Submitted byBorderland Pride July 9-15 is “Pride Week” in Rainy River District and Koochiching County. This week marks the first time our region will come together to recognize and affirm that the diversity of sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression is a positive contribution to our communities, workplaces, and […]
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By David Rising The Associated Press BERLIN — The steady drum of anti-German rhetoric from the United States, one of the country’s traditionally closest friends, has people wondering whether to get ready for a messy breakup. First, it was then-candidate Donald Trump’s campaign trail contention that Chancellor Angela Merkel was […]
By Emily Schmall The Associated Press MATAMOROS, Mexico — An MS-13 gang member left eight voicemails on Brenda Mendez’s cellphone demanding that she turn over her teenage boy. If she refused, he said, the gang would dismember both her sons. “I’m going to send you a finger from each hand. […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent The second barn concert of the season at Cornell Farms in La Vallee will feature Pat Temple and the HiLO Players tomorrow (July 12) starting at 7:30 p.m. Temple is well-known for his American music where Western swing meets hillbilly jazz. He has played everywhere across North […]
Tania Bimm of Atikokan won the $1,000 up for grabs on Canada Day in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Kevin Shmyr of Atikokan was the $100 winner for July 1. Winning $30 for July 1-7 were Marlene and Ernie Hershey (Atikokan), Bruce Foy (Atikokan), […]
Staff Offence was hard to come by for CJ Contracting and Centra Pipelines on Monday night. Ian Jodoin scored early in the first half to pace first-place CJ (6-2) to a 1-0 win over second-place Centra (4-4) in Borderland Soccer League men’s division action at the St. Francis Sports Field. […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Vipers hosted a volleyball camp last Tuesday through Saturday at Fort High and J.W. Walker School. The camp, which ran from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. each day and was open to both boys and girls, focused on all the fundamentals of volleyball so the young athletes […]
Red Gut Babes’ third baseman Mel Jones scooped up a grounder and proceeded to make the throw to first to record the out during her squad’s 14-1 win over the Fort Frances Mud Dogs last Wednesday evening at the St. Francis Sports Field.
Stephanie Hagenaars The Science North “Bluecoats” visited the Fort Frances Public Library last Thursday for a “Make it Move” workshop, which demostrates the science behind gravity, momentum, and biomechanics through hands-on activities. To demonstrate why buildings fall in an earthquake, Bluecoat Dave Bates (not pictured) gave Torsten Bergen and Maddie […]
Emcee Mark Allen interviewed Paul Jewiss and his grandson, Eli Johnson, after the pair had weighed in their Day 2 haul at the 18th-annual “Castin For Cash” bass tournament Saturday afternoon at Lake Despair Lodge. The pair finished in 13th place with a two-day total of 18.65 pounds.
Mike Wilson and Zack McBride anxiously looked on as they manned the “hot seats” while the eventual champs, Don Copenace and Greg Swire, weighed in on Saturday afternoon during the top-five boat parade. Wilson and McBride settled for second place with a two-day haul of 28.29 pounds.
Jamie Mountain Joey Angus of CJ Contracting tried to dangle the ball around Cole Magill of Manitou Forest Products during his squad’s 5-0 win in Borderland Soccer League men’s division action last Wednesday night at the St. Francis Sports Field. CJ then won its fifth-straight game Monday night with a […]
