Joey Payeur Couchiching Lady Raiders’ Courtney Easton waited for a throw that wasn’t going to make it in time to get Northwest Bay base runner Connie Smith during the visitors’ 10-3 victory in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action last night at Couchiching. Other games saw the Fort Frances […]
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Staff Sarah Rittau’s name was at the bottom of the online list of starters and written in all small letters in one of her events—almost as if she was an afterthought. The Devlin resident certainly didn’t swim like one yesterday. The Fort Frances Cyclone member swam the second leg of […]
Staff No one has put their name in yet to run for Fort Frances council in the upcoming municipal election in October. As well, no one has filed so far to run for the Fort Frances seats on the Rainy River District School Board or Northwest Catholic District School Board. […]
Haley Anderson “Harmony of Nations” headliner Buffy Sainte-Marie took centre stage under the big tent on Saturday night. The award-winning music artist was one of 18 musicians to play at the event. Organizers are calling the inaugural event a success.
Heather Latter Cousins Chloe, left, and Ava Dolyny danced around and around while participating in a Métis jigging workshop at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre on Saturday offered up in conjunction with the “Harmony of Nations” Music Festival.
Heather Latter Dorothy Tkachuk, above, accepted a cookie offered up by volunteer Kalysa Collier last Wednesday at the annual Rainycrest garden party, while Vicky Wishart, below left, Donna Haney, and Len Shine enjoyed the sunshine in the courtyard sponsored by the United Native Friendship Centre. Many residents and their families, […]
Heather Latter The inaugural “Harmony of Nations” Music Festival set out to unite artists and audience members from First Nation, Métis, Canadian, and American communities in a creative, musical environment—and that’s just what it did. “Our goals were to work towards bringing together the four cultures and we did do […]
Haley Anderson Just 30 km west of Fort Frances, Betty and Wayne Salchert spent a lifetime building a legacy within the Rainy River District. Building a tiny town that is, which boasts its own bank, courthouse, shops and an array of priceless antiques. But what the duo didn’t anticipate upon […]
Heather Latter With water levels of Rainy Lake and the upper Rainy River on a decline, the local Emergency Management Control Group is beginning to discuss formulating a plan to remove the protective measures that were put in place to battle recent high waters. “It would appear to me that […]
Heather Latter District residents who have been victims of crime will now have local resources right at their finger tips, with a new brochure available across the district from the Rainy River District Victim Services Program. Funded by the Department of Justice Canada, Peggy Loyie of Victim Services here, said […]
Staff Let the real games begin. The Rainy River District Fastball League got down to postseason business last night as the first round of the playoffs began at various locations. First-round byes went to the two-time defending champion Big Grassy Braves, who finished atop the standings, as well as their […]
Staff Darcy Smith has been feasting on opposing hitters all year. Seeing a Fort Frances Herricanes lineup missing some of its key batters must have had her licking her chops. Smith was overpowering on the hill and got help from her defence to lead Northwest Bay to an 8-3 win […]
