Local farmer Mark Gerber, right, gave local MP Ken Boshcoff and area producers a tour of his garden and farm yesterday morning during the first stop on the Rainy River District Soil and Crop Association’s annual farm tour, which ran until mid-afternoon. The group viewed the vegetable garden, as well […]
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Jason Durham, right, talked Mike Murphy though his cast Sunday afternoon during the annual KidPro tournament. At the end of the day, their weight of 9.03 pounds ended up good enough for 13th place.–Justin Holmes photo
Dylan and Derek Thompson took first place at the annual “Quest for the Best” last night under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina. The duo also picked up the People’s Choice award (first set) with their cover of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity.” Second place went to Kayla Lauzon […]
Charlie Walsh, left, David Pierce, and Tyler Moffat lent their muscles to a good cause Friday during the second-annual cross-border tug-of-war challenge. Some 50 local residents heaved-and-pulled until they tired their Falls’ opponents out.—Amanda Roy photo
After whispering their wishes to them, Jennifer Coats and her sons, Liam, left, and Alex, were pleasantly surprised at how quickly their butterflies flew away from the Legion Park here Sunday afternoon. A total of 48 monarch butterflies were released in a ceremony organized by the Rainy River District Palliative […]
Despite the heat, many local teens headed down to the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina last night for the MuchMusic Video Teen Dance Party, held annually in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Other entertainment this week includes “Quest for the Best” tonight and “Battle of […]
George Christopoulos fitted the spare room on the second storey of his home with a home-made, child-proof gate so his granddaughter could visit without him worrying about the three year-old falling out of a window. As a retired window repairman, he knows how easy it is for inquisitive toddlers to […]
Two new fires were reported in the Northwest Region yesterday, the Ministry of Natural Resources fire management headquarters said this morning. Red Lake Fire #15, located near the community of Deer Lake, required aggressive initial attack in the form of waterbombers and multiple initial attack FireRanger crews. Aerial […]
Finalizing a deal that’s now been years in the making, town council approved the terms of an agreement to provide financing to the Fort Frances Community Clinic Inc. at last night’s regular meeting. The bylaw went through its first reading at the July 9 council meeting. After last night’s […]
With the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship’s annual parade of boats taking place tomorrow at 5 p.m., the Fort Frances Fire Brigade once again will be holding its “boot drive” for Muscular Dystrophy. Parade-goers can expect to see a mix of full-time and volunteer firefighters leading the way with […]
Hermina Fletcher, left, released a monarch butterfly at the Legion Park here yesterday afternoon as her granddaughter, Caitlin Fletcher, looked on. The pair were among the 40 adults and children who participated in the Rainy River District Palliative Care Volunteers’ inaugural butterfly release. The event, billed as an opportunity to […]
Cole Quesnel, left, and James Lindner posed with a colossal northern pike their team landed yesterday during the annual KidPro tournament on Rainy Lake. Unfortunately, the lunker didn’t count towards their total for the bass-only tournament, which was won by Brayden Spence fishing with Keith and Terry Wilson.–Submitted photo
