The glory of early summer is here: sunshine, fresh greens, mosquitoes, blackflies, army worms, moose and turtles on the roads, wild flowers in profusion. Yesterday I watched four different beautiful butterflies sipping the nectar of pincherry blossoms. On our shoreline, a flock of Canada geese rested for the day from […]
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Last Saturday at the Emo Speedway made up for the freezing temperatures of the previous week. Beautiful skies, with a warm breeze, kept the fans sweet but probably had no effect on the disposition of the drivers. Frustration is the only thing that Mini-Sprint Kyle Ridlon (#15) must have felt […]
Registration for summer programs began last Thursday at the Memorial Sports Centre. The programs, which begin at various dates starting in late June, include camping, hiking, swimming, skating, and various sports clinics. Interested parents can register during the centre’s office hours any time until the programs fill up. “It’s on […]
So far, it’s been a tough year for the Emo Research Station as the growing season has gotten off to a slow start. “We’re so far behind because of the wet, our stuff is late,” station manager Kim-Jo Calder noted. With several crops just beginning to take hold, weeks later […]
Ontario’s registered practical nurses are not being used to the best of their abilities, the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions argued here Monday. The OCHU claims that if the province’s RPNs are allowed to put all of their training to use, the apparent nursing shortage and hospital funding crisis will […]
Cattle grubs are an ever-present livestock pest, despite some evidence to the contrary, concluded a long-term study of Alberta cattle conducted by Dr. Doug Colwell, a livestock parasite researcher at the Lethbridge Research Centre. Dr. Colwell’s results are contrary to other recent studies in Alberta, which found little evidence of […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board recognized three retirees–including local couple Keith and Mariette McRae–at a dinner last Wednesday night at La Place Rendez-Vous. After meeting through mutual friends Harold and Linda Huntley (nee Pennarun) back in the late ’60s, the two have been working together to become familiar faces […]
Grade eight students at St. Francis School here were given a unique opportunity for their class trip when they travelled to Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba last week for a three-day covered wagon tour and wilderness camping trip. The 29 students and their chaperones were dropped off at the […]
Personal scheduling problems and lack of interest have caused an umpire shortage in the early going of the Rainy River District Fastball League season. In home games against Pinewood and Zig’s Place, Sight and Sound has had their own players–Ed Vold and Leroy Wilson–umpire the games when regular Gary Billings […]
The Northwestern Health Unit is looking to prevent injuries among seniors–and promote fitness for everyone–when it brings a taste of the Far East here with Tai Chi classes starting June 25. “I really wanted to do this,” enthused organizer Dorothy Poperechny, who found out the program got a last-minute boost […]
With a slow-down in precipitation and in-flows, Rainy Lake has been dropping steadily but with more rain in the forecast, it could rise again. “Rainy is starting to turn the corner up on top but whatever happens with the rain remains to be seen,” noted Raimo Tyrvainen, energy and utilities […]
The World Health Organization’s Collaborating Centre on Community Safety Promotion officially has given the nod to Rainy River District to host the 11th International Conference on Safe Communities next May. In making the announcement, centre president Leif Svanstrom, noted district residents and businesses have developed programs that are the envy […]
