Two district townships each were awarded $100,000 from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. for road upgrades and other infrastructure projects. Lake of the Woods will use the funding for upgrades to Luft Road, Tote Road, Frenchman’s Rock Road, and Lakewood Drive. A better well water supply also will be […]
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While various vendors—particularly Lowey’s Greehouse—have been on site since mid-March, the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market hasn’t officially opened its doors yet for the season. That will all change this Saturday. “We’ll be starting our 18th year,” said Deb Cornell, who manages the farmers’ market along with Pat Clysdale-Cornell. She noted […]
A community luncheon for delegates attending the World Health Organization’s conference will be hosted by Emo, La Vallee, and Chapple next Wednesday (May 8) at noon at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre. Tickets cost $8 each, and are available at the Emo, La Vallee, and Chapple municipal offices until this […]
Haven’t got your ticket yet to attend the 20th-annual Ducks Unlimited fundraiser banquet coming up this Friday night at La Place Rendez-Vous? Larry Cousineau said not to worry, there still might be some left—if you act fast. “Right now, we have about 16-18 tickets so people can still drop by […]
Every night, five-year-old Jacob Vandermeer is hooked up to a peritoneal dialysis machine for 10 hours. This bright little boy with inquisitive dark brown eyes and a round face is fighting acute kidney failure. Some days, his parents can only watch helplessly as he has seizure after seizure. But last […]
The Chapple Heritage Museum will open for the summer this Friday (May 3) with a tea from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. “We’ll be having a come-and-go tea. There’ll be tea and goodies, and people can browse around the museum and the library,” said Chapple Reeve Bill Clink. Clink and his wife, […]
The Crozier community hall remains standing—for this week at least. Alberton Fire Chief Cory Jewell said it was too windy Saturday to allow the scheduled burn to go ahead, adding they’re going to wait for a calm day. “We’re going to play it by ear and wait for the wind […]
While it didn’t drawn as many guests as last year’s “Touch of Italy” fundraiser, the local Business Women’s Network wrangled 79 fellas and fillies to “Miss Kitty’s Saloon” on Saturday evening at the Fort Frances Curling Club. “We haven’t got all the expenses covered yet but roughly we made $2,800. […]
New mothers who want help breastfeeding have a new place to turn thanks to a joint Pharmasave and Beta Sigma Phi electric breast pump program. The Phi Iota chapter of Beta Sigma Phi has donated two medina lactina pumps worth $1,000 each to Pharmasave to kick off the program. “Our […]
It was a case of the veteran and rookie looking for an upset at the CBC provincial roll-offs Sunday at Plaza Lanes here. While neither grabbed top spot and a trip to the national roll-offs, both were pleased with their results. Plaza Lanes manager Dino Morelli rolled a 2,526 total […]
Welcome back to students who have been furthering their education at college and university in other parts of the country. They include Krista Smith (University of Windsor), Gery Foster (Mohawk College in Hamilton), Sheila Teeple (Peterborough), Melinda Teeple (London), and Kerri and Kendra Halvorsen. • • • Margaret Rahn returned April 18 […]
Dear Mr. Editor: I am a supporter of keeping the Alberton School open, and have been following your coverage of the whole closure process. The Rainy River District School Board will be meeting tonight to decide the fate of the school and I, for one, am praying for survival! This […]
