Jamie Mountain Mike Badiuk and Ryan McDowall were all smiles as they showed off their Day 2 haul during the top five boat parade on Saturday afternoon. The Devlin natives finished as the runners-up at this year’s tourney with a two-day weight of 29.54 pounds.
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Jamie Mountain Steph Legree of the Couchiching Raiders was able to beat the throw to home to score a run during the first inning of her team’s 10-8 win over the Fort Frances Her-icanes in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action on Monday night at VanJura. The Raiders are […]
Submitted Pictured here in front of her new bed is Marg Woollard, along with Emo & District Hospital Auxiliary members Wilma Wielinga, back left, Christine Harty, Cecile Cole, and auxiliary president Mary Curtis.
Marc Stuempfle Gordon McTaggart got his hands a little dirty as he assisted Rainycrest Activation staff member Elizabeth Logue with some gardening at Rainycrest Long Term Care on Saturday. The community at Rainycrest worked together with the local Alzheimer Society to plant “Seeds of Hope” in the garden there. The […]
Submitted Kooler Kidz Ainsley Matheson, left, and Willem Kirk pose with one of their restored ice cream bikes. The duo–along with Matheson’s younger sister, Abi–will be hitting the streets and events around town this summer to sell ice cream and frozen treats.
Honourary Lt.-Col. Woody Linton, left, Kenora Mayor Dan Reynard, Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls Mayor and honourary Lt.-Col. Norbert Dufresne, Kenora MP Bob Nault and Commanding Officer of the 26th Field Regiment, Lt.-Col. Shawn Fortin posed in front of the new LAV III monument in Sioux Narrows on June 29. About 200 […]
Jamie Mountain Brian Beachum proudly hoisted up the biggest bass that he and his father, Matthew, had caught as pair of an 8.70-pound Day 2 haul on Saturday at the 19th-annual “Castin’ For Cash” bass tournament hosted by Lake Despair Lodge. The duo wound up in 31st spot with a […]
Jamie Mountain Local instructor Al Christiansen looked on as Vai Lockman aimed to get the skill of learning a solid backhander locked down during a junior tennis introductory clinic held this morning at the Muli-Use Tennis Courts here. There will be one more session tomorrow morning for local youth starting […]
Jamie Mountain Dana Ward of the Fort Frances Her-icanes got ready to snag a pop fly near third base during her squad’s 10-8 loss to the Couchiching Raiders in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action on Monday night at VanJura. The Raiders improved to 11-1 with the win while […]
Jamie Mountain Klyde Laplante and Gord Watson held up their 13.47-pound Day 2 catch on Saturday afternoon at the 19th-annual “Castin’ For Cash” bass tournament hosted by Lake Despair Lodge. The duo finished third at this year’s tourney with a two-day total of 28.55 pounds. Larry Foss and Joel Pagnac […]
Marc Stuempfle Melody McKiver, an Anishinaabe musician from Sioux Lookout, had a homecoming of sorts Thursday evening at Rainy Lake Square. McKiver is an instrumental composer and tries to incorporate a storytelling component into her music without the use of lyrics. McKiver performed her song “Abaawaa”–which translates to “slowly melting”–and […]
Ken Kellar The staff at the Fort Frances Public Library, including Nadine Cousineau, left, CEO Caroline Goulding, Andrea Avis, Samantha Manty, Fiona Gallagher, and summer student Anna Schwartz, bunched together for a photo during Avis’ last day on June 21. The library held a retirement party for the longtime pillar […]
