More than 400 educators from across the district participated in a professional development day Monday aimed at addressing the needs of aboriginal students. “This is the biggest workshop we’ve ever had in this district,” said Walter Rogoza, the native studies co-ordinator for the Rainy River District School Board. Teachers and […]
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“A Cup of Tea, Mrs. Jones”—a locally-written play that deals with dementia and how it affects families—had its second showing in seven months here last Wednesday to another sold-out crowd at the Townshend Theatre. “The response has been so tremendous, it’s just overwhelming,” said Sandy Skirten, district co-ordinator for District […]
In contemplating a move from any location over the past several years, one of the most important—though usually last-minute—decisions I always must make is what to do with my pet fish. When I moved to Fort Frances from Regina late last fall, I had to convince my best friend and […]
Fall suppers certainly have been the order of the day of late. Chapple and Stratton had successful ones earlier this month and then on Sunday (Oct. 26), the Our Lady of the Way parish supper drew a good crowd. Compliments to the cooks—the roast beef was excellent, along with a […]
With the deadline coming up this Friday (Oct. 31), only a handful of nominations for “Citizen of the Year” for 2003 have come in so far. “I have some so far, maybe a half-dozen or so,” town administrative assistant Loreen Holt said yesterday. “But in the next couple days, they’ll […]
The “Books for Breakfast” pilot project moved into its second year at F.H. Huffman School here this fall—and the benefits of the program already are evident. “It helps her. It really encourages her to read,” said Josephine Potson, who came to “Books for Breakfast” last Friday with her two foster […]
About a 140 people attended a celebration banquet last Friday evening at the newly-revamped Calvary Baptist Church to give thanks for the completion of the building project. It was that much more delightful as the Northwestern Ontario Baptist Association held its fall meeting here at Calvary Baptist, with each of […]
Two heliports opened in Rainy River and Emo on Monday morning. The projects started to come to light after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks made customs clearance for ambulances and their passengers that much more difficult in Rainy River. Dan McCormick, with the Rainy River District Social Services Board, […]
Thankfully, Bob Swing isn’t unleashing an all-out blitz on me for this, but the time has come to huddle up on the future of the Muskie ‘A’ football program. The black-and-gold’s season ended last Thursday in the cold of Canad Inns Stadium in Winnipeg following a 38-0 loss in the […]
Tests by Australia’s main science organizations show calm cattle outperform their hot-headed cousins in both tenderness of taste and lower production costs. Selectively breeding beef herds from cool-headed cattle not only would increase producers’ profits but also produce better tasting beef, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization said. CSIRS’s […]
Somehow, I can’t remember people asking me as a young girl, “How old are you?” But I’m sure they did. And I’m just as sure that I spoke up proudly announcing my age. But the same question now has different overtones. For one thing, I don’t usually tell my age. […]
It’s here and it’s vast! Wal-Mart will be selling almost everything you’ll need except cars—and it has one U.S. store even doing that, too, reports local manageress Cynthia (Cindy) Killett! She is now interviewing about 500 job applicants before hiring up to 130 workers to look after sales of groceries, […]
