Carol Derksen of Fort Frances won $40 twice in the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts’ cash calendar draw for May. Other local winners included Joleen Helliar and Esther Halverson (Nestor Falls), Carol Fadden (Sleeman), and Diane Vandenbrand (Stratton). They were joined by Gale Cederwall, Lorraine Dietrich, Arlene Alcock (twice), […]
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Press Release “Radio Icebox,” the sci-fi comedy podcast produced by the Icebox Radio Theater in International Falls, will wrap up its run after the May 15 episode. “Radio Icebox” debuted in 2015 as part of an effort by the IBRT to attempt a ongoing adventure series. At its conclusion, the […]
Jamie Mountain As his junior ‘A’ hockey career comes to a close, Fort Frances native Brandon Bodnar can’t help but look back fondly on all of his experiences. Making his third-career appearance at the Dudley-Hewitt Cup Central Canadian Jr. ‘A’ Championship last week in Dryden, the 20-year-old backstopped the Thunder […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskies and Rainy River Owls represented their schools extremely well at the OFSAA badminton championships last week in Windsor. Jackson Arpin of Rainy River had the strongest showing of all, nabbing a silver medal in the men’s ‘C’ flight. Facing Lai of TDSSAA, both players were evenly […]
From the MNRF A Brampton man has been fined $4,000 as a result of an unlawful moose hunt. Luigi Latini pleaded guilty and was fined $4,000 for discharging a firearm on a travelled roadway. Court heard that on Oct. 14, a conservation officer contacted several hunters as they were hanging […]
Staff Both the Fort Frances Aquanauts and Cyclone swim teams dazzled at the five-team “0-100” Sprint Relay Meet hosted by the Aquanauts over the weekend at the Memorial Sports Centre. Rather than the traditional format of having athletes of the same gender and age category squaring off against each other, […]
From the MNRF A Dryden-area man has been fined $2,000 for hunting offences. Michael Bernier of Vermilion Bay pleaded guilty and was fined $1,000 for entering private property without permission for the purpose of hunting, and $1,000 for failing to immediately attach his game seal to a deer he had […]
Jamie Mountain The opportunity to play for a competitive team has presented itself for a local soccer player. Andros Bruyere, who just turned 13, recently tried out for the Thunder Bay Chill 14U team and impressed the coaching staff. Bruyere’s father, Alex, was in Thunder Bay delivering the Soccer Northwest […]
Jamie Mountain The tune-ups are done, let the regular season commence. Both the Muskie boys’ and girls’ soccer teams, who had strong showings over the weekend at their final pre-season tournaments in Winnipeg, kicked off the regular season today by hosting the Kenora Broncos and Dryden Eagles (results weren’t known […]
Submitted Shed hunting is an activity you can do with friends and when you find a good area, you can find a bunch!
Jamie Mountain Zak Quran of the Rainy River Owls looked to knock down a towering pass with a swift header during his squad’s 5-0 loss to the Sioux Lookout Warriors on Thursday afternoon at Rainy River High School. The Owls also were blanked by that same score that morning by […]
Jamie Mountain Cassidy Teeple of the Rainy River Owls looked to hammer a pass up the pitch during her squad’s 1-0 win over the visiting Sioux Lookout Warriors on Thursday afternoon. The Owls’ girls’ team is off to a 1-1-1 start to begin the NorWOSSA ‘A’ regular season.
