In what is considered to be an unprecedented move in Canada, Rainy River has voted to merge its minor hockey association with the one in Baudette, Mn. across the bridge. A vote of 23-7 sealed the deal for the two associations, which have been embroiled in a debate over Canadian […]
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Greg Ward put the finishing touches on a banner year on the golf course, firing a two-day total of 143 to win this year’s Kitchen Creek club championship by a whopping 10 strokes over Snake Krawchuk. Ward certainly was hot Saturday, firing a three-under par 69, then followed that up […]
Norm Lindsay and his 17-year-old partner, Jess Swenson, reeled in top spot in the third-annual “Bassin’ for Bucks” fishing tournament in Sioux Narrows on Sunday. Their three-day haul totalled 47.58 pounds–good enough to take the $4,000 first prize in the 101-team tournament by a mere .90 pounds. Lindsay/Swenson weighed in […]
The stretch of King’s Highway between Keating Avenue and McIrvine Road has become a safety concern for the town with the number of high schoolers now crossing the roadway there during the lunch hour. The issue was brought up to council at Monday night’s regular meeting through a letter from […]
Council seemed confident the procedures manual it adopted at Monday night’s meeting for the Townshend Theatre would “protect the town’s investment.” Coun. Struchan Gilson praised the manual, noting it was up to date with similar agreements from larger centres. But Coun. Bill Martin expressed some concerns over its lack of […]
Several classrooms in the old Westfort portion of the new Fort Frances High School have been getting a little wet lately due to a leaky roof. “They’ve re-roofed a part of the old school and there’s a leak where water is draining down through to the old roof and then […]
“It smells pretty good!” That was how Bruno Seppala of Fort Frances summed up his thoughts on the Water Pollution Control Plant after a guided tour of the upgraded facility during a public open house there last Thursday. Seppala was one of about 50 people at the open house, which […]
Usually, pain is not a symptom of breast cancer, making breast health awareness all the more important for women. In conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Rainy River District Breast Health Network will host its third “Luncheon of Hope” on Oct. 23. Slated for 11:30 a.m. at La Place […]
The tone of the interview yesterday with Natalie MacMaster was casual to say the least. Although she was doing a business call from London, Ont., it seemed as if she was calling a friend from the kitchen in her home on Cape Breton Island as her first words into the […]
Carol Lyons, a member of the Community Auditorium Volunteer Committee, stepped forward last week to address queries over the $50 price tag for tickets for the gala grand opening of Townshend Theatre next week. Featuring two shows by Natalie MacMaster and her Celtic band, the grand opening gets underway Monday, […]
Barwick’s former general store now houses Chapple’s history after it was christened the Chapple Museum at an official grand opening ceremony yesterday at 4 p.m. First owned by George Hughes, then Frank Gill, then Gill’s son, Arnold, the museum was donated to Chapple’s heritage committee about two years ago by […]
Despite objections from the Rainy River First Nation, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources intends to remove another 300 juvenile sturgeon from the Rainy River for transplant in the Red River watershed. Netting of the fish is slated to start next week. The young sturgeon–measuring about 22-32 inches in length–are […]
