Anne Marie Vanderaa, a public health nurse with the Northwestern Health Unit in Emo, was recently trained in how to make baby food and last week she taught nine district mothers how to do just that. “It helps parents introduce solid foods to their babies, to teach them how to […]
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Kerry Hyatt of Devlin was thrilled her 4-H steer earned the “Grand Champion” title during the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society Fall Fair on the weekend, but she would have liked to see higher bids at Saturday’s auction. At $2. 345/lb., her steer claimed one of the highest bids (from […]
No one could have wiped the smile off Chelsea Bragg’s face after she was crowned the 2007 Emo Fair Queen at the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Fall Fair on Thursday. “It’s so shocking,” enthused the 17-year-old who lives north of Emo in Finland. “Everyone did so wonderful. I didn’t think […]
The 107th Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society fall fair was again a success and president Emily Watson attributes that to the hard work of all the volunteers. “We couldn’t do it without them,” she stressed. “These are not just people on the board, there are additional volunteers. All of our […]
With the provincial election coming up Oct. 10, a new Liberal candidate for the Kenora-Rainy River riding was selected over the weekend. Mike Wood, a Dryden city councillor, garnered the most votes (170) cast by Liberal party members at the travelling ballot box which was taken to Kenora, Dryden and […]
A petition to address the fight against the rising illicit narcotic and prescription drug use, that has been circulating throughout the district has been well received to date, with hundreds of locals names etched on its pages, but organizers who are looking after it say, the more names the better. […]
Gene Andrusco, nephew of former town band director Walter Andrusco, will be holding an organizational meeting on Aug. 29 in efforts to reinstate the old community band in Fort Frances. “It kind of petered away and there was no instrumentation left,” he explained, citing the last time the town band […]
Liane Matus proudly held up the four pound smallmouth bass she caught yesterday afternoon on Rainy River with professional angler Jeff Gustafson. Matus and her mother, Cheryl, got to go fishing for the day with Gustafson after Cheryl outbid everyone on the trip during the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship […]
Anyone with questions or concerns regarding the regulation of Rainy Lake and Namakan Lake, or the water quality on the Rainy River, is invited to the joint annual public meeting of the International Rainy Lake Board of Control and the International Rainy River Water Pollution Board tonight in the Falls. […]
Rainy River District Best Start for Children “Summer Celebration” is taking place at Confederation College-Fort Frances on Wednesday (Aug. 22). District Early Childhood Educators, JK/SK teachers, and childcare workers will have the opportunity to come together to celebrate their roles in children’s lives and development. The goals […]
Young gridiron fans take note—the Muskies football tryouts begin today and all Fort Frances High School students interested in playing for the black-and-gold should head for the fields behind the school at 5 p.m. this evening. “Everyone is welcome to come in and give it a go,” head coach […]
On August 16, 2007 our beloved mother and grandmother, Margaret Kitzul, passed away peacefully in her home at the age of 86. Margaret was born in Buchanan, Sask. to Michael and Anna Chmilinsky on March 28, 1921. She was united in marriage to Daniel Kitzul on September 28, 1941 in […]
