Local Catholic board trustees are getting ready to hit the telecommunications highway, sending a tentative policy for electronic meetings out for consultation. The Fewer School Boards Act permits trustees to hold regular board meetings via teleconferencing or video conferencing due to the size of the new district school boards. “This […]
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El Nino has been a contractor’s best friend around here as the extremely mild winter and early spring have allowed workers to make up for lost time at the “multi-use” facility under construction at Westfort. Murray Quinn, maintenance superintendent for the Rainy River District School Board, said yesterday he hoped […]
Everything is in place for the Rainy River “Ag Days” and Trade Show to go Friday and Saturday at the Barwick Hall. Kim Cornell, former chair of the Farm Management Club, said other than a few last-minute changes with some of the guest speakers, planning the two-day event has gone […]
Students enrolled in the Transportation Technology program at Fort High are putting the final “fuel efficient” touches to their super mileage vehicle in preparation for competition May 12 in Brainerd, Mn. The competition, sponsored by the Minnesota Technical Education Authority, attracts SMV entries from schools across the U.S., including North […]
Providing convenience for the customer is the number-one reason behind Steve Lundon’s decision to open a second hardware store here April 13–this time on Scott Street. Handy Pro Hardware, a separate franchise from Lundon’s Northern Do-it center store on Highway 11/71 just west of town, will be located in the […]
“The object of a festival is not to gain a prize or defeat a rival but to face one another on the road to excellence.” That’s the verse found in the official program of the annual Rainy River District Music and Drama Festival, which kicks off Monday, April 13 at […]
Lake of the Woods Provincial Park, though soon to be known as Assabaska Ojibway Heritage Park, will remain in the provincial park system for one more summer pending the final settlement of the Assabaska land issue sometime in November. That settlement will see the deregulation of the mainland portion of […]
Area residents who want to see an abattoir built in Rainy River District have six days to raise at least $200,000 or else the project dies. The final decision will be made next Tuesday when the abattoir steering committee meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Sturgeon Creek school gym. If […]
Donald Cameron, 72, of Stratton, Ont., passed away suddenly at his home on Monday, March 30, 1998. Don was born July 30, 1925 in Morley Township to the late Mary and Donald Cameron. At age 17, he went to British Columbia to join the navy and served in W.W. II […]
Dr. Stanley Fred Morrill, born Dec. 4, 1924 in Schreiber, Ont., passed away peacefully March 28, 1998. Our dear husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle is sadly missed by his loving wife, Eleanor; his sons and daughters, Meredith, Chris, Nancy, Pat, Keith, and Beth; and his grandchildren, Thea, Morgan, Natalie, […]
Henry Thomas Robinson, 96, of Winnipeg, Man., passed away Thursday, March 26, 1998. Henry was born July 8, 1901 in Ireland. In 1912, his parents and their family immigrated to Canada, settling in the Emo district of Ontario. During his working years, he was very dedicated to his carpentry and […]
Brian White scored his third goal of the game with less than a minute left in overtime to lift tagg’s to a 4-3 victory over the Times Tigers on Sunday afternoon in the ‘A’ final of a Tom Thumb tournament here. White opened the scoring in the first but the […]
