Staff Muskie swimmer Donovan Taylor has captured gold at the all-Ontarios for a second-straight year. The 17-year-old cruised to victory in the 200m I.M. yesterday in Milton—finishing five seconds faster than his closest competitor with a time of 2:09.54. It was the same event that Taylor won gold last year. […]
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Heather Latter Khaled Khatib of Palestine passed the “torch of life” to Mayor Roy Avis as the “Register Now: Ontario Student Torch of Life Relay Tour” made its way from Safeway to the Civic Centre yesterday morning via Scott Street, Mowat Avenue, and Church Street. The Step by Step campaign […]
Heather Latter St. Francis School students Rachel Jean, right, Ana Stopa, and Andrew Roth reviewed their “commercial” on an iPad during literacy day activities there yesterday. The Grade 8 students had just an hour-and-a-half to create commercials promoting iPads by using the new technology. Integrating iPads into their classroom routine […]
Heather Latter Children from the Zaagi-idiwin Aboriginal “Head Start” program were all smiles yesterday as they had a chance to go for dog sled rides around the grounds by the East End Hall with Burton Penner of Borealis Sled Dog Adventures from Vermilion Bay. People involved in other programs from […]
Staff The OPP youth summer camp will be held at Sunny Cove again this August, and organizers are looking for sponsors to help kids attend it. The camp committee has designed a fundraising campaign called “Adopt-A-Camper,” with the aim to raise funds for the 40 youth to go the camp […]
Ken Johnston About 100 district residents were on hand for the annual 4-H awards banquet Friday night in Stratton. Kim Desserre, treasurer of the Rainy River District 4-H Association, kicked off the evening by giving a brief overview of the organization. “This year we were fortunate enough to have 50 […]
Dave Ogilvie Members of the “Country Club” at the Golden Age Manor in Emo, along with interested individuals from the community, were treated to a special presentation about the Central American country of Guatemala. Sonny Ferris, who just returned from a trip to Guatemala City, brought with him a very […]
Robin McCormick A sure sign that spring is just around the corner is when it’s time to turn our clocks ahead one hour, or as the old saying goes: “Spring forward.” Be sure to set your clocks before going to bed Saturday night or you may be an hour late […]
Heather Latter The Grade 7/8 class at Donald Young School in Emo was recognized for their “Martens Matter” project during the Rainy River District School Board’s regular monthly meeting there last night. The class learned that the pine marten—a member of the weasel family—is in trouble. “Logging practices have had […]
Press Release How do astronauts live, eat, and sleep in space? Visit a NASA space station, as well as the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, via videoconference to see first-hand. This unique experience will provide the opportunity to learn about the lives of astronauts in space from an expert at […]
Heather Latter Local men, women, businesspeople, and entrepreneurs are invited to a dinner featuring keynote speaker Barbara Stegemann, an inspirational entrepreneur and author from Halifax, N.S., who will be celebrating International Women’s Day tomorrow (March 8) at La Place Rendez-Vous from 5:30-9:30 p.m. “It’s a pretty rare opportunity,” said Diane […]
VNP Voyageurs National Park plans to capture up to six adult moose to attach state-of-art GPS collars this month as part of a continuing project to investigate the potential effects of climate change and other factors on the long-term viability of moose in the park. The project is a collaborative […]
