The Rainy River “Best Start" Hub invites you to join them for their 11th-annual "Easter Egg Hunt” on Saturday, April 15 at the Rainy River Recreation Centre.
It will start with a pancake breakfast from 9-10:45 a.m., provided by the rec centre and the Rainy River Lions Club.
There also will be crafts and the egg hunt check-in.
Admission is a donation.
The Rainy River “Railroad Daze" committee will be showing the family-friendly movie, "Moana,” on its giant blow-up movie screen on Friday, April 14 at 6 p.m. at Rainy River High School.
Admission is $2/child and a cash canteen also will be available.
All proceeds will go towards children's events at this year's “Railroad Daze” festival, which runs July 20-23.
Revco started down a man but still managed to take a lead at one point in the opening game of Fort Frances Men's Basketball League action Tuesday night.
But a combination of missed free throws, bad passes, poor shot selection, and a stolen ball in the final minutes ended up being their downfall as they fell 43-39 to BDO.
The Fort Frances Legion Ladies' Auxiliary met on March 8, with 27 members in attendance.
It was with a heavy heart that auxiliary president Alfreda Easton told the members about the loss of Carol Affleck and her husband, Lovern.
In a game between the top two offensive teams in the Fort Frances Men's Basketball League, with each having one of the top two offensive players, this time it was Sam Soderman and his RRFN team that came out on top in a 78-61 victory over Sunset Landscaping on Tuesday night.
Down only four point at halftime, Sunset could not find a way to shut down Soderman in the second half.
The opening game of the Fort Frances Men's Basketball League on Tuesday night featured a hard-fought battle that saw all 10 guys give their best effort playing a full 40 minutes.
In the end, John Sivonen's 22 points led Revco (9-8) to a 54-48 victory over Arctic Cat.
The Borderland Judo Club is hosting its second annual judo tournament on Saturday at the Couchiching Multi-Use Facility.
Judo clubs from as far east as Marathon and as far west as Portage la Prairie, Man., are expected to attend and we have also extended the invitation to our neighbours from the U.S. as far south as Minneapolis.
The first meeting of the West Enders 4-H club took place at the Gerula residence in Rainy River.
It was called to order by leader Kim Desserre at 10:05 a.m. and then we all recited the 4-H pledge.
Next came roll call, which was “What is your reason for wanting to learn more about pizza?”
After everyone answered, we talked about the different roles in the 4-H club.
The 50th anniversary of the original Church Curling Bonspiel is now history, with a total of 10 teams participating Saturday at the Fort Frances Curling Club.
The Borderland Judo Club attended the first-annual Dryden Judo Club tournament coined “The Grappler.”
It was an awesome display of groundwork and submission holds.
The competition focus was on ground fighting, hold downs, and submission techniques—and our kids displayed some nice skills there.
