In an effort to add some pizzazz to the public persona of the Border Shrine Club, and to the success of Shriner-sponsored charities, six of its members have volunteered for clown duty–suit, makeup, and all. The local clown troupe, trained by members of Winnipeg’s “Khartum Komedians,” includes Cal Robertson, Van […]
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Organizers are hoping Friday’s benefit dinner and dance here will raise the last bit of money needed to bring 11 child victims of the Chernobyl nuclear accident from Belarus to the Rainy River District this summer. The dinner will be held at the local Legion Hall, with tickets on sale […]
Graham McTavish wants to be a millwright. The grade 12 student at Fort Frances High School has spent three hours a day this term welding at Abitibi-Consolidated as a co-op student. And yesterday, during “Co-op Display Day,” he displayed the fruits of his labour. “I figured if I learned [welding], […]
It’s a gardening event of behemoth proportions where pumpkin growers across the district vie for the $1,000 grand prize and bragging rights for an entire year–not to mention the coveted “Golden Hoe.” The Rainy River Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival is gearing up for another year of competition, with the weigh-in […]
“Passport to Hope, Opportunity, Jobs and Growth” was this year’s theme for Education Week, which was marked last week by students at Sturgeon Creek, Our Lady of the Way, and Donald Young schools. Throughout the week, each school arranged subjects, games, etc. to suit the occasion. On Wednesday afternoon, for […]
Fort Frances property owners won’t see their second tax bill until later this summer after town council agreed to delay the final billing date two months to Aug. 31. CAO Bill Naturkach said with the assessment roll not expected from the province until the end of this month, there was […]
After several months of growing tension between the Rainy River First Nation band and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, both sides came away smiling from the meeting table yesterday. Chief Jim Leonard met with DNR Commissioner Rod Sando in St. Paul, Mn. to discuss fishery management on Rainy River. […]
If you walked through the halls of Mine Centre School last week, you might have seen a bear roaming the halls or an eagle circling around some of the classrooms. You might even have seen a moose coming out of the boys’ washroom if you waited long enough. About 70 […]
The last two days of rainfall brought much-needed moisture to newly-seeded crops and pastures, causing district farmers to heave a collective sigh of relief. But given the dry weather of late, people are still asking, “Is it enough?” Kim Desserre, president of the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture, said that […]
Organizers of the 28th-annual Manitou fish fry are expecting several hundred people to show up for it this Friday at 4 p.m. at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre Round House (Manitou Mounds). Hosted by the Rainy River First Nation, more than 500 invitations were sent out to people on both sides […]
My favourite chair is a soft one. And an old one. I love to sink deep into its comfortable arms and rest my head on its high-cushioned back. Then roll up the footstool, stretch out my feet, take a deep breath, and relax. Sometimes I sip coffee and sometimes I […]
