A hoof rehabilitation clinic—entitled “From Training to Trimming, Understanding What Our Equine Friends are ‘Saying’; Their Language, Their Hooves”—will be offered at the Adventure Inn in Fort Frances on June 10-11. Pete Ramey, principal instructor for the American Association for Natural Hoof Care Practitioners, will be the featured speaker. Betty […]
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The Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre, also known as the Manitou Mounds, opened for the 2006 season more than two weeks ago, but it was the 36th-annual fish fry that brought hundreds of people to its gates. The event, which was held Friday, saw 489 pounds of walleye cooked up and there […]
If a tornado—or any other disaster for that matter—were to cause devastation in Rainy River District, would municipalities be ready to deal with the emergency? Let’s hope so. Councillors, reeves, and other representatives from Rainy River, Lake of the Woods, Dawson, Morley, Chapple, Emo, La Vallee, and Alberton tested their […]
It’s hard to believe a year has passed since Steve Ballan and Doug McBride hoisted up the 10-pound beauty that propelled them to victory in the Emo Walleye Classic last May. But it has, which means anglers once again will be heading out onto the Rainy River on Friday morning […]
Dear editor: I welcome the opportunity to respond to Wendy Judson’s letter to the editor on May 17 regarding the transfer of administration for land ambulance delivery from Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. to the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board effective Jan. 1, 2007. It is extremely important […]
Dear editor: I believe that non-smokers, like anyone else, have a right to a smoke-less environment. But how far does that right extend? Should it take priority over someone else’s rights? Airplanes, courthouses, publicly-owned buildings, and anywhere else an individual might be forced to go should properly be included in […]
Dear editor: On Friday, May 12, I attended the “Hooked on Talent” performance at Backus Auditorium in International Falls. What a wonderful event! The talent in the Borderland is outstanding and everyone involved—from the organizers to the contestants—is to be applauded for the effort put forth. Half of those performing […]
Dear editor: I am writing as a concerned parent on the issue of dismissing the French Immersion program in Fort Frances. Last year at this time, the idea of enrolling my son in the program weighed heavily on my mind. I do not speak French, and understand it very little, […]
Dear editor: I just want to commend and thank Jim Cumming for the extraordinary column about Darrell Whitefield, a man I was proud to know as a colleague for seven years at the Times. Jim showed enormous compassion and sensitivity for Darrell, who was always among the people I most […]
A public forum for the whole community to provide information on active transportation and its benefits will be held Wednesday, June 7 from 7-9 p.m. at the East End Hall. The information session will provide an opportunity for stakeholders and individuals alike to provide input into the future direction of […]
Five contestants will be competing in this year’s “Fun in the Sun” queen pageant, organizer Melissa Gushulak confirmed Monday. This year’s participants include Elizabeth Black (sponsored by Tim Hortons and Pro Shine), Chelsea Bragg (Norfab Building Components), Shanna Ewald (Holmlund Financial), Alyssa Holliday (Camp Narrows Lodge), and Sonnie Martin (Dancemakers […]
The weather was perfect Saturday for the International Early Iron Car Club and local Business Improvement Association’s annual “Scott Street Show ’n Shine.” “There was a very good turnout, very well-attended,” BIA co-ordinator Patti Anderson noted yesterday. “The weather was awesome. “We sold a gazillion hamburgers,” she added, referring to […]
