Artists planning to enter the Fine Line Art Gallery’s spring exhibit are reminded to get those paintings or other pieces finished by next Saturday. Linda Lovisa, with the Fine Line Art Gallery, said Monday that a few entries already have come in for the show, which will run April 4-May […]
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The Rainy River District School Board will begin a new program this month to recognize the efforts of its employees. The R.E.A.C.H. program (Recognizing Excellence and Consistent High Quality) will recognize the commitment and achievements of various board staff groups. “The purpose of the program is to say thank you […]
Although SAAN will be closing its doors here this spring, local shoppers can look forward to stepping through the doors of a new business at 360 Scott St.—The Bargain! Shop. Mike Roellinghoff, president and CEO of The Bargain! Shop, said yesterday afternoon from Mississauga that the store will be open […]
Cinderella wasn’t able to put on her slipper as the Muskies’ fairytale-like performance at the all-Ontarios in Windsor ended with a tough 1-0 defeat Friday afternoon in the quarter-finals against the St. Michael’s Double Blues (Toronto). But the Muskies had no reason to hang their heads since they weren’t expected […]
The Métis Nation of Ontario and Sunset Country Métis invite everyone to attend a free evening of traditional fiddling, jigging, and food here next Thursday (March 31). The evening will spotlight Sierra Noble, who is known in the Manitoba Métis community as the “14-year-old Fiddling Sensation.” According to her website […]
The Muskies suffered their first loss at the all-Ontarios this morning, but the black-and-gold still advanced to the quarter-finals later today. After tying the top-ranked St. Mary Monarchs (Pickering) 1-1 yesterday afternoon, the Muskies fell 4-2 to the ninth-ranked Orangeville Bears this morning to finish pool play in second place […]
The question of whether Dr. Pete Sarsfield had the authority to declare a smoking ban in all enclosed public places in the Kenora-Rainy River districts will be heard by the Superior Court later this year. The Health Services Appeal and Review Board had ruled last year that Dr. Sarsfield did […]
The absorbing and engrossing speech by former NHL star Adam Graves at the OFSAA banquet last night must have struck a chord with the Muskies. The black-and-gold were able to keep a firm hold of their wits, and showed nerves of steel, as they beat the 16th-ranked Chatham-Kent Golden Hawks […]
Our trip started on March 10 at 6 a.m. in the middle of a snowstorm with a bus ride to Winnipeg. The atmosphere on the bus was vibrating with excitement until people started drifting off to sleep. Then it was very quiet right up to the outskirts of Winnipeg. At […]
Having given current holders a few weeks to renew their passports for the 2005-06 season, tour de Fort organizers will be selling any extra ones to the public on Saturday, April 2. The sale will be held at the Fort Frances Public Library from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., or while supplies […]
The proposed skate park project took another step forward Monday night after town council approved having it built to the north of the Memorial Sports Centre—not to the east of it. “If we were to locate the site here, there are two major concerns,” Community Services manager George Bell said […]
In his 34 years of service to the Ontario Provincial Police, S/Sgt. Hugh Dennis has seen changes. With the announcement that he’ll retire June 30, the detachment commander for Rainy River District for the last 12-and-a-half years took some time out recently to go over some of the adaptations he, […]
