Preparations are well underway for KBHW’s “Sharathon” 2002 coming up Aug. 13-15 over in International Falls. KBHW would love to have you—the listener—join them on these days as they pre-empt their regular programming from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. Local pastors and other special guests from the listening area are […]
District News
Last Thursday (July 18), I had an opportunity to meet a man who made me realize my complaints about the extreme heat were not really valid. That’s because this gentlemen—Jeff Timmermans—has been cycling everyday since June 1 and he’s 74 years old. I met up with him at the home […]
As previously reported in the Times, Chapple council defeated a bylaw on banning smoking in all enclosed public places in the township at its July meeting. But council did adopt a policy that as of Sept. 15, all municipal buildings and enclosed spaces there will be smoke-free. In other news, […]
Toby Barrett, parliamentary assistant to Agriculture and Food minister Helen Johns, visited last Thursday with farm families in the west end of the district devastated by last month’s flooding. “I’ve reported back to the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing,” Barrett said yesterday. “I think […]
The International Rainy Lake Board of Control yesterday authorized the targeting of Namakan Lake levels in the range of 80-90 percent of its rule curve band. This action was taken under the terms of a supplementary order issued by the International Joint Commission (IJC) on June 28. This action will […]
Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls OPP charged a 34-year-old Whitefish Bay resident with criminal negligence causing death following an incident there yesterday morning. Police were notified that shortly before 9 a.m., a 32-year-old Whitefish Bay woman was struck by a motor vehicle she had been hanging onto. An investigation revealed the woman […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources said today a new fire had been reported near Atikokan, just northwest of Quetico Provincial Park. MNR spokesperson Debbie Maclean said fire crews already are “taking action” on the blaze. Neither the size nor the cause of the fire had been determined as of press […]
The weather was hot and sizzling—and so were many of the games played last weekend at the Devlin ball diamond during the annual slo-pitch tournament. When the last ball was thrown and the final bat swung, the ‘A’ event went to “Shade” from Fort Frances after they beat out the […]
A new face is heading the local Substance Abuse Program—and he can’t wait to help people steer clear of drugs and alcohol. Brad Herbert signed on as the new SAP co-ordinator last month, taking over from Kelly Olson. Having sat on the SAP committee for three years, Herbert said he […]
The province already has poured $150,000 into Rainy River district in advance payments for flood damage and expects to have reached more than $1 million in damage claims over the next few weeks. Under the Ontario Disaster Relief Assistance Program, the province has offered an advanced payment of up to […]
An innovative environmental stewardship project for the Rainy River watershed will be launched at the roundhouse at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre on Thursday at 10 a.m. Rainy River First Nations Chief Gary Medicine, along with Karan Aquino, executive director of the Living Legacy Trust, as well as reps from Fisheries […]
North Dakota is a land of contrasts and one of these scenic wonders is the “Enchanted Highway,” which begins at Interstate 94 (exit 72) and winds south through 32 miles of prairie to the town of Regent. Along this highway, you will see five metal sculptures—“The Family,” “Grasshoppers in the […]
