A group of horticulturalists braved the winter weather and met at the old CN station here to plan an exciting 2005. Vicky Wishart suggested our theme, “Come Alive in 2005,” which was wholeheartedly accepted. Our president, Diane Hoffman, kept ideas moving as committees were set and programs were discussed. With […]
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Members of the Fort Frances High School band will be heading to merry ol’ England tomorrow to begin a 13-day tour that also will take them through France. The band has four concerts scheduled—two outside London, one in Paris, and one in Cannes—but Fort High teacher John Dutton said they […]
With March Break coming up next week, a few activities have been planned to help parents keep their kids occupied. For instance, a ski trip Biwabik, Mn. is being planned next week for 4-H kids and their families. But non-4-H folks can tag along if enough room is available on […]
A lodge and camp owner, who ignored a letter refusing him a travel permit for a closed road, has been fined $1,000 for using the road anyway as well as $500 for illegally leaving a boat on Crown land. Robert Greenfield, 72, of Clayton, Ind., pleaded guilty. Court heard that […]
Rainy River District has a varied and colourful history dating back well over a century and every now and then, there are those here who like to remember where it all started. Case in point, Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton. For the past 25 years or more, […]
The Rainy River Federation of Agriculture’s spring dinner and dance is slated for Friday, April 22 at the Emo Legion. In addition to some exciting speakers, this also is the time the RRFA hands out the Bill Gibson Memorial Award to the individual(s) who have given outstanding voluntary service to […]
District residents taking part in the “Biggest Loser” contest are making a softer mark on the world these days. Since the launch of the contest on Jan. 31, they collectively have lost a total of 592.5 pounds—or nearly half-a-pound for every man, woman, and child in Emo township. Last week […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources’ display at the Central Canada Outdoor Show in Thunder Bay in late February was a big splash with kids of all ages. At least 1,000 children visited the display that consisted of an 800-gallon fish tank holding brook trout, lake trout, rainbow trout, splake, and […]
Can you catch more and bigger fish in Sunset Country through a hole in the ice in the winter than from a boat in the open-water season? What about specific species? Are Rainy Lake walleye more prone to bite under a blanket of ice and snow? Do creel surveys suggest […]
The Fort Frances Midget ‘AA’ Canadians found themselves playing three games in three days here over the weekend, but managed to win two of them. “We do a lot of conditioning with the boys all the time, so the boys have been training for this the whole season,” noted coach […]
The eighth-annual “Silver Fox” Master squash tournament, for those aged 35 and older, was held in Thunder Bay last weekend, which saw three ladies from the local Sunset Country Squash Club attend. Donna Main, competing in the ‘D’ event, eventually lost to John Kolic of Thunder Bay by a score […]
The local KFC Colonels captured the ‘B’ crown at a PeeWee ‘A’ hockey tournament in Emo last weekend, beating the Fort Frances Lions 4-1 in the final. Jacob Smith netted a hat trick to lead the Colonels while Timothy Metke got their other goal. Assists went to Justin Anderson, Braedon […]
