The Tamarack Motocross Club has changed its race dates for this season—pushing each back a day and racing on Sunday instead of Saturday. “Saturday will be the practice and the race on Sunday,” owner Mike Scheibler noted. He explained the ambulance must be at the motocross races and the stock […]
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With gardening season upon us, the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market will be offering many products this Saturday to make the job just a little easier. Jarrod Gunn-McQuillan, dietitian for the Northwestern Health Unit, and Eric Busch, a local agriculture intern, will have certified organic compost and manure available from Pine […]
The annual meeting of the district Women’s Institute was held at the Emo Museum, with 19 members present. Sheri gave the report, followed by Dr. Ingrid Krampetz’s presentation on “Preparing for a Healthy Life in Our Later Years: How to become a fine antique.” The project is to collect a […]
Rainy River District hosted T.O.P.S. Annual Recognition Days this year, with the event being held at La Place Rendez-Vous in Fort Frances. T.O.P.S. chapters from throughout our district helped make this event a huge success, with the Devlin TOPS club doing a great deal to help out. Freeda Carmody, Marie […]
The Grade 3 class at Crossroads School in Devlin, along with the help from several Grade 7 and 8 students, have nearly finished rebuilding their compost bin there. Caren Fagerdahl, teacher and head of the committee for the school’s “Outdoor Classroom,” noted they received a donation from the Fort Frances […]
Muskie badminton players Natalie Desjardins and Akira Kikkawa played to the best of their abilities at the all-Ontario championships last week in Timmins. Desjardins was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the “B” flight of the girls’ singles division while Kikkawa, competing in boys’ singles, brought home the fourth-place medal in […]
It’s a night for people to give big bucks to help the ducks. More than 170 turned out for the 23rd-annual Ducks Unlimited banquet Friday night at La Place Rendez-Vous, with local committee chairman Barney Maher saying the dinner alone raised upwards of $30,000. That figure more than likely will […]
The Ontario government is helping a lodge on Rainy Lake reduce energy costs by investing in the installation of a solar energy system, Northern Development and Mines Minister Rick Bartolucci announced Monday. “We’re on the side of northerners. That’s why we’re helping small northern businesses cut costs by promoting the […]
Last week marked Catholic Education Week at St. Michael’s School here. To complement the theme, “And God Saw that it was Good” (Genesis), students, their families, and staff raised $718 to help build a well for children in Third World countries who do not have access to clean drinking water. […]
The Muskie Midget girls’ regional basketball squad competed in the Manitoba spring provincial championships in Winnipeg over the weekend and finished with a 1-2 record. Head coach Dan Bird said he was pleased with the results despite the losing record. Bird was forced to put a young and inexperienced team […]
The idea of a community trail system took a step closer to becoming reality Monday night after town council approved the submission of an application for funding for a study. Community Services manager George Bell brought forth an application to the Ministry of Health Promotion under the “Communities in Action” […]
While the initial practice on Saturday drew 18 boys and girls, organizers are looking for more young people to get involved in a choir that will sing during the opening ceremonies of the “Relay for Life” here June 16. Diane Maxey, who’s directing the choir along with Louise Kahler, said […]
