Byron, a nearly three-year-old Lab cross, investigated the fresh snow on the ground during his morning walk today. And more may be on the way, with The Weather Network saying we can expect five-10 cm of snow between this afternoon and tomorrow and close to five mm of rain. —Duane […]
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Muskie junior volleyball player Joe Basaraba spiked the ball past the Dryden Eagle defender last Thursday at fort High. The black-and-gold lost the match in four sets (25-9, 20-25, 25-21, 25-23) and now are 0-3 in league play so far this season. -Alex Cruickshank photo.
Linda Rajala, left, Marcia Zeleny, Iris Mihichuk, and Dorothy Wepruk of the local Ukrainian Literary Society steamed and sliced cabbage for cabbage rolls for the ladies’ upcoming “Last Supper”—their final catered event at the Ukrainian Hall. The dinner is part of a “Community Feast” series sponsored by Thunder Bay-Rainy River […]
Shelby Tymkin, right, a Grade 5 student at Riverview, was closely followed by classmate Cassie Westover on Thursday as the girls rounded the final bend at the Rainy River District Athletic Association’s regional cross-country run at Crossroads School in Devlin. —Heather Ogilvie photo
Alexander Stewart and his sister, Susan, filled out some entries for a chance to win prizes as their grandmother, Marianne Barron, looked on Saturday at Canadian Tire, where the Fort Frances Fire-Rescue Service kicked off Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 8-14). Firefighters were on hand to answer any questions, and also […]
Students at F.H. Huffman School celebrated Thanksgiving with their annual “Harvest Feast” on Friday. The entire student body gathered in the gym to sing songs of thanks and enjoy bannock, wild rice, and soup they helped prepare. Pam Hawley, curator of the Fort Frances Museum, also gave a talk on […]
Jaxon Gartzke marvelled at his reflection in the hub cap of a wheel on a fire truck Saturday at Canadian Tire, where the Fort Frances Fire-Rescue Service was to kick off Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 8-14). Firefighters were on hand to answer any fire safety questions while the public was […]
Brad Oster, vice-principal of Robert Moore School, posed with student volunteers Tyler Leepart and Jamie Loveday, Hugh Dennis, co-ordinator for the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition, Grace Silander, chair of the RRVSC board, and board member Coun. John Albanese yesterday as workers installed new playground equipment at the school. The […]
Robin Simmons, a Grade 8 student from Robert Moore School, helped fry up bannock that his classmates made during Seven Generations Education Institute’s “Fall Harvest” yesterday. The institute had about 250 students from across the region attend yesterday’s event, which included many traditional skills like preparing wild rice, cleaning and […]
Crossroads student Sam Myslicki, left, kept track of the waste items collected by Samantha Stahn and Alyssa Mutz last Wednesday as the students took part in the “Great Canadian Shoreline Clean up” hosted by the Rainy River First Nation’s Watershed Program. —Heather Ogilvie photo
CIBC employees Wendy Crowe, left, Nancy Green, and Iris Gerhard were among those who particpated in the CIBC “Run for the Cure” here Sunday morning starting at the Sorting Gap Marina. The group of 31 bank employees, including their families and friends, made the trek to Pither’s Point and back […]
Marj Katerick was one of the dozen Borderland Bicycle Club members who particpated in the inaugural “Road River Ramble” on Sunday afternoon. Leaving from the parking lot near the water tower on McIrvine Road, the group made their way either 25 km or 50 km (for the die-hards) along Highway […]
