Duane Hicks With the holiday season now upon us, the local Salvation Army is reminding the public that its 2011 Christmas campaign, “Beyond Personal Compassion and Hope,” is underway—and they’re looking for your help. “Without the support of the community, we wouldn’t be able to fulfill our aim for this […]
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Clara Stainke The Legion Ladies Auxiliary’s general meeting held Nov. 9 was attended by 39 members. The draws for attendance and birthday both were won by Bea Galbraith. Congratulations to the lucky lady! The meeting also saw the election of officers, with the following people sworn into their positions by […]
Dave Ogilvie This month’s men’s breakfast meeting will take place on Saturday (Nov. 19) starting at 8 a.m. at the Emo Legion. The $10 buffet will feature Arvid Loewen as the guest speaker. The 54-year-old grandfather recently set the record for biking across Canada, travelling from Vancouver to Halifax in […]
Press Release “The Garden of Life,” which is located in front of La Verendrye Hospital here, has been put to rest for the winter after a summer of reminder and enjoyment to those who passed by or took some time to sit and enjoy the peacefulness and beauty. “The Garden” […]
Press Release All schools of the Northwest Catholic District School Board celebrated Remembrance Day prayer services on Friday (Nov. 11). “This month, our Catholic schools celebrate the Catholic virtue of “Peace” in all of the school activities and literacy lessons across the system,” noted board chair Anne-Marie Fitzgerald. The schools […]
Robin McCormick An event many people look forward to every year is just around the corner. St. Patrick’s Church in Emo is holding its annual Christmas tea on Saturday, Nov. 26 from 1-3 p.m. Hosted by the Catholic Women’s League, the tea will feature frozen homemade pies (lemon,, cherry, and […]
Press Release The Canadian Diabetes Association has recognized a Thunder Bay family for its inspirational work on behalf of people with diabetes. The Wepruk family has been awarded the Dave Speer Inspiration Award, which is presented to an inspirational individual, or family, who has overcome great obstacles to manage their […]
Press Release Family & Children’s Services is proud to announce the launch of its ninth-annual “Adopt-an-Angel” program in Rainy River District. This program, which runs until Dec. 16, was developed with the intention of helping children and families involved with the programs offered at Family & Children’s Services who could […]
Heather Latter Having recently received positive results from the latest Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) of the gold resource at its site north of Barwick, Rainy River Resources now is ready to move forward with its Rainy River Gold Project. The objective is to have the mine and associated gold-processing plant […]
Peggy Revell All junior kindergarten students in the Rainy River District School Board have undergone speech language and literacy screenings as part of a pilot project that’s been up and running since late August. The screening stems from a multi-agency initiative that aims to improve access to speech and language […]
Lucas Punkari Even though he had made up his mind five days before signing an official letter of intent, the relief on Donovan Taylor’s face was easy to see. The 17-year-old swimmer made it official last Wednesday evening during a reception at La Place Rendez-Vous— attended by family, friends, and […]
Duane Hicks Well-known for his decades and decades of work in the community, including his dedication to the Sister Kennedy Centre here, local resident Nick Wihnan has been recognized as Fort Frances’ “Citizen of the Year” for 2011. Wihnan was announced as the honouree yesterday, and officially will be saluted […]
