Duane Hicks The sunny, warm weather was perfect for the seventh-annual “Walk for Memories” here Sunday afternoon, which saw 12 pledged participants bring in $922 for the Alzheimer Society of the Kenora-Rainy River District. Bernie Collier of Fort Frances was the top fundraiser at the local walk, with $233 in […]
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Dave Ogilvie The dedicated and hard-working directors of the Emo Walleye Classic have been meeting and planning for months to prepare for the eight-annual “catch-and-release” fishing tournament which is being held May 28-30 this year. Fifty-six teams of anglers from all over Canada and the United States have registered for […]
Joey Payeur Usually when an event reaches a high-water mark, it’s a sign of success. Fishing tournaments are, by nature, an exception to that rule. Still, Emo Walleye Classic chairman Ed Carlson isn’t stressing out about the above-average height of the water this spring on the Rainy River near Emo, […]
Duane Hicks Whether or not the proposed La Verendrye Parkway Village condominium project goes ahead here will be determined in the next couple of weeks, but an open house last Thursday at the Civic Centre revealed some local residents at least are interested in finding out more. “I have a […]
Rick Neilson “The morels are out!” That is a piece of news many district residents receive with much excitement. Morel-hunting is a spring tradition for many. And for good reason; not only do they mark the beginning of the mushrooming season, they also are among the most delicious of our […]
Mitch Calvert No. 71 soon will be due for a change of address. Fort Frances Jr. Sabres’ forward Mitch Cain, a senior at Fort Frances High School, has made a verbal commitment to suit up for the Bemidji State University hockey team—but whether it’s for this coming season or the […]
Staff The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres have traded a big piece of last year’s puzzle to the Dauphin Kings of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. Brendan Baumgartner expressed interest in being traded closer to his Edmonton home or to Dauphin—site of next season’s junior ‘A’ championship, the RBC Cup. Baumgartner, […]
Mitch Calvert The Sabaskong Cubs honoured a former teammate prior to their game against the Big Island Huskies last week—raising a banner for Rick Copenace, who passed away suddenly following a Rainy River District Fastball League game last May. Copenace, who died of coronary arteritis (an inflammation of the arteries), […]
Duane Hicks The owners of 920 Sixth St. E. want to keep up this fence as a last line of defence against deer that have become too comfortable feeding within town limits.
Duane Hicks Developer Robert Zanette, left, went over plans of the Mariday Suites Condominiums, a recent condo project of his in Thunder Bay, with Bev and George Mylenchuk during last Thursday’s open house at the Civic Centre here.
Peggy Revell Future junior kindergarten student Aaron Wood checked out the zebra hide brought in by local MP John Rafferty during the “Welcome to Kindergarten” orientation session at St. Michael’s School last Thursday. Before participating in different activity stations, as well as touring the school and a bus, the youngsters […]
Mitch Calvert JJ Landry of the Barwick Blue Knights delivered a pitch that Sight & Sound Wolves’ slugger Curtis Wepruk prepared to swing at during Rainy River District Fastball League action at VanJura Stadium here last Thursday evening. The Knights won by a narrow 4-3 margin to improve to 3-0 […]
