The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team will play four matches Wednesday as the all-Ontario ‘AA’ championship gets underway in Sault Ste. Marie. Seeded 17th out of the 17 teams at OFSAA, the black-and-gold will play in ‘Pool A’–which is made up of five teams instead of four, including top-ranked Chatham-Kent. […]
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The World Day of Prayer 2001 worship service was held last week at St. George’s Anglican Church in Emo. It was led by Rev. Eileen Bragg, with a good attendance by participating churches from the ministerial, including St. Patrick’s, Calvary Baptist, the Emo and Devlin United Church, and Off Lake […]
With the focus on economic development picking up across the district, three communities have decided to poll their constituents to seek new direction and priorities. The strategic planning surveys, written with the help of the Rainy River Future Development Corp., are being sent to residents in Emo, Alberton, and Lake […]
With the new year, the local Salvation Army decided to make a stronger focus on its youth outreach program, including hiring a part-time co-ordinator. “What we’re trying to do is provide a healthy environment where young people can hang out and have other people to talk to. To give them […]
The public is one step closer to getting an idea what a combined J.W. Walker/Alberton/Alexander MacKenzie school could look like after the Rainy River District School Board decided on an architectural firm at its regular meeting last night. “We’ve picked a firm called Prairie out of Winnipeg,” said Education Director […]
A science fair was held Feb. 19-23 at Sturgeon Creek School. An open house, held on the evening of Feb. 22, started with a potluck, followed by the viewing of exhibits. A small but enthusiastic group was welcomed by school council chair Mike Neilson. He said science was to be […]
The Stratton Toy Library is saying goodbye to one of its dedicated workers, assistant co-ordinator Sandy Shrumm, who had given excellent support to the centre. The STL wishes Sandy great success in her future endeavours. “On the same note, STL would like to welcome Laurie Anderson as assistant co-ordinator,” said […]
It was an awesome evening last Friday at the Barwick Hall as communities blended together for a benefit spaghetti supper and auction is support of Metta and Richard Visser. Some 400 plus came out on a mild evening to help the couple defray some of their growing medical expenses. Bidders […]
The Rainy River District School Board last night ratified the tentative contract agreement it had reached with the local Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario back on Feb. 8. The two-year contract provides a total salary increase of eight percent–divided over two percent hikes as of September, 2000, February, 2001, September, […]
After staging a successful public session in Stratton last month, the local planning committee for the World Health Organization’s 11th-annual International Conference on Safe Communities next year continues with an presentation here tomorrow. Starting at 7 p.m. at the Red Dog Inn, WHO co-ordinator Jeannette Cawston said the public session […]
The local Tagg’s Bantam rep team captured the Park Rapids Bantam ‘AA’ tournament for the second year in a row, nipping International Falls 1-0 in the final. Eric Mosbeck, assisted by Cody Mosbeck, netted the eventual game-winner late in the second period, then Tagg’s played solid defence to hang on […]
Students at Saint Michael’s School here have a new teacher–and a new subject on the curriculum. As part of the International Internship Program, 23-year-old Yoko Niwa is spending six months in Fort Frances teaching students about her Japanese culture. “I’m having a very, very good experience because I can learn […]
