Ted and Ynske Kaemingh have returned from their Discovery Tour of Haiti, where they were part of a team of five plus the tour guide. Their agenda included hearing the story of Haiti’s history from a picturesque mountaintop setting, a tour of Port-au-Prince (home to two million people), a day […]
District News
Sturgeon Creek held its annual spring tea and concert last Wednesday afternoon, with parents and friends filling the gym that had been decorated with posters relating to spring activities. Students served the guests. Principal Don McBride then welcomed the audience and wished everyone an enjoyable afternoon of music. Pianist Wayne […]
Calvary Baptist Church in Emo held an ordination service for Pastor Andrew Hall last Sunday afternoon in the sanctuary of the Christian Reformed Church. The introductory statement and report of the ordination examining council was delivered by Margaret Elliot of the Fort William Baptist Church in Thunder Bay. The welcome, […]
As you may know, the Municipality of La Vallee is celebrating its centennial in 2004. This is to remind you of the history being prepared. Some family histories—and pictures—already have been sent in but many more are needed. Send in your family history no matter when they came to this […]
What do you get when you weld together horseshoes? A chair, of course! Crossroads students “continue to shine,” principal Brian Love said yesterday. “They’re doing outstanding work, you wouldn’t believe it! Their technology project is made from recycled material,” he enthused. “The Grade 6, 7, and 8 science class was […]
Computers at Donald Young School are an integral part of the learning environment, being used to meet specific curriculum expectations that demand the use of computer technology to fulfill their requirements. An example would be the Grade 4 expectations in patterning and algebra that states use a calculator and computer […]
The Chapple Museum opened for the season last Friday with a tea—and a good crowd. “There was a steady flow of people throughout the day,” said co-curator Bill Clink, who maintains the museum with his wife, Emily. The museum, situated next door to the post office in downtown Barwick, had […]
The Calvinist Cadet Corps, led by head counsellor Ed Dykstra, took part in the morning worship service Sunday at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo. They were involved in several areas of the service, including greeted people coming to worship, reciting the Litany, reading the Scripture lesson, taking up the […]
They watched silently as the Rainy River District School Board voted last Wednesday night to close three local schools and expand J.W. Walker. But parents say the fight to keep Alberton Central open is far from over. “We may have lost the battle, but the war is still ongoing and […]
Local MP Robert Nault, also the minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, has invited district municipal councillors to spend several days in Ottawa in order to gain an inside look at how the federal government operates. “We’ve been thinking about how to get the leadership engaged in federal issues and […]
Local Métis are being asked to come out to the Sunset Country Métis office and cast their ballot to elect a secretary-treasurer to the Provisional Council of the Métis Nation of Ontario (PCMNO). One of the names on the ballot is local resident Brent Calder, who is vying against Tim […]
Alberton parents’ pleas didn’t save their school as the Rainy River District School board voted Wednesday night to close three local schools. At its regular monthly meeting, which was held at Donald Young School in Emo, trustees voted unanimously to close Alexander MacKenzie and Sixth Street schools here no earlier […]
