Kyle Guba, the son of Jay and Elaine Guba, is still learning the skills of racing as a rookie with the Sudbury Kart Club but organizers expect him to be an expert by season’s end. In his first race June 4 when the club hosted the Northern Ontario championships, the […]
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With two professional bird-watchers to lead the way, about 20 enthusiasts spent last weekend searching for–and identifying–various species during the Rainy River Birding Workshop. “A lot of people find birding really intimidating,” said George Holborn, one of the leaders of the outing. “It doesn’t have to be that way at […]
Lawson Matail has just returned from a two-week visit to Dryden, where he was putting his artwork on the shoulders, backs, and arms of his customers. “I’ve drawn all my life,” said Matail, who has set up his own tattoo shop, “Twisted Ink,” in his Finland home. “I had my […]
Sitting in the home of Debbie and Stewart Firth, going over applications from perspective exchange students from Finland, Spain, and France, 17-year-old Kristin Schroeder recalled how she felt when she was in their shoes. “I was thinking, ‘Oh my god, what have you done?’” said Schroeder, thinking back to the […]
After an absence of four years, Culturama proved to be just as popular as organizers had hoped, drawing about 1,200 people to the Memorial Sports Centre here Saturday. “We’re quite pleased with the results,” said Linda Rajala of the Rainy Lake Multicultural Association, who organized the event along with Ron […]
Fun in the Sun 2000 is heating up. After kicking off with Culturama last Saturday, and continuing with the FITS Queen entertainment night Sunday and then “Those Two Guys” comedy duo at the Legion on Monday, next up is Mall Days tomorrow on the 200 and 300 block of Scott […]
Dear sir: It makes me really sad to see such a blatant disregard for our environment, especially with all the new acts and policies that were put into place to protect our earth for future generations. Last Saturday (June 24), I was relaxing at Pither’s Point with my family, which […]
Dear editor: I was really glad to see the letter to the editor in your paper supporting our local pipeline workers. I am one of the men who work on the pipeline, and I’ve been out on the picket line at Ignace. I want to let you know that all […]
While most high school students probably would shake their heads at the thought of summer school, Andrew and Elissa Curr of Fort Frances can hardly wait to start. Andrew, 14, and his sister, 17, left yesterday for the Mohyla Institute in Regina, Sask., where they’ll be immersed in the Ukrainian […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board will invest some $130,000 in several funds in order to balance its 2000-2001 budget, which was passed at its regular monthly meeting here last night. With a balanced budget of $10,487,051, the board will place $113,987 in a reserve for classroom expenditures. This amount […]
Barring any last-minute glitches, the new Fort Frances Lions’ Millennium Park should be completed by the middle of next week–in time for its grand opening July 8 at 2 p.m. Local MP Robert Nault, also the minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton, […]
Couchiching First Nation will receive more than $1 million as its share of the revenue generated by Casino Rama in Orillia. “We’re not in receipt of it yet but it’s going to be around $1.2 million and then quarterly payments,” Chief Chuck McPherson said. Earlier this month, the province signed […]
