Cameron Penney Rudy Hutka and his wife, Vera, enjoyed some cookies and refreshments in the sunshine during a garden party at Rainycrest yesterday afternoon. Residents, along with visitors, were encouraged to enjoy the warm weather in the courtyards through a collaboration between the Canadian Mental Health Older Adults Program, Fort […]
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Joey Payeur Jess Caul of Taggs flashed some fancy footwork during her team’s 8-0 loss to Al’s Racquet Stringing in the regular-season finale for the women’s division of the Borderland Soccer League yesterday evening. The two teams will meet again in the league semi-final Aug. 9, with the winner facing […]
Cameron Penney Kim Jo Bliss showed off some of the many crops growing this summer at the Emo Agricultural Research Station to those attending its annual open house yesterday evening. About 50 people were on hand for the event, which allowed visitors to see the production happening at the research […]
Joey Payeur Marlon Douglas of Manitou Forest Products, left, got a ground-floor view of this conk off the head of Cameron Gobeil from International Travel Services during Tuesday’s night’s 4-4 tie in Borderland Soccer League men’s division action. The regular season concludes tonight with one game each in both the […]
Joey Payeur Abby Sanders of the La Place Rendez-Vous U18 Voyageurs, left, proved to be a handful again Tuesday for Becky Selman and the rest of Taggs—tallying twice in a 6-0 victory in Borderland Soccer League women’s division action. Sanders now has scored in 12-straight games and had 23 goals […]
Joey Payeur Rylee Redford of the Fort Frances Angels admired her third-inning blast that went for a triple and led to scoring the first run of the game for her team. It was not nearly enough, though, as the fifth-ranked Couchiching Lady Raiders ousted the 11th-seeded Angels from the Rainy […]
Cameron Penney Lindsay DuPré, left, the “Sprout Camp” co-ordinator from TalkingITGlobal, along with “Sprout Camper” Travis Isaac Yerxa, brainstormed social innovation and entrepreneurship ideas during the “Sprout Ideas Camp” held Tuesday morning at Fort Frances High School. Youth at the camp have been examining various challenges within society and mulling […]
Joey Payeur Troy Norman of Fort Frances, left, and Jay Samsal of Kenora were flush with high-calibre fish on Day 3 of the 22nd-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship on Saturday at the Sorting Gap Marina. The pair took the overall lead after Day 2, then held on to capture […]
Cameron Penney Dr. Kimmie Ondo danced and sang her way to the grand prize during the annual “Quest for the Best” singing competition Friday night under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina. She earlier captured first place for the second set by amazing the judges with her cover […]
Heather Latter Kathryn Fischer, 12, worked on her welding skills Thursday during the “Mind Over Metal” camp offered by the Seven Generations Education Institute, in partnership with the Canadian Welding Association Foundation and Rainy River District School Board. Nineteen youths aged 12-15 spent the week learning about basic welding techniques, […]
Joey Payeur Laurie Brown of the Emo Renegades had all eyes on her at first base as she waited for this throw across the diamond from Janelle Andy on Amy Penner’s eventual infield hit during the fourth inning of the visitors’ 14-11 win over the Fort Frances Her-icanes in second-round […]
Joey Payeur Fort Frances Her-icanes’ shortstop Jess Woodgate surrounded this grounder while third baseman Dana Ward watched during the team’s 14-11 loss to the Emo Renegades in the second round of the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League playoffs last night at VanJura here. Emo now advances to play the […]
