Cameron Penney Mother Nature seemed to send an apology to participants of the 33rd-annual Nestor Falls Winter Carnival over the weekend. Temperatures hovering just below zero C made the cold of last year’s numbing minus-40 readings a distant memory. “We couldn’t have asked for better weather the last two days,” […]
District News
the OPP On Friday around 3:30 p.m., the Rainy River District OPP was dispatched to a motor-vehicle collision involving a school bus and passenger vehicle near the intersection of Thompson Street and Keating Avenue South. The bus was carrying five students at the time but no injuries were reported. Both […]
Staff Out-shoppers are reminded to not try to bring chicken or other poultry products across the border into Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is implementing measures to protect Canada’s poultry resources from an outbreak of highly-pathogenic avian influenza reported in poultry in the states of Minnesota, California, Idaho, Oregon, […]
the OPP Dryden OPP officers recently received an anonymous call about a dog being left out in the cold at a residence in Wainwright Township. The officers attended the residence and located a husky cross dog in poor health due to the weather conditions. The temperature at the time of […]
Press Release “Music in The Dungeon” at the Backus Community Center in International Falls continues this Sunday (March 8) at 2 p.m. with a concert presented by “The Violas.” The public is welcome to attend. Three violists—members of the Borderland Community Orchestra and the Rainy Lake Community Orchestra—will present a […]
the OPP Shortly before 5 p.m. on Feb. 25, Rainy River District OPP officers responded to a report of a disturbance involving two people at a Marks Street address in Atikokan. Local detachment members, assisted by members of the North West Region Emergency Response Team, the Fort Frances Crime Unit, […]
Press Release Something that’s been weighing on my mind a bit lately is the disappointment that many people seem to have with dietitians and the reasons for this. Basically, it boils down to the fact that we’re not sexy. Nope, we can’t tell you the next great superfood you must […]
Press Release The board of trustees of Riverside Health Care would like to announce that Theodore (Ted) Scholten has been appointed president and CEO effective April 1. Scholten recently served as chief operating officer of the Rehabilitation Hospital of Fort Wayne, Ind., one of two free-standing facilities that are part […]
Heather Latter Robert Moore School’s Musical Club is returning to the stage tonight and tomorrow with its rendition of Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland Jr.” “We took a three-year hiatus,” noted teacher Hue Eldridge, who is directing the show along with fellow teacher Michelle Cain. “Everyone was trying to regroup,” she […]
Dave Ogilvie The annual St. Patrick’s Day roast beef supper will be held Tuesday, March 17 at St. Patrick’s Church here in Emo. This year, admission will be by advanced tickets only, which will be available at Gillons’ or from Jo Bragg and Mary Curtis. The cost is $15 for […]
Cameron Penney There’s still more than three months left in the current school year but Fort High students already are looking ahead to the 2015/16 one. “I have a plan for what I’d like to do [as a career] and what courses I need to take,” noted Grade 11 student […]
Irene Laing It was back to work for the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary executive, which met recently after a two-month hiatus. President Susan Robertson reported that she had received a request from HAAO looking for good news stories about volunteering. The articles will be collected, printed, and distributed to HAAO […]
