The days of lugging bags full of empty bottles to the curb soon may be ending in the district if Greg and Kathy Stahn’s gamble pays off. The Stahns, who operate Greg’s Recycling near Devlin, have invested in an experiment which not only may reduce the amount of glass going […]
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For the 10th year in a row, giant pumpkins, along with a flock of cultivateurs and spectators, will terminate their annual migration at the big tent on Rainy River’s waterfront this Saturday (Sept. 18). Although this year’s cool growing conditions have not been conducive to production of the monsters the […]
Around 9:45 p.m. last Friday (Sept. 10), a man walked into an establishment on Atwood Avenue in Rainy River, carrying a knife and demanding to see the manager. The man was subdued by patrons and turned over to Rainy River OPP. The 34-year-old Rainy River resident was arrested and charged […]
It’s not a sprint, but a marathon. This outlook brought to you by the Muskie varsity (‘A’) team, which has the favourable philosophy embedded into their psyche. “Something we talk about as a coaching staff is that this is a marathon. Everyone makes the playoffs, so we want to make […]
Joey Galloway looked more like an actor for a Colgate commercial than a race car driver last Saturday night at the Emo Speedway as he walked around flashing his pearly whites. Galloway was happy, and why not? He had just come off the track as the winner of the eight-car […]
Fruits and vegetables still will be piled high at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market this Saturday, but there also will be another feast for the eyes—local artists and crafts people ready to “show and tell.” Artists representing the Fine Line Art Gallery here will be showing their art and telling […]
For some who turned out for the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market here Saturday, it was hard to believe it’s been 20 years since it all began. And CVFM president Kim Cornell said if it wasn’t for the vision and hard work of some people, it never would have lasted this […]
Fort Frances will be shopping around for a new recycling service after learning it will cost three times more to stay on board with Koochiching County Environmental Services Department for another year. But this is good news for residents of Fort Frances because it means they now may be able […]
While the number of head sold was up by more than 25 percent over last year, the prices farmers received for their yearlings Saturday at the Stratton sales barn were, for the most part, below their costs. Some 1,040 head were sold, with good yearlings fetching between 85-87¢/pounds and poor […]
There were seven more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Sept. 5-11 were Gerald Shine (Devlin), Wood’s Quality Bakery (Rainy River), Sandra and Edwin Bruyere (Fort Frances), Alphonse and Annette Langlais (Pinewood), George Paulenko (Fort Frances), Roy and Christy Visser […]
Don’t be surprised if a Muskie football player comes knocking at your door next week. The “discount cards” are in and the Muskie Touchdown Booster Club is planning to conduct its second-annual “blitz” next Thursday (Sept. 23) starting around 5:30 p.m. Players from all three teams—varsity, Bantam, and PeeWee—will go […]
For a golfer, a successful season would constitute a few top-10 finishes, maybe a couple in the top three, but a victory definitely would give cause to say you had a good year. Then there’s the kind of year “Snake” Krawchuk had out at Kitchen Creek with not one, not […]
