Local News from Across the Rainy River District
More than 1,000 people gathered to make the walk from the Point Park to the St. Marguerite Indian Residential School Memorial on Monday, September 30, 2024, in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconcil- iation held across Canada. The walk was part of a week of events put […]
It was a two-win weekend for the Fort Frances Lakers over the Kam River Fighting Walleye as the Lakers swept a two game home-and-home series between the two. While Kam River Forward Jett Mintenko scored a hattrick it wasn’t enough for the Walleye to overcome the Lakers scoring efforts. Evan […]
Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the August/September 50/50 jackpot is Judy Audette of Fort Frances, ON with the winning ticket number MM-8885924. Judy is the lucky recipient of $12,700, our largest jackpot in months, with the same amount going to the Foundation. […]
Sheri Payne of Leon De Gagne Ltd. pulled winning ticket for the 2024 Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s British Isles Trip of the Month draw for October this morning. Carol Begin of Fort Frances is the winner of an Edinburgh Delight trip, valued at $4,000. Next month’s draw is for an […]
The Muskies football team entered the field to fanfare last Friday, at their homecoming game against the Beaver Brae Broncos. The Muskies won the match 35-0, securing the top spot in the division with a 3-0 record. Left, alumni member and one of four honourary captains, Rick Wiedenhoeft, greets the […]
CMHA Fort Frances CEO Charlene Strain, left, Fort Frances deputy mayor Mike Behan, District of Rainy River Services Board (DRRSB) chair Deb Ewald, DRRSB CAO Charene Gillies and DRRSB Integrated services manager (housing/homeless lead) Sandra Weir posed with the sign marking the newly completed HOPE Centre at a special ceremony […]
Rainycrest Long Term Care hosted its annual Resident Council Week last week and part of that was a car show courtesy of the Borderland Cruisers who donated their time and cars to make the event possible. Other events for the week included Bingo, Carpet bowling, a paint night and opportunities […]
Dear editor, Another great Rainy River Walleye Tournament…. 25 years and counting. The organizers of the RRWT did an amazing job of putting together a truly COMMUNITY Fes- tival. It was another example of why our little communities across the Rainy River District are so successful and import- ant to […]
It was another homecoming game to remember as the FFHS Muskie defense pitched its second consecutive shutout and the offense executed well as the Muskies surged to a 35-0 win. The scoring started with Senior Griffin Webb when he made a short touchdown run in the first quarter for the […]
The longer they stood on stage and the more teams from the day one top five whose hands they shook, the more Vince and Vance Allan were convinced they’d win. When day one leaders Pete Medved and Raymond King pulled four small fish out of their live well after their […]
Ryan Deschamps has a successful fishing trip, earlier this summer, catching this monster in Rainy Lake – living proof of our world class fishing.
Muskies Football Homecoming is tomorrow, Friday, September 20, against the Beaver Brae Broncos. Kick-off is at 3 p.m. at the Fort Frances football field. To celebrate the 75th season, the coin toss will feature honourary captains from the Muskies alumni, stretching back to the 1950s. At halftime, all alumni players, […]
