Press Release Shoppers Drug Mart’s “Tree of Life” campaign got underway Sept. 13 and runs until Oct. 10. This year, the store once again has chosen the Riverside Foundation for Health Care as the 2008 beneficiary. “Riverside Foundation depends on the support of all of us to continue to serve […]
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Peggy Revell The Ontario government will be coming to Kenora on Tuesday, Sept. 30 to hear from people about what needs to be done for the tourism industry. The consultation is a part of the Ministry of Tourism’s competitiveness study that was launched back in March. Chaired by MPP Greg […]
Paige Desmond Four locals participated in the 13th-annual North Shore Inline Marathon on Saturday in Duluth. “It was a great time,” enthused Bob Tkachuk, who participated for the second time in the 26.2-mile race, which attracts people from children to great-grandfathers. Along with Tkachuk, who finished with a time of […]
Henry Miller This year, bluebird numbers were the lowest they have been since the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club began the project in 1991. Only 36 pairs successfully fledged their young. In 2006, there were 69 pairs and 55 pairs in 2007. Several factors contributed to the decline. For instance, many […]
Jack Elliott Brent McQuaker, from Hydro One Networks in Fort Frances, was in Stratton last Monday (Sept. 8) to present the Stratton recreation society with a cheque for $1,200. The grant, from Hydro One’s “PowerPlay” program, is earmarked for improvements to Stratton’s outdoor rink. Items to be upgraded include plastic […]
the OPP Teamed up with the Summer Experience program students, the OPP’s marine patrol covered Rainy Lake, Lake Despair, and Footprint Lake in 2008. From May through to Sept. 1, officers were on the water for a total of 180 hours. They stopped and checked 196 vessels, performed 31 security […]
Robin McCormick Once again, Guthrie United Church will host its annual harvest supper on Sunday, Oct. 5 from 5-7 p.m. The meal is always delicious, with this year’s menu consisting of turkey, ham, potatoes, gravy, vegetables, salads, buns, and lots of mouth-watering desserts. The cost is $12 for adults and […]
Paige Desmond Almost six weeks after being injured in an electrical mishap at the AbitibiBowater mill here, a benefit dinner and dance will be held early next month in support of co-op student Dennis Mutz and his family. Mutz was completing an electrical apprenticeship at the local mill when he […]
Press Release Interest in the history of the Dance fire of October, 1938 has been renewed with the looming installation of a memorial plaque scheduled for Friday, Oct. 10 at the original homestead of Frank LaBelle on Highway 613 North. Local history buffs also are looking forward to the new […]
Dave Ogilvie Rainy River District’s second-annual harvest dinner will be held Saturday, Sept. 27 at the Devlin Hall. Todd Moxham of CATER 2 U, a locally-owned cooking and catering company, will be this year’s chef. The main entrée will be none other than the 4-H grand champion market steer raised […]
Peggy Revell FORT FRANCES—It’s been a positive first week of campaigning according to all four candidates vying for the Thunder Bay-Rainy River seat. “In all the campaigns I’ve been involved with, and it’s hard to know how many there really are in total, this has been the most positive in […]
Jessica George FORT FRANCES—With just over a year since the Times last caught up with Snow-Shoemaker’s Running Horse Ranch, Rhonda and Kim Shoemaker were pleased to announce much has happened over that span with regards to the rare Lac La Croix ponies, of which they have the largest herd in […]
