Ken Johnston Anglers and fans alike are gearing up for the eighth-annual Morson Bass International tournament this Saturday and Sunday. A few new things have been added to this year’s event. “The tournament is now on Facebook, with details being posted regularly,” noted Nancy Miller of the Morson Tourism Association. […]
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Lucas Punkari There is only one guarantee heading into this weekend’s International Falls Bass Championship: Jeff Gustafson and Scott Dingwall will not repeat as the event winners. The pair, who have won the last two IFBCs and also captured the inaugural tournament back in 2005, won’t be registered this year […]
Duane Hicks With the Fort Frances Community Clinic having recently acquired the former public library building on Church Street, the Fort Frances Family Health Team will be moving into the new site next year and expand its health-care programming for the community. “We are excited to have this opportunity to […]
Heather Latter Teams being sought to join in bike ride The Riverside Foundation for Health Care will be holding its official launch of the “Together We Can” campaign to purchase a new digital mammography unit on Tuesday, Sept. 11 with a bike ride across the district. And it’s looking for […]
Lucas Punkari For a driver who hadn’t raced at the Emo Speedway in more than a year, Jamie Davis showed very little rust behind the wheel of his WISSOTA Modified over the weekend. Davis used a second-place finish in the feature race Friday night, along with a win in the […]
Duane Hicks The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board will be developing its first-ever strategic plan this fall. It has hired SHS Consulting of Richmond Hill, which will be contacting stakeholders from across the district for input starting Sept. 6, CAO Dan McCormick said Monday. Meanwhile, the board will […]
Duane Hicks Communication is key to efficiently managing water levels. That message came up time and again during the annual joint public meeting on the regulation of Rainy and Namakan lakes and the water quality of the Rainy River last Tuesday at La Place Rendez-Vous here. On a day-to-day basis, […]
Duane Hicks A preliminary teleconference regarding an appeal to have the mill property reassessed was held last Wednesday, but a hearing before the provincial Assessment Review Board likely won’t happen until sometime next year. Town treasurer Laurie Witherspoon said the teleconference was held to see where both parties—appellant AbitibiBowater (AbiBow) […]
Staff With the start of a new school year just around the corner, an anti-bullying concert is being planned to celebrate those who have overcome bullying and to reach out to those affected by it. “It’s an important issue to me,” said Dexter Fichuk, head of the Fort Frances Mob(ilizers) […]
Sarah Pruys The annual Emo Fair queen pageant culminated last Thursday evening with 16-year-old Destiny Woolsey of Barwick being crowned. The competition was fierce as the five vying for this year’s crown all had their strengths, as evidenced by how well they placed in the various categories, including banners, the […]
Dave Ogilvie According to members of this year’s board, the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s 2012 fall fair in Emo was a total success! “We had an attendance of close to 8,000 this year. Not bad for our little fair!” enthused RRVAS second vice-president Robin Payeur. One of the new […]
Lucas Punkari After finishing in eighth place at the Canada’s Strongest Man competition back in 2009, local “strongman” Luke Skaarup failed to qualify for the next two editions of the national event. This year went a lot better for the man known as “The Iron Viking,” though, as he finished […]
