The Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association was holding a working bee Wednesday at the Stratton cattle barn in preparation for this Saturday’s calf sale. “It’s the cattlemen’s annual feeder sale,” noted RRCA president Tom Morrish. “It’ll be mostly calves, this spring’s calves,” he noted. “An educated guess would be around 1,200 […]
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They may been rookies to the annual Great Chili Cook-off but the Fort Frances Times’ team of Rosanne Kellar and Jennifer Dent wooed the three judges with their “2001: A Chili Odyssey” last Friday. “I knew we had really good chili but I didn’t know how the judges would react […]
Last Thursday (Sept. 27), grade seven and eight students (and some in grade six) from Crossroads School, along with four adults, experienced firsthand what it’s like to be in a house when it’s full of smoke–and the smoke increases second by second. Devlin/La Vallee Fire Chief Leo Pruys arranged for […]
The draw for the final 40 openings in the 2002 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship will take place tonight live on Channel 11, with 106 teams vying for the coveted spots. The new “double-dip” option, introduced this year to allow both anglers to put their names in the draw, was […]
Doug Anderson of Fort Frances, chairman of the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition, has been elected to the Canadian Safe Communities Foundation’s board of directors. “I think the board of directors wanted input from the communities that have been ‘safe communities’ for several years,” Anderson said Tuesday, referring to his […]
For longtime hunter Ray Coran, the opening of moose and deer season is his favourite time of year. “I like that first weekend because you get that first run,” he remarked. “They’re not spooked yet. They don’t pair up and there’s more of those gun shy ones.” “I just love […]
District farmers will have the chance to share their concerns for the future as the Agricultural Odyssey Group seeks grassroots input this Friday night in Stratton. The Odyssey–a coalition of Ontario’s major farm organizations and commodity groups–is sweeping across the province to examine issues in the agriculture industry here and […]
Although the Rainy River District School Board’s school closure selection committee is slated to meet Oct. 23, the board is looking to fill a few more seats before the group starts its work. “We required three members from each of the schools identified for closure,” trustee Ron McAlister said in […]
Echoing the oft-heard economic development debates heard at council sessions throughout the area, the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce will push for government programs to assist with development in the north. During its annual meeting in Kenora last weekend, NOACC passed numerous resolutions supporting economic development incentives and enhancements. […]
The 2001-02 season of Kids & Co. is set to kick off Thursday with “Special Blend,” a dancing duo who will perform a mixture of jazz, street, ballet, and break-dancing to lively music at the Townshend Theatre. “It’s a really good show for kids,” noted organizer Gaby Emond. “We’re increasing […]
The Rainy River District School Board is expected to approve its operating agreement with several parties involved in a wireless communications project at its regular meeting here tonight. “This is to make it official,” Stephen Danielson, the board’s systems administrator, said yesterday. “We’ve had a working partnership up until now, […]
The Muskies were on the wrong end of a seesaw affair in Winnipeg on Friday as the River East Kodiaks came back to bite them 27-22. The black-and-gold surrendered the first score of the game after a blocked field goal attempt by Adam McTavish was recovered by River East for […]
