Cleanup time at Pineridge Cemetery in North Branch always has been held starting at noon on the last Saturday of May, which this year falls on May 31. Coffee will be served afterwards at the community centre. Donations for the upkeep also are gratefully accepted. We thank Harry Piel, who […]
District News
A new angle on the industrial arts has been constructed for area youth. Don and Linda Tauer of Pinewood Construction Services in Pinewood have been hosting classes for kids from Grade 6-12 called the Youth Entrepreneur Woodworking Program. The first six youngsters—from Stratton, Devlin, Fort Frances, and Baudette—are home-school students […]
The Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program (SCAP) held its spring concert to a full house at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo last Thursday evening. The theme was “Growing in God’s Love.” If you missed this musical extravaganza, you were denied a praise to God occasion that had most of the […]
Representatives from many communities affected by flooding last June must have felt some relief after getting official word Friday that they would receive more funding from the province. At the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association meeting here, Municipal Affairs and Housing minister David Young did the honours of signing a novelty-sized […]
The Country Treasurers Gift Shop, located at the Emo Inn, is now open to the public in the former conference room there. Since purchasing the Emo Inn a few years ago, owners Brian and Pat MaGuire have thought about ways to utilize the space. When the Back Alley Bar there […]
The Fort Frances/Rainy River Gideons’ Camps presented their Festival of Praise last Tuesday evening (April 29) at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo, with an enthusiastic audience on hand. The message brought forth was “Take the Whole Gospel to the Whole World.” The welcome was given by Don Ricci, and […]
The second-annual Mother’s Day fish fry will take place this Sunday (May 11) beginning at 4 p.m. at the Devlin Hall. The cost is $12 for adults, $6 for kids aged six-12, and free for those five and under. The funds raised will go towards the Crossroads community rink project. […]
My daughter, Louise, and I spent two-and-a-half weeks in April with her son, Grant, his wife, Tara, and their three children in Bathurst, northern New Brunswick, returning home on Good Friday. We found a lot of snow, about four feet, near the coast (Tetagouche) but not so much in other […]
The fire hazard index rose to “extreme” over the weekend as some much-anticipated rain never materialized. Harrold Boven, acting fire management supervisor for the Ministry of Natural Resources office here, said this morning that crews have had to fight three new blazes as of Saturday. The largest of the three—currently […]
If you’re looking for the answers to obscure questions regarding the Ojibway language and culture or other areas of science and history, you needn’t waste your time surfing websites or phoning government offices. The chances are, the Grade 7 and 8 students at Crossroads School have the answers at their […]
The “Wheels to Meals” had exciting entertainment prior to their lunch of soup and sandwiches. The event was sponsored by Fort Frances Times, 93.1 FM radio, Shaw Television, Fort Volunteer Bureau, and Rainy River Safety Coalition. Thirty-seven seniors including the Cast of the Sunset Seniors attended the luncheon and presentations, […]
DYS Staff and students celebrated Earth Day. Ms. George, Ms Tolen with grades seven and eight developed the spider web. Ms Leonard and Mrs. Bombay concentrated in making RRR bags. Mr. Enns with his class created silly Earth Day commercials, to make earth’s surroundings most noticeable. Mrs. Mose and Mrs. […]
