Jamie Mountain Nick Hahkala of Manitou Forest Products looked to strip the ball from Matt Begin of CJ Contracting during his squad’s 1-0 win in Borderland Soccer League men’s division action Monday night at the St. Francis Sports Field. Manitou now sits atop the three-team division with a 3-0 record […]
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Jamie Mountain Youngsters on the Lobsters and Eels teams had a bucket-load of fun as they squared off against each other in Fort Frances Youth Soccer Division II action Monday night at the St. Francis Sports Fields. FFYS runs games every Monday through Thursday beginning at 6:30 p.m. until June […]
Submitted The Muskie girls’ 4x100m relay team–comprised of Kamryn Sandelovich, Grace Petsnick, Jill Calder, and Jacy Gagne–were impressive as they ran a personal best time of 56.39 at the OFSAA track-and-field championships held Thursday through Saturday at York University in Toronto.
Submitted Jeff Gustafson prepared a walleye for a Lake of the Woods shore lunch.
Stephanie Hagenaars Nicole Hartlin walked across the stage at the Townshend Theatre yesterday afternoon to receive her certificate in Business Fundamentals during Confederation College’s 2018 convocation for the Rainy River campus. She was congratulated by college president Jim Madder as Board of Governors member Lori Maki of Fort Frances looked […]
Duane Hicks Mary O’Connor, client services co-ordinator for the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts, planted “Seeds of Hope” in the courtyard garden of the Special Care Unit (SCU) at Rainycrest yesterday morning. The “Forget Me Nots” she and a group of SCU residents planted will bloom there perennially, not […]
Duane Hicks Jay Wayash-Calder, centre, received his Building Construction diploma from Seven Generations Education Institute post-secondary co-ordinator Don Eldridge, left, and Shawn Chorney, vice-president of enrolment, student services, recruitment, and marketing for Canadore College, during Thursday afternoon’s ceremony at the Memorial Sports Centre. A total of 27 secondary school graduates […]
Duane Hicks Young entrepreneurs Mellody Sinclair, left, and her sister, Cadance, spent a couple of hours of their day off school Friday selling their homemade “candy kebobs” during the “Mini-Market” held downstairs at Curvy Chick (256 Scott St.) The second such event held this spring, the market saw kids sell […]
Stephanie Hagenaars Greg Rickford, his wife, Janet, and thier two daughters, Poppy Kate and Abigail Mae, were all smiles as they celebrated his election win Thursday night in Kenora. A few dozen people were gathered at Bob’s Burger Bar there to hear Rickford’s celebratory speech after he was declared winner […]
Sam Odrowski St. Francis School student Ashton Armstrong cast a ballot during the school’s “Student Vote” mock provincial election yesterday. Those in Grades 4 and 5 participated in the voting process after having learned about each party’s stance on health care, education, and the environment beforehand. A similar exercise was […]
Stephanie Hagenaars Directed by WO2 Aidan DeGagne, right, and led by F/Sgt Jonathan Danielson, members of the 908 Rainy Lake Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron marched in front of family and friends at their 15th-annual ceremonial review last night at the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium. The gathering marked the end […]
Sam Odrowski A team of local Tim Hortons’ employees helped to facilitate “Camp Day” there yesterday afternoon, during which money was raised so youngsters from Rainy River District can experience summer camps across Canada. Bags of popcorn and bracelets were sold while various gift bags were raffled off. Four kids […]
