It’s official: the ice is out on both the Canadian and U.S. sides of Rainy Lake. Mike Pawlikowski, the head pilot for Rusty Myers Flying Service here, declared the ice out Wednesday after a flight around 10 a.m. On Tuesday, he had reported some slushy ice was still blocking the […]
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Coun. Neil Kabel may have had the fright of his life after a dust-up with an armed thief at his store–the East End Confectionery–last Wednesday night. Fort Frances OPP reported a man brandishing a knife entered the small Scott Street store just minutes before its 10 p.m. closing time. Minutes […]
The new bridge committee, a joint committee of International Falls and Fort Frances council members is expected to meet for the first time this month. “It should be any time now, I would think it will be within the first two weeks of May,” noted Mayor Glenn Witherspoon, who will […]
It’s been almost two-and-a-half years since she took up the position of director of education with the Northwest Catholic District School Board, but as of July 14, Carol-Lynne Oldale will head the board no more. But Oldale’s resignation comes in the face of a chance to get back to her […]
Coinciding with National Volunteer Week, the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau held its annual dinner last Wednesday night at the Legion to honour 11 district residents who use some of their spare time to lend others a helping hand. Among those who received a certificate of appreciation for a second year […]
The Rainy River District School Board is looking to give kindergarten students a little more time in the classroom to help prepare them for further schooling after approving at new schedule at last night’s regular meeting. With the exception of North Star Community School in Atikokan, all board elementary schools […]
In a further attempt to identify and intervene with students who may have special education needs, the Rainy River District School Board will be involved in a pilot program here next year. Starting in September, team members from Huffman, Robert Moore, Riverview, and North Star Community School will be involved […]
With the Fraser Institute’s first “Report Card on Ontario Secondary Schools” receiving flak across the province, many people here are agreeing on one thing–the rankings aren’t fair. Among the charges are that the report’s criteria focused on the percentage of advanced courses taken–and passed–by grade 11,12, and OAC students, and […]
Nancy Gibb and her daughter, Emily, have made work on the upcoming high school performance of “Grease” a real family affair. “I got involved in the production of the show because my daughter is the producer,” Nancy Gibb said Tuesday. “This is a student produced and directed show and all […]
Despite a few unexpected challenges the organizers of this year’s Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts faced, the overall event couldn’t have been more successful, said event president John Jankiewicz. “We had a few tests at the beginning,” Jankiewicz said yesterday. “We had to postpone a few things […]
Lawrence Allan is hoping that people took the time to learn a little about organ donation during Organ Donation Awareness week that ended this past Sunday. As a recipient of a new kidney over a year ago, Allan knows first hand how important a person’s decision is when giving an […]
Chantelle Johnson was pleased this year’s Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts was opened up to competitive dancing–it gave her students a chance to strut their stuff. “All of my students did very well,” the owner of Dancemakers and Beauty Essentials said. “I had 97 of my students […]
