Submitted Red Hat member Rose Tetu, left, joined Rainy River Mayor Debbie Ewald, Mary O’Connor, Client Services co-ordinator for the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts, and Red Hat Queen Debbie Wagner yesterday for a flag-raising in Rainy River. January is “Alzheimer Awareness Month” and the local Alzheimer Society has […]
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Submitted Caleb Pistilli is the New Year’s baby for 2018 in Rainy River District. He was born last Tuesday (Jan. 2) at 11:34 a.m. at La Verendrye Hospital to Megan and Mike Pistilli of Fort Frances, weighing in at seven pounds even. Each year, gifts and gift baskets are provided […]
Duane Hicks Local resident Stan Hoard told town council Monday night that he’s concerned about the health hazards of wood smoke.
Duane Hicks Heather Johnson, left, outreach worker for the Rainy River District Women’s Shelter of Hope, and Betty Fehr of Northwoods Gallery and Gifts showed off a copy of “Food for Thought: Mind, Body & Soul” on Monday at Northwoods. A limited supply of the book, which features recipes, insightful […]
Duane Hicks Chase Godin, top left, ended a confident snowboard run down the slopes with a an equally good wipeout Sunday afternoon at the overpass while, above, Ryland Morrison closed his eyes as he approached the bottom of the hill and braced himself for a crash into the soft snow. […]
Submitted The new bridge on Highway 11/71 spanning the creek at the east end of Emo has been completed and is now open. A bailey bridge was in use for several months while crews worked on replacing the culvert underneath it.
Jamie Mountain Baudette Bears’ forward Jackson Lebrasseur looked to cut in on goal and jam one past Fort Frances Wu Warriors’ goalie Riley Calder during Sunday’s ‘A’ final of the annual Bantam ‘A’ tournament held here. Baudette used a five-goal outburst in the second period to down the hosts 7-1 […]
Jamie Mountain Halley’s Comets’ forward Lachlan Rheault looked to break his way in on goal for a scoring chance against Fort Frances Green’s Predators’ goalie Cohen Robinson during his team’s 4-3 loss in Sunday’s ‘B’ final of the annual Bantam ‘A’ tournament held here. Rheault scored all three of his […]
Jamie Mountain Mary-Beth Tkachuk looked to return a shot from Nikki Bagacki with a solid backhand attempt Sunday during the women’s ‘B’ final of the 31st-annual La Place Rendez-Vous squash tournament at the Memorial Sports Centre. Tkachuk won the hotly-contested match 3-2 to claim the division title.
Jamie Mountain Former Fort resident Anniss Seid, who now lives in Thunder Bay, lunged to return a shot during the men’s ‘A’ Open final Sunday at the 31st-annual La Place Rendez-Vous squash tournament here. Despite his best efforts, the former junior standout lost the match 3-0 to Peter Russel of […]
Duane Hicks Peggy Loyie, program mnanager of the Rainy River District Victim Services Program, was happy to receive a donation of food and a cheque for $100 from OPSEU Local 718 correctional staff Ellie Tucker, Tom Kenny, and Don Gavel on Monday at the RRDVSP office on Scott Street. Local […]
