Staff About a dozen local business will be participating in a “Moonlight Madness” event next Friday (Nov. 16), offering extended hours, promotions, discounts, and draws. “We’re just hoping to generate a little excitement; to try something a little bit different,” enthused Richard Boileau of McTaggart’s. He said the event is […]
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Staff “Bag it. Donate it. Win it.” While the Canadian Diabetes Association’s “Clothesline” program regularly gets quite a few donations locally, a new contest is giving donors an even better reason to give during November. Those who donate their gently-used clothing, small household items, and electronics to “Clothesline” prior to […]
On Nov. 11, people across Canada, and in many parts of the world, are asked to take a moment out of their day to honour the brave individuals who protect our democracy by serving in the armed forces. While many of us will never know first-hand the sacrifice those brave […]
Hard to believe November is very much upon us. This tends to send me into panic mode. The Emo Agricultural Research Station (EARS) is supposed to be completed by Dec. 1 but I’m just not sure if November has enough days for me this year! I’ve been able to get […]
This time of year always is a little bit depressing for me. I love being in the boat and enjoy every minute of our short summer. But now that another open-water season is nearing its end, it’s time once again to put your boat away. When it comes to winterizing […]
Heather Latter Teachers at St. Francis School here are incorporating a new program into their lesson plan as a way to engage and motivate students in mathematics. “Mathletics,” an online learning resource, has been labelled as the next generation in learning—helping students enjoy math and achieve outstanding results. “Anything different […]
Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances is taking the next step in turning the former Huffman School property on Williams Avenue into a residential subdivision, and will hold a public meeting on a proposed re-zoning Nov. 26. The purpose of the re-zoning—from institutional to residential—is to accommodate the creation […]
Heather Latter Buoyed by the success of last year’s project, students at St. Francis School here once again will be decorating and dispersing trees into the community as a way to spread “warm wishes” all year long. Members of the student council, along with several class reps, initiated the “Tree […]
Nicole Horn A group of Fort High art students still are raving about their trip to Greece last month. The 10-day excursion consisted of different tours throughout the islands of Greece, with many stops along the way to take in the beauty. The first two days were spent in Athens, […]
Nicole Horn Fort High students participating in this year’s “Musical Revue” have been very hard at work over the past few weeks. With opening night coming up next Thursday (Nov. 15), all the students involved are fine-tuning every part to make sure it will be one of the best. This […]
Duane Hicks More than 100 “touch quilts” crafted by area volunteers are making their way into hands across Rainy River District, helping to provide sensory stimulation to those with Alzheimer’s disease or another type of dementia. Eleanor Barron, the local Alzheimer Society’s “First Link” and public education co-ordinator, presented 30 […]
Duane Hicks While many people may not realize it, Rainy River District has helped create jobs in Africa while providing environmentally-friendly transportation to residents there. Well over 300 unwanted bicycles from the district will be heading to people in Africa in the spring thanks to the recent “Bicycles for Humanity” […]
