Joey Payeur Jake Vandenbrand of the Stratton Eagles got a hold of this pitch against the host Couchiching Raiders in Rainy River District Fastball League action yesterday evening. Stratton overcame an early 7-1 deficit in cruising to a 20-9 victory.
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Kiera Kowalski Landon Woods, Jesse Quesnel, Brent Jourdain, Kenton Bowles, and Cole Kowalski enjoyed a game of Blackjack against dealer Todd Hamilton last night during the annual “chem-free” grad party in the ’52 Canadians Arena following the graduation ceremony. The grads also enjoyed an act by magician Chris Funk, as […]
Kiera Kowalski With the forms in place, workers today began pouring cement at the site of the new Rainy Like Square here. The entire project is scheduled to be completed by mid-August. In related news, work is underway to replace the interlocking brick sidewalks at the Civic Centre.
Kiera Kowalski Couchiching First Nation, in conjunction with the Northwest Catholic District School Board, held a pow-wow yesterday in honour of National Aboriginal Day at the grounds there. Here, students from St. Michael’s, St. Francis, and Our Lady of the Way can be seen dancing during the grand entry.
Joey Payeur Caity Visser of the Fort Frances Angels, left, tried to get a handle on Reece McQuaker’s toss as Trinity Prince of the Sabaskong Tebinaak safely reached first base during the Angels’ 14-8 win Tuesday evening at the St. Francis Sports Field.
Kiera Kowalski Melissa Fletcher sat down with students in Susan DeGagne’s drama class at Fort High last month to talk about her experiences as a talent agent’s assistant. Some of the students were in this year’s musical, “Mary Poppins,” and listened attentively to Fletcher’s words of advice.
Joey Payeur It wasn’t exactly a smooth cruise for Emo’s Lane Hyatt through the sticky surface of the Emo Motocross course over the weekend after rain both days converted the raceway into a tricky adventure for the roughly 100-plus riders on hand. Hyatt was participating in the Superior Dirt Riders […]
Nicholas Donaldson Sydney Beck got ready to begin her final art exam in the small gym at Fort High on Monday afternoon. Fort High students are in the midst of final exams, which began last Thursday and run until tomorrow. With Friday being a P.A. Day, tomorrow also marks the […]
Kiera Kowalski Jenna Nowak, of Zumba with Jenna, led a small group in an energy-filled Zumba class Sunday afternoon at Point Park. The class cost $10 and was a fundraising opportunity for the “Fun in the Sun” committee, with all proceeds going towards Canada Day activities taking place here on […]
Nicholas Donaldson Dancers at the annual Rainy River First Nations’ pow-wow had to deal with some wet conditions as a light rain fell most of Saturday afternoon. But the pow-wow ran from Friday to Sunday, so there was plenty of time for dancing and visiting at the Manitou Rapids pow-wow […]
Nicholas Donaldson Work has begun on the site of the Seven Generations Education Institute’s new state-of-the-art education centre next to the Treaty #3 Police station at Couchiching. Announced in December, the new building is planned to open in April, 2018 to replace the Nanicost building-a former residential school.
Nicholas Donaldson Kaydence Morrisseau, Reggie Andy, Grace George, and Naomi Kellar showed off their handmade Canadian flags at St. Francis School yesterday. The school participated in a number of “Canada 150” games and activities, including a flag-raising, Canadian trivia contest, naming famous Canadians, and playing lacrosse throughout the day.
