Steve Ballan had told his younger brother and angling partner, Kent, that his wish was to be driven through the tent at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, complete with five smallmouths in the livewell and a chance to win one of the country’s biggest bass derbys in front of […]
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Saturday’s soggy weather didn’t put a damper on the fun under–and around–the kid’s tent during the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championships last weekend. Whether they were out on paddle boats casting their lines, or enjoying one of the many on-shore activities, the numerous smiles at the Sorting Gap Marina on […]
As a huge crowd congregated to watch the final weigh-ins under the tent Saturday evening, the seven top teams waited patiently on the docks for word on who would take home this year’s championship. The atmosphere among the anglers was charged as they recounted the day’s events. Some insisted that […]
It was a hectic week and weekend at the Christian Reformed Church. First the VBS, followed by Missionary Day with Mark and Nancy Vander Wees and family from Haiti making an appearance at the morning worship service. They presented reflections of their work in Haiti through a video. They’ve been […]
Members of the Rainy River District 4-H club have returned, excited, from a trip to meet fellow 4-Hers in Quebec. The 11 4-H members have been back for two weeks and are preparing to host their Quebecois counter-parts in early August. The group flew out of Winnipeg on July 9 […]
OPP have now released the name of a 16-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in the early morning hours yesterday. Nathan Edward Macdonald was found severely wounded at about 3 a.m. yesterday morning in the back yard of 1024 Webster Ave., part of an apartment complex on the corner […]
Two minutes… That is all it took for some 40 tons of house boats to be flipped right over at Morson Marina Tuesday morning by a tornado. Lorne Gill, of Gills’ Morson Marina, said that about 6:35 a.m. Tuesday he was just getting ready to start his day when all […]
Judy Ballan took the stage during the 2001 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship prize ceremony Saturday night and let it be known that her sons’ victory would live out to be one of the most memorable moments of her life. “It’s just wonderful,” said an exuberant Mrs. Ballan, after Steve […]
Last Wednesday the Rainy River Soil and Crop Improvement Association had their annual soil and crop tour. The tour brought out farmers from around the district who wanted to learn about different agricultural techniques and crop ideas. The first stop on the tour was to Larry Lambs farm near Emo. […]
Several Rainy River District communities are reeling after high winds and torrential rains swept across the district for the second time in as many days. Residents in most of the district’s communities are waking up to flooded areas and structural damage after last night’s storms which follow on the heels […]
OPP from the Sioux Narrows Nestor Falls office are currently investigating a report that two local residents inadvertently ingested cookies laced with marijuana. The residents ate the cookies after they found a bag of baking hanging on their door. Believing that a friend had left the baking for them while […]
Think of Four Paws Pet Supply’s obedience training as a finishing school for dogs. The six-week session, which begins tomorrow evening at the store, teaches basic obedience training to give owners more control over their pet. “We give owners stuff that they can build on, so that they can then […]
