Last Sunday afternoon at the Christian Reformed Church, 35 of Renee Martin’s students presented a recital, showing to their parents the progress they’ve made. Martin accompanied the soloists before about 200 people in the audience, and all enjoyed every minute of the program. At the conclusion of the recital, the […]
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Donald Young School’s annual Christmas concert proved to be another excellent evening of entertainment—and that the spirit of Christmas is alive and well there. Teagan Kaemingh and Gordy Matheson emceed the presentation with full colour. Vicki Loney’s junior kindergarten students, accompanied by grades six/seven and pianist Jennifer Shaw, impressed the […]
What were the biggest stories of the year? It’s a question reporters like to ask themselves at the end of every year. It was an especially interesting question for me as I’ve been in town a mere month. A babe in the woods, or the district, as it were. Sept. […]
Fort Frances OPP is reminding people to take extra caution when travelling on local lakes and rivers. With the recent cold conditions, people are starting to travel on lakes that still have open water and ice that is unsafe. Snow, wind, thawed and re-frozen ice, and under-flowing water can cause […]
Rural residents still are trying to land a large-animal veterinarian to attend to their animals more regularly. The vet committee recently held a meeting to see what options it has. “We will continue to lobby for designation—a contract for mileage, which is what we once had,” said committee member Kim […]
The auditorium at Sturgeon Creek School once again was packed with family, friends, and Christmas enthusiasm for its annual Christmas concert. “When we had our dress rehearsal, the program just skipped through two hours,” noted teacher David Ogilvie. So they decided that was long enough and cut the program at […]
Most areas from La Vallee west to Lake of the Woods finally can dial 911 to receive emergency help. People living in La Vallee, Emo, Chapple, Morley, Rainy River, Dawson, and Lake of the Woods townships, along with the Rainy River and Northwest Bay First Nations, previously had to dial […]
A new $500,000 abattoir that district farmers say is desperately needed here is still in the developmental stages, with organizers saying there will be no progress on it until the new year. Geoff Gillon, of the Rainy River Future Development Corp., said there’s potential for a progress report in January. […]
Emo has a major landfill site in the works. While it’s all still in the planning stages, the Biomass Waste Recovery Committee wants environmental and engineering assessments started soon. “It’ll probably be another couple of years to see if it’s feasible,” Emo Coun. Gary Judson said. “I think this could […]
The Nova Scotia man charged with causing a fatal bus crash nearly a year ago will spend another Christmas in custody. But he now knows when he’ll have his day in court. Lawyer Chris Watkins said yesterday the trial of Shaun Davis has been scheduled for three weeks beginning Feb. […]
Former Fort Frances residents Jon and James Rousseau came upon a very unusual sight late last month while driving through Barwick. They spotted a piebald deer. “We thought it was a goat out in the field until it poked its head up in the air and we saw it was […]
The Emo Centennial Choir will present “A Christmas Celebration of Song and Praise” this Monday (Dec. 10) at 7:30 p.m. at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo. The choir has been rehearsing every Monday evening since September under the direction of Renee Martin, a local music teacher. Cheryl Low is […]
