Peggy Revell Jacob Albright (foreground) and Maverick Smith, taking part in the “The Rec’N Crew” summer program through the Memorial Sports Centre, “hung out” on the climbing bars at the Lions Millennium Park this morning as the whole crew ventured outside to enjoy the hot weather.
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Staff Canada’s ambassador to the United States, Gary Doer, will be coming to International Falls next Friday (Aug. 20) to talk to area leaders about border trade. Town council agreed at its meeting yesterday evening to attend a luncheon with Doer at noon at the AmericInn (formerly the Holiday Inn). […]
the MNR One new fire was confirmed yesterday in the West Fire Region. Located on the Deadhorse Road in Nipigon District, just west of Marathon, the lightning-caused blaze was small at 0.1 hectare in size. It is now “out.” There are four active fires in the region, covering 575.1 ha. […]
Duane Hicks Town council will vote on a pair of bylaws tonight to change how long individuals may serve on boards and committees following this fall’s municipal election. Council will vote on a bylaw to reduce the term of appointments to town advisory committees from four years to two years. […]
Staff Steve Arpin made some noise in his return to the ARCA circuit over the weekend. The former local driver notched a third-place finish at Saturday’s Berlin ARCA 200 in Marne, Mich. in his first race on that circuit since the Prairie Meadows 200 back on July 10. Arpin improved […]
Staff Resources are demobilizing from fires in Manitoba, with five four-person FireRanger crews and an agency representative scheduled to return to the West Fire Region today, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported this morning. Meanwhile, more MNR firefighting resources are being sent to Kamloops, B.C., with a 20-person incident management […]
Dan Falloon Paige McNally of Emo kept a steady hand Saturday during the egg-carrying competition at the Borderland Quarter Horse Association’s annual show at the Emo fairgrounds. Riders young and old from across the district, as well as Manitoba and Minnesota, participated in the weekend’s festivities.
Dan Falloon Alex McDonald lined up a one-foot putt on the first playoff hole of the annual Kitchen Creek Classic yesterday afternoon. McDonald sank the putt to claim the title—completing the 10th hole in three shots while 2008 champion Taylor Jorgenson took four strokes. A playoff was needed after the […]
Dan Falloon Eric Guyot of Winnipeg tried to hold off a pair of competitors in Super Truck action at the Emo Speedway on Saturday night. Winnipeg’s Ward Imrie earned the win in the feature. The appearance of the Super Trucks marked the first time the class had raced in Emo […]
Duane Hicks Dale Berg, eight, showed off his skills at lawn darts Friday afternoon at the Fort Frances Day Care. A series of games were set up there for a penny fair, with some of the older children running them for the younger kids.
Staff The Sight & Sound Wolves kept up their winning streak in the second round of the Rainy River District Fastball League playoffs last night. The No. 3 Wolves were able to shut down the No. 2 Big Grassy Lightning’s prolific attack en route to a 4-2 victory. Bob Andy […]
Staff If any golfers out there are wish to take on defending champion Colin Drombolis and over 30 other challengers at the 34th-annual Kitchen Creek Classic, there is still time to register. The entry fee for the tournament, which runs Saturday and Sunday (Aug. 7-8) is $120, which 37 golfers […]
