Dave Ogilvie The children were the hit of the Canada Day parade in Barwick, which was held on Saturday, June 29. This year’s parade include antique vehicles, tractors, and of course, the children on their bikes and waving from floats. Below, the Barwick Community Church did an excellent job of […]
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Jamie Mountain Charlie DeBungee (Manitou Thunderbirds) of Team East fielded a grounder near third base and attempted to make the throw to first to record the out during his squad’s 4-2 loss to Team West in the Rainy River District Fastball League’s annual all-star game on Thursday night at Manitou […]
Submitted The bass tournament season gets underway across Northwest Ontario this weekend with events taking place at Shoal Lake and Lake Despair.
Jamie Mountain Angelina Spuzak roared her way to victory as she claimed the checkered flag in the Junior class feature during the first-annual Chuck Lambert Memorial Kart Race hosted by Borderland Kart Racing on Friday night at the Emo Speedway. Lambert–who tragically passed away back in 2015–was passionate about racing […]
Jamie Mountain Alex “Rowdy” McKelvie, at right, was all smiles as he claimed the trophy in the Advance class feature at the first-annual Chuck Lambert Memorial Kart Race hosted by Borderland Kart Racing on Friday night at the Emo Speedway. Racing resumes this Friday at 7 p.m. at the speedway.
Ken Kellar Rhonda DeGagne processed some emotions as she shook hands with FFHS vice-principal Dan Bird during the graduation ceremony held at the Memorial Sports Centre on Thursday evening. DeGagne was also a recipient of the Aboriginal Youth Entrepreneurship Program Certificate.
Jamie Mountain Thomas Lepine of Centra Pipelines was determined to maintain control of the ball and fend off Ashton Barnes of CJ Contracting during his squad’s 7-0 win in Borderland Soccer League men’s division action last Wednesday night.
Marc Stuempfle The sun beamed down as the beach volleyball competition heated up at Point Park on Canada Day. Teams put their bodies on the line while getting a little sandy in the process. The volleyball tournament went on for most of the afternoon, as teams enjoyed the beautiful weather […]
Marc Stuempfle Last year’s Fun in the Sun mini-queen Hope McCormick, far left, and king Grayson Idrisson, far right, perform their last royal act as they helped crown six-year-old Isabel DeGagne, and four-year-old Landen Walton as the 2019 mini-royalty on Canada Day at the Point Park. DeGagne and Walton melted […]
Submitted Mary-Beth and Bob Tkachuk have been big promoters of squash in Rainy River District for more than 30 years and will take their rightful place as builders in the Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame next month.
Ken Kellar Missy Nelson, left, one of the new owners of Rainy Lake Sports, and Kiwanian Robin Wright displayed the winning ticket for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” draw for July at International Travel Services today. This month’s winners were Paul and Dolly Evans of Dryden, […]
Marc Stuempfle The maple leaf was waved proudly as members of the Fun in the Sun committee marched through the streets of Fort Frances yesterday morning during the Canada Day parade. Residents and visitors alike came out in large numbers to celebrate Canada’s birthday.
