Louise Koroscil of Thunder Bay took a good look at some photos of flower projects Saturday morning during the annual meeting of the District 14 Horticultural Society at the local Legion. The meeting drew over 50 members from across the region, as well as Ontario Horticultural Associaion president Judy Lewis […]
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Six-year-old Lane Hyatt watched another participant from the sidelines after he and “Peanut” had finished the poles event during a fun day held by the Whispering Pines Saddle Club at the Emo fairgrounds on Sunday. –Heather Ogilvie photo
Henrietta Verhoef, a volunteer from the Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists, gathered cans of paint that were dropped off Saturday morning at the Public Works building during the sixth-annual Household Hazardous Waste Day. Along with oil, paint was by far the most popular material dropped off by district residents that […]
Rose Bowl winners Tiffany Marinaro, left, Annelise Hawrylak, and Shannon Darby were all smiles on Saturday as they were awarded their prizes during the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts annual “highlights concert” at the Townshend Theatre. Marinaro won for vocals, Hawrylak for piano, and Darby for instrumental. […]
Muskie Claire Crichton outran this St. Thomas Aquinas defender during the final game of the tournament here on Saturday. The black-and-gold were one step ahead of the Saints all day long, cruising to a 3-1 victory. —Alex Cruickshank photo
Although 766,000 tourists visited Northwestern Ontario in 2004, Sheila Larmer, director of Tourism Policy at the Ministry of Tourism, noted that number was down last year—and is looking to stay the same for the 2006 season. “We’re getting the same numbers we were getting last year at this time,” she […]
French was de rigeur at the annual Concours d’art oratoire at St. Michael’s School last Thursday night—and students from across the district showed they are more than capable in their second language. The public-speaking contest featured seven students competing in the Core French Grades 7/8 category, four in the French […]
It looks like this year’s “Fun in the Sun” queen pageant is a “go” as organizer Melissa Gushulak confirmed Monday she has enough contestants to make it happen. “We have five girls,” said Gushulak. “Now we just have to have a meeting and events will start within the next two-three […]
Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff says the first Conservative budget released last week backs out of funding promises made by the previous Liberal government, which could spell trouble for Northwestern Ontario. “Right off the bat is the cut from $1.5 billion for forestry to $400 million, mostly for B.C. […]
The Rainy River District School Board and the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario educational support personnel reached a tentative agreement on Wednesday. Educational support personnel represent educational assistants, communication assistants, library assistants, medical educational assistants, and library technicians working in all board schools in Rainy River District. Details of this […]
The annual meeting of the district Women’s Institute was held at the Emo Museum, with 19 members present. Sheri gave the report, followed by Dr. Ingrid Krampetz’s presentation on “Preparing for a Healthy Life in Our Later Years: How to become a fine antique.” The project is to collect a […]
Rainy River District hosted T.O.P.S. Annual Recognition Days this year, with the event being held at La Place Rendez-Vous in Fort Frances. T.O.P.S. chapters from throughout our district helped make this event a huge success, with the Devlin TOPS club doing a great deal to help out. Freeda Carmody, Marie […]
