If you walked through the halls of Mine Centre School last week, you might have seen a bear roaming the halls or an eagle circling around some of the classrooms. You might even have seen a moose coming out of the boys’ washroom if you waited long enough. About 70 […]
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The last two days of rainfall brought much-needed moisture to newly-seeded crops and pastures, causing district farmers to heave a collective sigh of relief. But given the dry weather of late, people are still asking, “Is it enough?” Kim Desserre, president of the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture, said that […]
Organizers of the 28th-annual Manitou fish fry are expecting several hundred people to show up for it this Friday at 4 p.m. at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre Round House (Manitou Mounds). Hosted by the Rainy River First Nation, more than 500 invitations were sent out to people on both sides […]
The executive of the Fort Frances Trampoline Club held its first-annual general meeting April 25, and fundraising was the major topic. “It is always a struggle to keep these volunteer clubs going,” noted club president Arlan Hahkala, adding there are no grants these days. But he did note Paramount Windows […]
Brad Both of Barwick was named co-winner of the rookie-of-the-year award with the Lebret Eagles of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. Both, 18, played in 60 of the Eagles’ 64 games last season, scoring 10 goals and six assists while recording 102 penalty minutes. The former forward with the ‘AAA’ […]
Waterfowl habitat projects once again will benefit from the generosity of district residents after another successful evening of fundraising at the 16th-annual Ducks Unlimited banquet here Friday night. Although the local DU committee is still sifting through the paperwork, preliminary figures indicated more than $36,000 was grossed at the banquet, […]
The Rainy River District Fastball League will be without one of its original teams when it begins its 33rd season May 19. Williams, Mn. no longer will compete in the district league due to a lack of players, leaving just eight teams–Barwick, Emo, Pinewood, Rainy River, Stratton, Big Island, Big […]
The local adult mixed slo-pitch season, slated to begin next Monday, will see a reduced number of teams playing in the Thursday night league. Last season saw a full slate of 12 teams compete Thursdays, traditionally one of the most popular nights, but only 10 were accepted this year because […]
As is so often the case in any sport, hard work and a determined effort can lead a less-talented team to victory. The Muskie boys’ soccer team, though blessed with its share of talent, used that hard-work formula en route to a third-place finish at the St. John’s Ravenscourt tournament […]
Faced with a schedule that forces his team to play all of their games in just over a month, the head coach of the Muskie girls’ soccer team knows full well the importance of playing as many exhibition matches as possible before the NorWOSSA tournament. So despite winning just one […]
Imagine being faced with the problem of having to run a quality physical education program–without access to a gymnasium. As unbelievable as that may seem, that’s the situation being faced by teachers at J.W. Walker School here this year. It’s nothing new that the school doesn’t have its own gym. […]
Canada’s premier aerobatics flying team–the Snowbirds 431 Air Demonstration Squadron–is set to take to the skies over the Fort Frances Airport on May 28 at 6 p.m. The nine red, white, and blue jets, complete with smoke oil, will criss-cross the aerial stage in a captivating display that includes 55 […]
