A heavyweight weighed heavy on the minds of pumpkin festival organizers Saturday in Rainy River when they discovered they had an entry that weighed more than their scale could register. With only two pumpkins left to weigh out of 51, and one already tipping the scales at 960 pounds, organizers […]
District News
For those not from Emo, it may be difficult to find the community’s public library tucked away above the Lions Park on Front Street So at council’s regular meeting last Wednesday night, the Emo Friends of the Library requested permission to have signage posted around the village. “They raise money […]
No doubt about it—farming is a risky business. But while farmers can’t prevent such things as price drops, bad weather, and poor market conditions, they can protect themselves against some of the devastating consequences these risks can have on their operations. Risk management is a way to deal with risks […]
FORT FRANCES—Three district schools received funding this week to help run their nutrition programs, which provide free, healthy snacks to all students. Robert Moore, J.W. Walker, and Mine Centre schools all received funding from the Ministry of Children and Youth Services through the Northwestern Health Unit, which is the lead […]
Sons of Norway Vinland Lodge in International Falls will host a potluck dinner and celebration of Scandinavian heritage this Sunday (Sept. 17). The Scandinavian Club of Fort Frances will be providing the program at Vinland’s beautiful Nyland Huset lodge building on the shores of Rainy Lake. Youth member Dorothy Johnson […]
Having already been postponed once due to a lack of ticket sales, a fundraising event for the district handi-transit van scheduled for Sept. 23 still may see just a small crowd. “Ticket sales are going slow,” admitted Kim Lauzon, chair of the Meals on Wheels handi-transit committee. “We have a […]
This past weekend would have marked the 11th-annual “Freedom Ride” at Joyce Young’s Trail’s End Riding Stables north of Devlin. But due to some discrepancies with the business licences Fort Frances instituted this year, Young decided to cancel the event. She noted she doesn’t have the money to pay for […]
Retired teachers David Ogilvie and Wayne Barron have talked about starting up a men’s choir for the past couple of years—and finally are getting the idea off the ground. “We’d like to start a men’s choir for the Rainy River District,” Ogilvie noted. “It came to me because various guys […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources declared a Restricted Fire Zone yesterday afternoon, banning all outdoor fires across Northwestern Ontario. The fire ban—the second the MNR has issued here this summer—came into effect at midnight last night and will remain in place until further notice. The ban, which encompasses the districts […]
FORT FRANCES—Many people involved in agriculture throughout Rainy River District have stressed this season has been the driest to date. But Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff and Trish Neilson, president of the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture, both know they need the data to prove it if they want […]
FORT FRANCES—Fort Frances High School student Jenna Nowak was welcomed as a new member of the Rainy River District School Board on Tuesday night when she was sworn in as student trustee. “It’s continuously gratifying to me, and I’m sure to everyone else here, that we continue to attract such […]
FORT FRANCES—With just over three weeks left to file nomination papers for the 2006 municipal election slated for Nov. 13, only a few candidates have stepped forward so far in communities outside Fort Frances. Two Alberton councillors have decided to run. Coun. Doug Mitchell would like to retain his seat […]
