Our Lady of the Way School will hold a book fair Wednesday, Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Anyone interested in helping out can contact Theresa Sharp at 483-5874. The Terry Fox Run says thanks to Mrs. Davidson and Mrs. Armstrong for organizing this event. OLW raised $100, […]
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District farmers stressed the need to address public concerns with the industry during a meeting with an Agricultural Odyssey Group rep Friday evening in Stratton. The ag industry and the public have to strengthen their relationship according to several farmers as about 15 people gathered at Our Lady of the […]
Hundreds of patients who were tested for HIV, hepatitis, and tuberculosis after being exposed to improperly-cleaned endoscopes and bronchoscopes have been given clean bills of health. Close to 250 patients were probed for HIV and hepatitis A, B, or C infections, said Dave Murray, president and CEO of the local […]
The Rainy River Federation of Agriculture will be celebrating 25 years at its annual banquet Oct. 20 at the Millennium Hall in Stratton. This year’s banquet will feature more celebration than business as organizers have replaced the guest speaker with memorial presentations, skits, and a live band. “It’s not going […]
It was a battle of past champions at the Rainy River Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival last Saturday in Rainy River. Last year’s champion, Jim Marken of Baudette, Mn., made it a family affair this year by having his kids grow pumpkins for the competition. Little did he know, he would […]
In the past month, the staff and students at Mine Centre School have been very busy. The Book-It Committee held a bulb fundraiser and the breakfast program began, along with hot lunch every Tuesday. The morning fitness run also has begun and organizers held the annual Terry Fox Run. A […]
Sherri Allan’s grade five class at Donald Young School had a great adventure when they visited the local post office to mail their Flat Stanley letters. “Flat Stanley is a fictitious character who was flattened when a billboard fell on top of him,” noted teacher R. Enns, adding he is […]
The 200 and 300 blocks of Scott Street were lined with haystacks Saturday as many merchants there took their wares to the sidewalks and children bobbed for apples during the BIA’s inaugural “Harvest Festival.” While most businesses went all out, standing scarecrows on the sidewalk or offering games for kids, […]
Donald Young School in Emo held its annual book display and sale last Thursday and Friday in the gymnasium. DYS librarian Marie-Ann DeGroot co-ordinated the program, which saw students browsing through all elements of the book display. Books are magic–they can ignite the imagination of children, especially in the lower […]
To the relief of many, the provincial government has decided several district communities that suffered varying degrees of damage and loss because of severe weather July 31 will receive disaster relief funding. As first reported in last Friday’s Daily Bulletin, Northern Development and Mines minister Dan Newman announced that eight […]
The Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association was holding a working bee Wednesday at the Stratton cattle barn in preparation for this Saturday’s calf sale. “It’s the cattlemen’s annual feeder sale,” noted RRCA president Tom Morrish. “It’ll be mostly calves, this spring’s calves,” he noted. “An educated guess would be around 1,200 […]
Last Thursday (Sept. 27), grade seven and eight students (and some in grade six) from Crossroads School, along with four adults, experienced firsthand what it’s like to be in a house when it’s full of smoke–and the smoke increases second by second. Devlin/La Vallee Fire Chief Leo Pruys arranged for […]
