Peggy Revell Onigaming First Nation youth Megan Bob and elder/band councillor Fred Kelly looked on as the community’s new pontoon boat approached “Spirit Island” on Crow Lake—one of the four sites the boat visited to offer tobacco on its inaugural journey Friday morning. The new boat is not only an […]
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Peggy Revell Haleigh DeGagne took in the aroma of flowers that were on display Saturday at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market as the Fort Frances Horticultural Society hosted its annual flower and vegetable show. Vicky Wishart took home two trophies—one for most points and the other for grand aggregate—while Donna […]
Zoey Duncan A steady sprinkle of rain shortly before sunset Monday evening led to a bright rainbow looking east over the upper Rainy River.
Lucas Punkari Wyatt Boyum drifted out of Turn 4 during an advanced division heat at the Emo go-kart track. Boyum, who only has been racing for a few weeks, quickly has become one of the fastest drivers at the track on Friday nights.
Zoey Duncan Light rain just before 8 p.m. yesterday led to a full double rainbow forming over the upper Rainy River looking east. The sun continued to shine throughout the showers and the rainbow lasted about 20 minutes, prompting some motorists on Front Street to slow down for a better […]
Zoey Duncan The Borderland Soccer League playoffs got off to a tumultuous start with a pair of semi-final upsets last night. Taggs Source for Sports, above, shocked first-place Boston Pizza 8-2 thanks to three goals apiece from Stephanie Mattson and Blaire Harnett while Courtney Roach netted the other two. In […]
Peggy Revell Onigaming First Nation youth Megan Bob and elder/band councillor Fred Kelly chatted as the new pontoon boat which the community has invested in sped out onto Crow Lake on Friday morning for its inaugural trip, where tobacco was offered at different sites along the lake. The new boat […]
Zoey Duncan Joe Ball avoided being tagged by Ben Whitburn as Braeden Webb, background, readied himself for a possible pass during a game of touch football yesterday. Members of last year’s Muskie football team will be playing Sunday afternoons starting at noon to work on fundamentals of the game, with […]
Peggy Revell Fort Frances Horticultural Society president Nadia Felix, left, and Vicky Wishart examined the beautiful flower arrangements that had been entered in this year’s flower and vegetable show Saturday at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market here. Wishart actually took home two trophies—one for most points and the other for […]
Lucas Punkari Manitou pitcher Charlie DeBungee fired a pitch last night, as his team went up against the top-ranked Beef’s Warriors in Rainy River District Fastball League playoff action here. Manitou would end up losing the game by a score of 10-0, with Beef’s Warriors getting two homeruns from Kimbi […]
Heather Latter Gareth Dunn, left, and Chase Curtis identified the three basic types of rocks—igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic—yesterday during day two of the “Mining Matters” workshop at the Confederation College campus here in Fort Frances. Sponsored by Rainy River Resources, adults and youth alike have been learning about geology. The […]
Heather Latter Youth and adults participating in this year’s “Walk for Good Life” arrived in Couchiching First Nation yesterday for lunch. The group is completing a seven day, 500-km journey for aboriginal youth to walk and learn together.
