Rebecca Cornell of Cornell Farms weighed a jar of maple syrup at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market here Saturday morning—the first market day of the season. The maple syrup was brought in bulk and people could have their own containers filled. A selection of carvings, baking, preserves, honey, and antiques […]
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Dana-Rae Bergner, left, and Adam Scott cleared some old paint cans from the back of a truck Saturday morning during the seventh-annual Household Hazardous Waste Day here. The event, run by the Rainy River Watershed Program, saw about 260 district residents drop off their waste, which will be disposed in […]
Another full house was on hand Friday night at La Place Rendez-Vous for the 24th-annual Ducks Unlimited banquet. As always, the live auction was the highlight of the evening, with a replica Don Cherry jacket fetching the highest bid at $975. A framed, autographed Darryl Sittler Toronto Maple Leafs jersey […]
Music-lovers are invited to third-annual “Hooked on Talent” vocal contest coming up next Friday (May 11) at 7 p.m. at the Backus Auditorium in International Falls. More than 20 local singers have signed up to compete, including six from Rainy River District. They are Jodie Brown of Stratton, Trisha Wilson […]
The Muskie boys’ doubles badminton team won their first match in the face of elimination after two losses to open the provincial championships in Waterloo. Tim Desjardins and Jamie Jensen dropped their first match yesterday against Michael Kosziwka and Sandford Mick of the Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference by scores of […]
The deadline to register for this year’s “Fun in the Sun” queen pageant has been extended another week as organizers are holding out for a couple more contestants. “I’ve got three, so I need two more,” said organizer Melissa Gushulak, noting the deadline, which previously had been set for May […]
People face losing hundreds of thousands of dollars they’ve invested in cottage property near Lake of the Woods after a First Nation decided not to renew their lease at the end of the year. The cottagers, who have been there for more than 30 years, have been leasing their land […]
An Ontario review has cleared a Winnipeg police officer who shot and killed an aboriginal youth who refused to drop a screwdriver. The report into the Jan. 31, 2005 fatal shooting of Matthew Dumas has recommended no charges be laid against the police officer involved. The review by an Ontario […]
Grade five students in Janice Haugo’s class at Robert Moore school practiced water safety yesterday at the Memorial Sports Centre for phys ed class. The boys and girls learned how to huddle together for warmth and shouted out safety tips from the pool, like to make sure conditions are safe […]
Around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, a three-wheeled ATV and a dirt bike were spotted by a Fort Frances OPP officer travelling at a high rate of speed eastbound on the 800 and 900 blocks of Sixth Street East. The officer tried to stop them but was unsuccessful as the suspects […]
While some tickets are still left for The Scott Woods Show at Knox United Church on May 13, it certainly looks like many district moms will be treated to a fiddling concert this Mother’s Day. Bill Gushulak, who is looking after ticket sales, said this morning there’s about 70 tickets […]
Some 57 Grade 7 and 8 students at St Francis School participated in the 24-hour Famine beginning Tuesday and ending yesterday at 4 pm. The students broke their fast with pizza, fresh veggies, and juice, followed by a school dance. The intermediate students raised more than $2,000 for Development and […]
