Grade 11 student Jaycey Ewald was one of many students picking up their time table for the new school year yesterday at Fort Frances High School. District students are back in class next Wednesday (Sept. 3).
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Construction workers started the demolition of J.W. Walker School’s gymnasium last week and will hopefully have it finished before students head back to school next week. The gymnasium was destroyed by a fire caused by a gas leak last February while students were off enjoying their winter break.
Maxine Plumridge enjoyed setting free one of a hundred Monarch butterflies during the Rainy River Palliative Care Volunteer Program’s second-annual butterfly release on Sunday afternoon at the Legion Park here.
Legion Park visitors here caught a rare glimpse of natural beauty on Sunday as 100 Monarch butterflies fluttered to freedom after being released in memory of loved ones during the Rainy River District Palliative Care Volunteers’ second-annual butterfly release. Although, this year’s event didn’t boast the numbers organizers had hoped […]
Dan Brunetta, quarterback for the Muskie “A” Football team, prepared to throw a long one during a scrimmage with the Falls Broncos, Warroad Warriors and Eveleth-Gilbert Golden Bears. While the Muskies were to play the Broncos in an exhibition game in International Falls this Friday evening, that game has been […]
I’ve been meeting with many constituents over the past number of weeks. One common thread unites each concern that is brought forward, a desire for change and for growth for our communities. Canadians want their elected representatives to do the business of government in a respectful manner, in which good […]
We promote ourselves as “God’s Country”. We pride ourselves on our lakes and rivers. Our literature promotes our clean blue lakes, our green forests, and our remote and beautiful beaches. We take joy in camping on those beaches and hidden treasures across Rainy River District. This past Monday, one of […]
Since July 1, “shredders” from all over the world have submitted videos to the Dean Guitars and Dimebag Darrell Estate “Shredder Search” in vying for more than $15,000 in prizes. In a competition dominated by males, and also one that stretches to the far reaches of the globe, it’s perhaps […]
One of the first questions Tracy Jensen asks students when they come to the Alternative School Program is what do they want to do in their future. “The majority of them don’t have a clue,” she said. “So we work on that.” As the program’s education support coordinator, Jensen has […]
“My favorite Minnesota” launched this year, and the television stations beaming into Ontario and Manitoba have been inundated with every ad from that wonderful state’s tourism bureau. In August, whether you were tuned to CBC at ten at night or one of the two Minneapolis channels carried by cable, or […]
Dear sir: I seek your input for Ontario’s elk restoration program and, in particular, the Northwestern Ontario’s Elk Restoration Coalition (NOERC) by publishing some good news about the local elk herd. The herd, released in 2000 and 2001 at Cameron Lake southeast of Sioux Narrows, numbered a few over 100. […]
As the reach of a listeriosis outbreak reaches further, local businesses are taking precautions to protect the public. “Listeria monocytogenes (commonly called Listeria) is a type of bacterium often found in food and elsewhere in nature. It can cause a rare but serious disease called listeriosis, especially among pregnant women, […]
