Peggy Revell Camera in hand, Kyle Peterson and Josh Supinski watched from Crowe Avenue as demolition began at the old Robert Moore School on Friday afternoon. Crowds gathered for a look as a piece of Fort Frances history came tumbling down.
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Heather Latter Mitchell Vanlenthe, left, Braden Fogen, Andon Kondra, and Morgan Vanlenthe took off from the start line during a 50cc class race at the Emo Motocross Track on Saturday. Another race day is set to be held there Sept. 10.
Peggy Revell “Ariba” (foreground) and “Born to Run” made their way along Rainy Lake as members of the Rendezvous Yacht Club took out members of the public during Saturday’s community sail. Launching from Ranier, which was celebrating its annual “Ranier Days,” the club ended up taking more than 80 people […]
Heather Latter Dr. Glenn Bailey, of CHIROCARE Health Centre in Winnipeg, demonstrated a neck adjustment on Kali Wieringa’s horse during the “Embrace the Health of Your Horse” clinic offered at the Wieringa arena in Emo on Saturday. Participants also learned about barefoot hoof care and equine nutrition. Another clinic is […]
Peggy Revell Demolition of the old Robert Moore School began Friday afternoon, with curious onlookers stopping by to catch a glimpse of Fort Frances history disappear into dust and rubble.
Staff Lightning activity over the past 24 hours sparked 15 new fires in the West Fire Region. Four new fires were reported in Kenora District, along with one in Dryden District, eight in Red Lake District, and two in Sioux Lookout District. Four of these have since been put “out.” […]
Peggy Revell Local Dairy Queen owner Candice Thomson passed another Blizzard to Greg Allan yesterday as he packed up an order of the frosty treats into a cooler to deliver to the ladies at Celeste’s during “Miracle Treat Day.” Almost $5,000 was raised locally from the sale of Blizzards, paper […]
Staff The Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s annual fall fair is set to go next Thursday-Saturday (Aug. 18-20) in Emo. And while many district residents go for the rides, see the animals, and to socialize, there’s also many ways people can participate in the annual event. Mini-King, Queen One way […]
Heather Latter Youngsters rehearsed numbers, such as Queen’s “Somebody to Love” and Katy Perry’s “Firework,” yesterday during River Theatre’s one-week summer camp at Robert Moore School. The theme this year was “Gleek Week,” with the kids performing songs featured in the popular TV show. A closing concert is set for […]
Zoey Duncan A second Kenora councillor has joined the race to be the Progressive Conservative candidate for Kenora-Rainy River riding in this fall’s provincial election. Louis Roussin joins Rod McKay with a wish to make changes at a higher level of government. “I’ve found that there was a lot of […]
Staff A former nightspot on the 200 block of Scott Street may re-open down the road under a new name and ownership. Don Lee, owner of the Adventure Inn here, said yesterday he is interested in the property at 246 Scott St., the location of the former “Warp 9” nightclub […]
Zoey Duncan The Borderland Soccer League playoffs began with surprising upsets, then ended last night with a pair of close-fought battles. Fourth-place Taggs, which shocked top-seeded Boston Pizza in the semi-finals, couldn’t keep the momentum going, falling 2-0 to Al’s Racquet Stringing in the women’s final. Sara Kellar and Lauren […]
