Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Judokas from the Borderland Judo Club have just returned from the Inner City Judo tournament in Winnipeg this past weekend, Saturday, February 4, bringing back a boatload of medals and making sensei Gordon Witherspoon and Randy Ball very proud. The tournament consisted of judo clubs from all over Manitoba and […]
A tug of war was one of the stations at the PA Day Winter Carnival last Friday at Manitou Mounds. Other activities included a Lynx dressing, arts and crafts, skiing and snowshoeing. Kids also had the opportunity to roast marshmallows and hot dogs as well as hearing a fire teaching. […]
Looking for a sweet way to support the Make a Splash Fort Frances fundraising drive? Tess’ Kitchen has brought back their famous Valentine’s Cookies, with all proceeds going towards the splash park. Place your order with Tess’ Kitchen, by calling (807) 274-0787 or they’ll be available this weekend at the […]
Seven Generations Education Institute is officially opening its Makerspace to the public. This interactive creativity lab is a collaborative space offering a wide range of technology and cultural crafts for designing, inventing, sharing, and enjoying a hands-on experience. SGEI provides training for the equipment, including a laser engraver, 3D printers, […]
The Times Tigers went undefeated in the 2023 Neebing Classic Tournament this past weekend, under head coach John Homer. During the tournament Times Tigers Gianna Gushulak won the Fastest Skating Competition for the U13 Girls. Congratulations, Tigers!
Members of the Fort Frances Coyotes and the Kenora Pink Popsicles play in the U7 division of the tournament which saw three age divisions. U7, U9 and U11. Girls teams were in town from Emo, Thunder Bay, Kenora and International Falls and Warroad, MN.
Congratulations to the Fort Frances Canadians U11 AA who captured the 2023 Canadians Cup with a 8-2 victory over the Norwest Stars. The team went 3-1 in round robin play with their only loss coming against Norwest.
Nicholas Presenger of Marnics Mobile in downtown Fort Frances pulled the winning ticket for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s All-Cruise Trip of the Month draw for February this morning. Ken and Tracy Wright of Fort Frances are the winners of an Ireland and Scotland cruise, valued at $4,100. Next month’s […]
Students at Donald Young School in Emo had a truckload of special guest visitors last Wednesday, January 25, 2023, as teams of sled dogs from Borealis Dog Sled Adventures, based out of Vermilion Bay, stopped by to take the students for a sled ride around the school grounds. Each student […]
The WRRD (West Rainy River District) Lions Club have been generously making donations to worthy causes. Left, the Lions made a donation of $3,000.00 was to Stratton Recreation Youth Curling. Right, a donation of $500.00 was presented to the Little Library, to help purchase Large Print Books for Seniors.
The Fort Frances High School Boys Hockey team honoured its senior members last week, during a game against Red Lake. In their final year are Tayler Chown, Noah McPherson, Grayson Burnell and Trent Wilson.
The U13A Boston Pizza Royals traveled across the river to International Falls this weekend to compete in their annual tournament at Kerry Park Arena. The Royals were successful in capturing gold with an exciting 5-2 win in the final game vs The Times Tigers. A big shout out to all […]
