Duane Hicks Livia Lundon, left, Allison Cox, Janice Cousineau, and Natalie DeGagne of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s special event committee showed off just some of the penny table and silent auction items that will be available at this year’s spring fundraiser luncheon which be held on Saturday, April […]

Alivia Bordynuik watched as Raina Johnson Luoma applied a glitter tattoo to her arm at the Emo Arena on Saturday as part of “Spring Fever Days.” While the Nestor Falls Marine boat show occupied the arena floor, the upstairs hosted a number of craft and vendor tables.

Sam Odrowski Terry Beadle took a chance at the penny table during the La Vallee Fire Department’s third-annual spaghetti dinner at the Devlin Hall on Saturday. An array of prizes were available to bid on at the penny table and a $300 fire safety door prize was raffled off for […]

Sam Odrowski Safeway employees April Deveau, left and Landyn Gesic had a booth set up at Fort Frances High School for their job fair on Wednesday. They provided students with information about the jobs they offer as well as accepted resumes from those interested in a position at the store […]

Sam Odrowski The Town of Rainy River recently replaced the waterline from First Street to Sixth Street along Atwood Avenue and is waiting to have the road paved. Water and sewer lines will also be replaced along 5th Street during the 2019 construction season. The town’s water and sewer lines […]

Ken Kellar Ian McDonald, a crop innovation specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Farming and Rural Affairs, gave a talk on the effects of soil compaction and how to combat it at “Ag Day.” The day-long event featured speakers and vendors and covered a wide range of topics of […]

Ken Kellar John Gerber, left, and Rick Boersma showed off their winnings at “Ag Day” on April 6. The two were among the winners of several draws which featured items from companies that had a presence at “Ag Day,” including Precision Land Solutions and Lake of the Woods Brewery.

Ken Kellar Blair Whitefish, left, and Adrian Indian rocked the house at the Malcolm’s Fight Fundraiser at From the Grind Up on Friday evening. Malcolm Robertson is an infant from Churchill, Man. who is currently undergoing treatment for Infant Acute Myelogenous Leukemia in Winnipeg. All proceeds from the event went […]

Ken Kellar Mellodey Sinclair asked for someone to take her sister off her hands during her performance of “For Sale” by Shel Silverstein yesterday as part of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts at Knox United Church. The Anishinaabemowin drama category will take place on Thursday morning […]

Sam Osdrowski Clinical director of Stonehenge Therapeutic Community Kerry Manthenga spoke during a methamphetamine workshop hosted by the Canadian Mental Health Association yesterday at La Place Rendez-Vous. The workshop focused on educating attendees about the drug’s impacts and teaching them strategies so they can effectively intervene when users are experiencing […]

Sam Odrowski Retired firefighter Len McCormick, left, and Gail Kelly enjoyed a hot meal at the La Vallee Fire Department’s third-annual spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Saturday evening at the Devlin Hall. The fundraiser saw 235 people go through the door and raised roughly $2,500 through ticket sales.

Ken Kellar North Star Deserter (Ryne Strachan) entertained the crowd at a fundraising event at From the Grind Up on Friday evening. Proceeds from the event, which featured a total of eight local acts, went towards supporting the Robertson family of Churchill, Man. while their infant son, Malcolm, undergoes treatment […]