Peggy Revell Rainy River Meats Inc. co-owner Marg Irvine showed where the sirloin tip had been removed from the hindquarter of local ‘AA’ beef, which the business has been processing since its start-up last month in Emo. It’s been a busy first month for the plant as its owners look […]
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Lucas Punkari Hunter Bourassa came in for landing after he launched into the air off a jump at the local skate park Monday evening. Bourassa was among a group of bikers, along with a few skateboarders, who took to the many jumps and ramps at their disposal during the Victoria […]
Zoey Duncan Hannah Myers, Cee-Jay Bombay, Lyle Cameron, Terri-Lynne Pickard, Tommy Manning, and Britnee Hunter (clockwise from front left) enjoyed plates full of deep-fried walleye to kick off the long weekend as hundreds attended the 41st-annual Manitou Rapids fish fry at the Pow-Wow Grounds there Friday afternoon with family and […]
Lucas Punkari Emily Hyatt, left, and Aaron Kellar battled for field position here yesterday evening as Team “Red” played Team “Blue” to a 2-2 draw in Fort Frances Youth Soccer Division V action.
Heather Latter Jill Berry, a summer student with the Fort Frances Museum, unlocked the doors on the “Hallett” on Sunday so people could check out the historic boat along the La Verendrye Parkway. The “Hallett” and lookout tower opened for the season last week, with the cost to visit the […]
Zoey Duncan The sun beat down on pumped up members of the fundraising team from Community Living Fort Frances and District, who raised $1,767 for the Heart & Stroke Foundation during its “Big Bike” visit here yesterday. Four teams in total raised nearly $6,000 for the organization.
Lucas Punkari Grant Swire of the Sight & Sound Wolves hit a foul ball against Manitou during Rainy River District Fastball League action yesterday evening at VanJura here. Despite falling behind early, the visitors rallied for an 11-10 victory to earn their first win of the young season. With the […]
Heather Latter Becky Holden, left, and Vivian Callaghan, members of the Community Garden Team here, worked on preparations for the project yesterday along Lillie Avenue between Fifth Street and Sixth Street West. The garden is nearly ready for planting and a formal opening will be held June 9. While most […]
Heather Latter Grace George, in the JK class at St. Michael’s School, held a baby chick yesterday as the students welcomed their new cuddly friends to the world. With the eggs having been incubated in the classroom for the past three weeks, the youngsters were thrilled to learn 10 chicks […]
Peggy Revell Fort Frances Horticultural Society member Donna Law accepted a pin recognizing her 10 years of service from Colleen Moran, with Ontario Honours and Awards Secretariat, during the local ceremony for the province’s annual Volunteer Service Awards on Tuesday evening at the Townshend Theatre. This year’s awards saw some […]
Zoey Duncan Rainycrest residents Albert Hogue, front left, Leonard Shine, Vinton Degagne, and Doug Medhurst got ready to enjoy dinner at La Place Rendez-Vous on Tuesday evening. The annual outing, organized by the Rainycrest auxiliary, saw the dining room reserved exclusively for the seniors.
Zoey Duncan Trevor Armstrong, an aircraft maintenance engineer for Rusty Myers Fly-In Fishing and Hunting Outposts here, worked deftly to re-install the newly-overhauled engine of this Cessna Caravan 208. The engine was removed back in November after 10 years’ worth of trips to Rusty Myers’ 11 outposts. See A5 for […]
