The Rainy River District School Board is making intensive efforts to address early literacy–and the plan for doing so this year was presented by literacy co-ordinators Maureen Ricard and Penny Newman at last night’s regular meeting here. “We’re trying to make an intensive effort on literacy. Hopefully, we can have […]
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Voters from the unorganized areas east of Fort Frances will be able to vote for public school trustees at the board office here Nov. 8 after the Rainy River District School Board voted to have an advance poll at its regular meeting last night.
Local calves sold at healthy prices during last Saturday’s auction at Stratton, further re-enforcing the revamped cattle barn as a viable part of the area’s beef market. “This is the highest market I’ve seen this fall. These six-week cattle are getting $900–everything’s a good $100 more now,” said Jeff McSherry, […]
Pickup trucks pulled up to the big tent at Hannam Park in Rainy River on Saturday only minutes before the 1 p.m. registration deadline as owners of the district’s biggest pumpkins wanted to keep them under wraps as long as possible. In total, 48 pumpkins were entered in the sixth-annual […]
Jeff Gillon, Community Investment manager for the Rainy River Future Development Corp. here, believes the economic impact local farming has on Rainy River District is one very few people know much about. “The farming industry provides income and revenue to people across the district, and is not restricted to one […]
Some 100 students walked out of classes at Rainy River High School on Monday to protest the lack of extra-curricular activities there this year. Numbers dwindled by yesterday afternoon, and today everyone was back in class, prompting principal Don McBride to say the situation was now under control, citing “communication […]
“This would be my fourth Northern Networks Trade Conference that I’ve attended and it was an overwhelming success,” said NorFab general manager Brian Hagarty, who was one of more than 100 business and community reps who attended the two-day conference last week. “It’s an opportunity for people to get together, […]
As funeral services for long-time Emo doctor John O’Sullivan were held yesterday at the Legion Hall there, many residents and co-workers shared their thoughts on the loss of a pillar of their community. “I can remember when he first came here,” said former Emo reeve Brian Reid, who was still […]
With a combination of solid beef prices across the country, the new scale, and more than $500,000 recently handed out by the local co-operative group, this weekend’s cattle sale in Stratton is expected to be a good one. “The sale price . . . will be strong and comparable with […]
Area residents who’ve thought of buying a scooter to help them stay independently mobile and active will have the chance to try one out when they visit the Shoppers Home Health Care booth at the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce Trade Show this Friday and Saturday. “It’s going to be […]
Organizers have been very busy getting things ready for the second-annual Rainy River and District Chamber of Commerce live-release walleye tournament this Saturday and Sunday.
All students and staff using computers now must sign an agreement to comply with the Northwest Catholic District School Board’s “acceptable usage policy” after trustees approved it during Saturday’s meeting at Our Lady of the Way in Stratton. “[Acceptable usage policies] seem to be a prevalent in the business world […]
