Local MPP Greg Rickford visited the municipal office in Rainy River on Monday to announce $31,500 in funding to promote tourism and community pride through the creation of an internship position. -Submitted photo
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Marc Stuempfle In celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day on Friday, Donald Young School students from all grades created artwork reflecting Canadian indigenous culture–from drawings to hand-crafted paddles. DYS Grade 8 students worked with Tech-Ways co-ordinator Marlin Douglas to carve the paddles. They learned about power tools and woodworking skills […]
Submitted Janet Wolanicki, left, and her daughter, Sandy Berg, got ready to plant “Seeds of Hope” in front of Rainy River Hospital on Friday as part of the local Alzheimer Society’s “Seeds of Hope” initiative at Rainy River Long Term Care. The “Forget-Me-Nots” they planted will bloom there perennially, not […]
Jamie Mountain Dylan Tessier of Devlin, left, and Summer Kardal of Thunder Bay got some big air during the MX3 Beginner race on Saturday afternoon. Tessier nabbed top spot on the podium in the division on both Saturday and Sunday.
Jamie Mountain Kevin Gemmell of the Dawson Tigers was just a few seconds too late in making a play at home plate to stop this Sight & Sound Wolves run from scoring during his squad’s 13-11 loss last Thursday night in Rainy River District Fastball League action at VanJura. The […]
Sam Odrowski Fun in the Sun committee members Cathy Richards, left, and Cynthia Donald, right, shared smiles after Mayor June Caul, centre, handed them a Moffat Family Fund cheque for $15,000 to be put towards Canada Day activities at the Point during yesterday evening’s council meeting. Seventeen groups received cheques […]
Jamie Mountain Landon Flinders of Fort Frances led the way as he left his competition in the dust during the 85cc age seven-11 category race on Saturday afternoon that was part of the Superior Dirt Riders’ doubleheader held at the Emo Motocross Course. The local rider claimed top spot in […]
St. Michaels School students participated in a variety of math games all day yesterday, aimed at making math more fun and enjoyable. The students rotated through stations in the gymnasium and classrooms to learn about the different strategies and techniques used in solving mathematics problems. -Sam Odrowski photo
Jamie Mountain Trenton Krelove, left, Tyler White, Benjamin Pilot, and Andrew Ernsting (all of Thunder Bay) looked to get off to a great start to the 65cc PeeWee age seven-11 category race on Saturday afternoon.
Ken Kellar Alex Carter, left, Freeda Carmody, Travis Michl and Mary Fehr took to the stage for the “Newspaper Lip Sync Pageant” during this year’s Relay for Life on Saturday at the Point Park. Participating teams were tasked with creating a fashionable ensemble using newspaper, and the team member modelling […]
Ken Kellar Addison Chown, left, and Marlee Bliss prepped some leather pieces to become medicine bags at J.W. Walker school on Friday. Students in Grades 4-6 made and personalized their own medicine bags as part of National Indigenous Peoples Day.
Marc Stuempfle As the sound of the drums vibrated through the ground and voices echoed in the air, traditional dancers moved to the beat Saturday evening during Couchiching First Nation’s pow-wow. The pow-wow ran all weekend long at the pow-wow grounds, seeing many local residents and visitors from other First […]
