Voters from the unorganized areas east of Fort Frances will be able to vote for public school trustees at the board office here Nov. 8 after the Rainy River District School Board voted to have an advance poll at its regular meeting last night.
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On Monday morning, local vehicles stopped one by one at the new toll booth on the U.S. side of the international bridge here as the employee manning the booth instructed them on how to use their new swipe card.
A new season of Border Concerts was launched last Monday (Sept. 25) when Westwind Brass appeared at Backus Auditorium in International Falls. Hailing from San Diego, Calif., this brass quintet has achieved critical acclaim and won several international brass competitions. Monday’s concert was titled, “Americana,” and featured a diverse set […]
Local calves sold at healthy prices during last Saturday’s auction at Stratton, further re-enforcing the revamped cattle barn as a viable part of the area’s beef market. “This is the highest market I’ve seen this fall. These six-week cattle are getting $900–everything’s a good $100 more now,” said Jeff McSherry, […]
Pickup trucks pulled up to the big tent at Hannam Park in Rainy River on Saturday only minutes before the 1 p.m. registration deadline as owners of the district’s biggest pumpkins wanted to keep them under wraps as long as possible. In total, 48 pumpkins were entered in the sixth-annual […]
Jeff Gillon, Community Investment manager for the Rainy River Future Development Corp. here, believes the economic impact local farming has on Rainy River District is one very few people know much about. “The farming industry provides income and revenue to people across the district, and is not restricted to one […]
Fourteen local residents participated in the Walker North Country Marathon last weekend In the team marathon event, John LaPlant and Kerri Tolen placed fourth overall in the 30-39 mixed division with a time of 3:26:10. Doris Barton and Bob Tkachuk finished 14th overall in the mixed division (3:47:17) while Connee […]
The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team jumped out to a big first-half lead, then hung on in the second to eke out a 34-30 win over the visiting Thomas Aquinas Saints last Wednesday afternoon. “They did quite well for their first game–all the girls got to play,” coach noted Dave […]
While it’s still unconfirmed if the Muskie boys’ hockey team will be on the ice this winter, the girls sure will be. Tryouts for the inaugural Muskie girls’ team will begin next Monday and run until Thursday. Organizer Amy Marchuk said almost 40 girls showed up for an information meeting […]
Former Muskie soccer player Laureen Cousineau certainly didn’t expect to make the University of Windsor Lancers women’s team in her first year–let alone be named the starting striker. “I wasn’t sure if I would make the team or not,” remarked Cousineau. “It posed a serious challenge for me to accomplish. […]
While it isn’t exactly regular NorWOSSA play, the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team opened their season here last Wednesday with a 49-31 victory over the Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora). “Considering it was their first game, I am happy with how they played,” head coach Paul Noonan enthused. Noonan said his […]
Matt Mutz of Devlin plays chess well. That was confirmed last Thursday during the sixth-annual Corel’s Northwestern Ontario Schools’ Chess Championships at St. Francis School here, where the nine-year-old topped his age division and garnered the only perfect score of the day. The tournament attracted 33 youngsters, with Mutz and […]
