destined to arrive in Ranier, Mn. In February, CBP officers inspected the rail container and discovered merchandise in violation of intellectual property rights (IPR) regulations. The […]
Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent The Cloverbelt Local Food Co-op and La Place Rendez-Vous cordially invite you to its “Winter Farm to Fork” event. This is our first such event in Rainy River District! Please note the correct time for the event is 5-7 p.m. on Friday, March 23. Call the Rendez-Vous […]
