While he did not break his record set last year, the champion from the 2006 Rainy River Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival repeated as champion this year with a 902-pound entry. Ben Johnson of Kakabeka Falls was crowned for the third time in the 13-year history of the event, taking home […]
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As a fifth-year anniversary celebration for the Backus Community Centre over in International Falls, people from both sides of the border are invited to dance with “Swing Delivery” this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. “We’re having a big party,” enthused Margarett Patnode, a member of the Citizens for Backus/AB board. “They […]
Rainy River Community College in International Falls will host the Minnesota Post-High School Planning Program next Wednesday (Sept. 26) from 9-10:30 a.m. in the college gym. Admission is free! All students, parents, and interested parties are invited to come and explore the wide variety of educational options available in today’s […]
The Rainy River District School Board has received a grant of more than $80,000, through the School College Work Initiative, to support the creation and continuation of dual credit programs for 2007-08 school year. Dual credit programs, which allow high school students to study courses that count toward both their […]
In recent years, Fort Frances has faced the same challenges as other communities when trying to recruit and retain physicians. The local Doctor Recruitment and Retention Committee, in consultation with the physicians, identified the need to affect a change to the model at the Fort Frances Clinic. It was determined […]
The Town of Fort Frances once again is asking motorists who have to wait more than five minutes for a stopped train at the McIrvine Road crossing to speak up so the town can report the incidents to the Canadian National Railway. Mayor Roy Avis said he has been receiving […]
Fort Frances OPP, assisted by members of the Northwest Region Criminal Investigation Unit, is continuing to investigate an assault that left a 23-year-old Fort Frances man with a broken arm. The victim reported being assaulted Sunday at 11 p.m. while at a residence on First Street here. In other news, […]
The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association and Falls Rec Hockey are in preliminary talks to overhaul their “Squirt” hockey programs to form a house league of teams from here and the Falls. The new league, if successful, would begin play this season. It would allow both associations to pool ice […]
On the heels of a request from the Emo spray park committee for a financial contribution towards the project, Emo council agreed to offer some funding and support during its regular meeting last Tuesday (Sept. 11). Emo Reeve Ed Carlson noted although the group had been fundraising since April, it […]
“We were made to walk and for 99 percent of human existence, that’s how we moved, by walking. Walking is healthy for the heart, the mind, and the soul.” —David Suzuki On Wednesday, Oct. 3, Ontario will be trying to set a new Guinness World Record for the most walkers […]
While biking may not be on the list of activities you’d think it would be safe for a blind child to do, one Grade 3 student at Robert Moore School here can ride like the wind thanks to a donation from the local Voyageur Lions Club. This fall, eight-year-old Jade […]
Duane Hicks Local residents still strongly believe in Terry Fox’s dream, and proved it Sunday afternoon as 81 participants came out to raise $6,500 for cancer research, with more money still coming in. While numbers were down from last year, individuals young and old, co-workers, friends, and families came out […]
