Muskie Blake Kreger charges towards the end zone, as the defensive line holds back an onslaught of Dryden Eagles. The Muskies defeated the Eagles on Friday, October 18, with a score of 32-6, in the final game of the regular season. The win put the Muskies in third place heading […]
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– Ken Kellar photo
A Trojan Horse has been touring Ontario since early October, stopping at hospitals and health centres across the province in an effort to fight what the Ontario Health Coalition (OHC) says is the privatization of health care. The coalition joined forces with CUPE Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE) to […]
The 27th Annual Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce Business Awards were held last night, celebrating businesses and individuals throughout the Rainy River District. The event was held at La Place Rendez-Vous, with emcee duties performed by Shane Beckett. Along with the awards, guests were also able to take part in […]
– Ken Kellar photo
Cathy Handberg, left, is all smiles as she hugs Rainy River Future Development Corporation (RRFDC) Executive Director Angela Halvorsen Smith after her food truck and business Talk on the Street Eatery is awarded the New Business Award 1-3 Years at last night’s Chamber of Commerce Business Awards held at La […]
–Allan Bradbury photo
The local home school co-op hosted games and sold food as a fundraiser at the Emo Feed Harvest Celebration last Saturday. The event also hosted Gibson’s Grub food truck as well as fresh apple cider pressing, and wool spinning and dyeing. It was a perfect opportunity to pick up a […]
- Allan Bradbury photos
Hundreds of students from every elementary school in the district gathered at Crossroads School on Friday, October 11, for the annual cross-country meet. The popular event is open to students in Grades 4-8, and takes place each fall in the picturesque wooded trails behind Crossroads School. Participants enjoyed the canteen […]
- Allan Bradbury photo
Members of the Fort Frances Muskie Girls Hockey team hosted a fundraising barbecue on Saturday, October 12 in the Safeway parking lot. The annual fundraiser, which ran on free-will donation, supports the team cover expenses for the upcoming year.
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Staff at the Fort Frances Bargain Shop held a Thanksgiving Food Drive, with all donations heading to the Salvation Army Food Bank. If you missed this initiative, don’t worry – Food Banks are happy to accept direct donations at any time. The Bargain Shop will also be holding their annual […]
–Allan Bradbury photo
Students from Mme. Jones and Mme. Whitfield’s’ French Immersion Kindergarten class at St. Mary School got a chance to check out a fire truck from the Fort Frances Fire Department with department members Gavin Payne and Rob Dokuchie. Members of the department have been at local elementary schools this week […]
-Robin McCormick photos
Donald Young School hosted a fun two-day soccer tournament September 24/25. Schools in the west end of the district played hard and en- joyed every minute of it. Above, Grade 5/6 students from Donald Young School all smiles as they wrapped up with four out of four wins. The event […]
- Allan Bradbury photos
The first annual Farm to Plate Fundraiser in aid of the Rainy River District Regional Abattoir was a huge success on Saturday night at the Barwick Hall. The sold out event saw 300 members of the community come together for a delicious meal which included beef from KB Ranch, Pork […]
–Allan Bradbury photo
Cornerstone Christian School held it’s annual corn maze fundraiser last weekend in Emo. The event saw over 1,000 people over two days, including a blustery Sunday that showed fall was in the air. Those in attendance got to pet farm animals, go for a hay ride and explore the farm. […]
