Ken Johnston RRCA president Ken McKinnon addressed members last Wednesday night during the annual meeting in Stratton.
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Dave Ogilvie Alyssa Van Drunen helped entertain fellow students and community members during Family Literacy Day activities yesterday at Donald Young School in Emo. “Seussical the Musical” will be performed at DYS during the week of Feb. 23.
Dave Ogilvie A fish fry supper will be held this Saturday (Jan. 31) from 5-7 p.m. at the Emo Legion. Admission is $12 for adults and $5 for children six and under, with take-out meals being available prior to 4:30 p.m. Come out and support the Legion, have a fantastic […]
Staff There are some big plans—and big fun—in the works for the 27th-annual Nestor Falls winter carnival now less than a month away. “I like to bill it as a fun-filled weekend for the entire family,” said Howard Dodd of the Nestor Falls recreation committee, who is one of the […]
Staff Former district resident Donald Smith, now living in Kenora, was sentenced here Monday to a total fine of $28,000, along with two years’ probation and 240 hours of community service, after being found guilty last May on four counts related to making, possessing, and distributing obscene material. Justice Jack […]
Peggy Revell Ron Hagerty and Ken Johnson were presented with plaques to honour their more than 12 years of service volunteering as counsellors at the “Door of Hope” during a tea Sunday afternoon at the Super 8 Motel in Fort Frances.
Staff Time travel, disappearing acts, magic, illusions, and, yes, even a psychic chicken. That’s what’s in store Friday night when the world renowned magic show, “Magical Moments in Time,” takes to the Townshend Theatre stage at 7:30 p.m. Featuring Ted and Marion Outerbridge, the show promises a blend of magic, […]
So goes the Universe, ebbing and flowing over our lives, swirling experiences produced of free will mixed with an unfolding set plan we often do not understand. Or so I believe, anyway. For some who are dear to us, the weeks following the first light of 2009 have been cheerless […]
Duane Hicks For the first time in quite a few years, town council will review policies such as council remuneration, appointment of councillors to paid committees, travel policy with regards to per diems and personal car usage, and policy on attendance of council at out-of-town meetings. “Over the last two […]
Dave Ogilvie Kathy Smeeth, math co-ordinator for the Rainy River District School Board, was among the “Royal Readers” from across the district who read to students from JK-Grade 4 in their classrooms during the Family Literacy Day activities yesterday at Donald Young School. The day was packed with readings and […]
Staff The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service was dispatched to the AbitibiBowater mill here around 3:45 p.m. yesterday in response to a fire alarm after an overheated steam line apparently caused a small blaze there. Chief Gerry Armstrong said the fire had been extinguished by mill staff before firefighters […]
Ken Johnston While the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association would not release its financial statements to the media for the first time in years, it did say it ended the year in the red in some accounts and in the black in others. Auditor Stacy Hahkala reported at last Wednesday night’s […]
