Staff “I Love a Rainy Night” won’t be the anthem of choice for Borderland Racing Association organizers. The Emo Speedway lay silent and saturated Saturday night as stock car racing was cancelled due to the wet weather. That meant nothing changed when it came to the driver standings in all […]
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“Canadian Coasters” Carol and Murray Firth from Victoria, B.C., left, along with Brian Murray from Bell Isle, N.S., enjoyed a pancake breakfast Thursday morning at the Memorial Sports Centre before heading off to the car show held along Front Street by the Sorting Gap Marina.
Joey Payeur David Brockie’s throwing arm could not have made of conventional material because normal arms weren’t made to withstand the challenges he put it through. The Portage la Prairie, Man. native became a baseball legend in Fort Frances after moving here in the late 1930s for his ability to […]
Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent The “Lions Legacy Golf Tournament,” being organized by the Lions Clubs of Rainy River District and set for this Saturday (July 29) at Kitchen Creek, has been postponed. Lions around the world are celebrating their 100-year anniversary and this tournament was to be the local clubs’ contribution […]
Press Release Riverside Health Care announces service limitations in the delivery of health care at La Verendrye General Hospital to ensure safe and effective care for the residents of Rainy River District. Due to physician shortages, there are known periods of time in which hospital anesthesia services may not be […]
Press Release Following receipt of the International Rainy and Namakan Lakes Rule Curves Study Board’s final report in late June, the International Joint Commission will be holding public hearings on its own report. The IJC’s draft changes relating to the Rainy and Namakan Lakes rule curves are centered on five […]
Nicholas Donaldson Campers at the Knox United Church camp at Sunny Cove were treated to a special guest speaker last Thursday morning. Yahya Samatar, a refugee originally from Somalia, spoke to the group about his journey and what it means to be a refugee seeking safety in another country. Samatar […]
Nicholas Donaldson Rainy River once again hosted a jam-packed weekend for its annual “Railroad Daze” celebration, now in its 30th year. Beginning with a “Paint and Sip” on Thursday evening and finishing up with a home run contest Sunday afternoon, the event featured something for everyone. “I think it was […]
Press Release From Mercury to Neptune and beyond, tour outer space without leaving Planet Earth! An indoor planetarium will be set up at the Fort Frances Public Library on Thursday, Aug. 3 to help people learn about our celestial neighbours and what makes our solar system so unique. Combined with […]
Nicholas Donaldson For the first time this fall, the Rainy River District campus of Confederation College will be offering the new Community Integration through Co-operative Education program (CICE). The program focuses on building academic and social skills to help students who normally would not be comfortable in an academic setting […]
Kiera KowalskiSummer reporter A passion for cars and a sense of community is what fuels the “Canadian Coasters.” With campers in tow, they cruised into town last Wednesday and stayed until Friday to celebrate their coast-to-coast tour. And they had no problem settling in with the residents of Fort Frances […]
Kiera KowalskiSummer reporter Brianna Eldridge’s voice truly is “one in a million.” Her sultry vocals swooned the judges Friday night first during her rendition of Alannah Myles’ “Black Velvet” at the annual “Quest for the Best” singing competition held under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina in conjunction […]
