Though it is probably unwelcome to most residents, fall has arrived. And with it come cooler, shorter days with longer, even colder, nights. Now that you can’t spend the evening in the yard (either with a cold one in hand or a garden trowel), you’re probably looking for something else […]
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There are a few new faces on staff at Our Lady of the Way in Stratton for the 2003-04 school year. Ron Fryer, who taught at OLW just a few years ago, comes in as the new principal. He also will be teaching the Grade 7/8 class with Donna Davidson. […]
The Oak Park Raiders are bloodied, battered, and winless—a defending two-time champion of the Winnipeg High School Football League that hasn’t looked the part so far this season. It stands to reason these circumstances have them in a particularly bad mood—and the Muskie ‘A’ squad will have to deal with […]
The building is up, the equipment is in, and by now the cabinets and counters are coming off the line. Gingrich Woodcraft, formerly located in Mine Centre, has now opened its doors on Highway 11/71 just east of Devlin. Beginning this week there, customers can buy prefabricated kitchen cabinets and […]
Wrapping up his 10th long-distance trek in the name of Terry Fox, local resident Ed Katona returned home Sunday morning from his 600-mile journey to Minneapolis and back. “We had a good ride,” said Katona, who made the trip with fellow cycling enthusiast Arnie Johnsrud, a former Stratton resident. “The […]
Dear editor: Statistics Canada has reported the number of women murdered by their intimate partners increased by 25 percent in 2001. The largest jump was seen in Ontario, which rose from 68 to 86. Jury inquests into the deaths of Arlene May and Gillian Hadley in 1998 and 2000, respectively, […]
With more prize money than ever up for grabs, the list of anglers hoping to get into the 10th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship next July figures to be of unprecedented length. The random draw to determine the 40 remaining berths in next year’s derby is set for Wednesday, Oct. […]
They come from as far away as Australia and New Zealand, and they only stay for a few months, but there’s something about Rainy River District that keeps them coming back. No, these aren’t tourists. They’re exchange students and whatever is causing so many young people to leave the area […]
With the deadline for filing nomination papers for the November municipal election coming up Friday, district candidates are lining up quickly. In Chapple, all the incumbents are seeking re-election, including Bill Clink as reeve. Couns. Mark Hyatt (Ward 1), Rilla Race (Ward 2), Peter Van Heyst (Ward 3), and Rick […]
Erin Rencher recently made her chocolate dreams come true. Rencher has been making homemade chocolates for more than 20 years. It all began when, as a 12-year-old, she saw an ad in the paper for a free chocolate-making demonstration—and she hasn’t looked back. Last week, Rencher opened her own business—Erin’s […]
The brassiere can be a woman’s best friend—and her worst enemy. It can lift, enhance, and flatter, or it can pinch, slip, and sag. Some women’s magazines say anywhere from 65-80 percent of women wear the wrong size bra. It’s no wonder. Even if you manage to take your measurements […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board held its first meeting of the 2003-04 school year in Stratton last weekend and had to deal with the loss of one of their own in the process. “The trustee is Bev Kondra from Sioux Lookout,” said Education Director John Madigan. He explained Kondra […]
