The Stratton Toy Library is saying goodbye to one of its dedicated workers, assistant co-ordinator Sandy Shrumm, who had given excellent support to the centre. The STL wishes Sandy great success in her future endeavours. “On the same note, STL would like to welcome Laurie Anderson as assistant co-ordinator,” said […]
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It was an awesome evening last Friday at the Barwick Hall as communities blended together for a benefit spaghetti supper and auction is support of Metta and Richard Visser. Some 400 plus came out on a mild evening to help the couple defray some of their growing medical expenses. Bidders […]
The Rainy River District School Board last night ratified the tentative contract agreement it had reached with the local Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario back on Feb. 8. The two-year contract provides a total salary increase of eight percent–divided over two percent hikes as of September, 2000, February, 2001, September, […]
After staging a successful public session in Stratton last month, the local planning committee for the World Health Organization’s 11th-annual International Conference on Safe Communities next year continues with an presentation here tomorrow. Starting at 7 p.m. at the Red Dog Inn, WHO co-ordinator Jeannette Cawston said the public session […]
The local Tagg’s Bantam rep team captured the Park Rapids Bantam ‘AA’ tournament for the second year in a row, nipping International Falls 1-0 in the final. Eric Mosbeck, assisted by Cody Mosbeck, netted the eventual game-winner late in the second period, then Tagg’s played solid defence to hang on […]
Students at Saint Michael’s School here have a new teacher–and a new subject on the curriculum. As part of the International Internship Program, 23-year-old Yoko Niwa is spending six months in Fort Frances teaching students about her Japanese culture. “I’m having a very, very good experience because I can learn […]
Residents were digging out Sunday after about 15 cm (6.1 inches) of snow blanketed the area over the weekend. Fort Frances OPP said there were few incidents to report. “It was busy but just a lot of minor accidents,” OPP Cst. Al MacDonald noted Monday morning. The Fort Frances Fire […]
The contract between the Rainy River Future Development Corp. and Town of Fort Frances is now signed, sealed, and delivered. Council passed a bylaw at Monday night’s regular meeting authorizing approval of an agreement with the RRFDC to deliver economic development services for the town. The town also has renewed […]
Budding scientists took centre stage at Crossroads School in Devlin last week as students in grades four-eight took part in the second-annual science fair there. Projects ranged from “Do bones need calcium” and “What floor cleaners work best?” to “Who can balance better on one foot–boys or girls.” Seventh-grader Mackenzie […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce still has not set a date for the popular “Quest for the Best” singing contest. “We’ve had a couple meetings now. Unfortunately, it still looks as if the Townshend Theatre is booked in April, May, and well into June,” Chamber co-ordinator Dawn Booth noted […]
The new Sturgeon Creek bridge just north of Barwick was christened with lots of snowmobile traffic during its grand opening. The Emo Borderland Snowmobile Club held a poker derby last weekend and sold about 160 poker hands for the event as more than 50 sleds joined the run. “This is […]
“Building bridges.” That’s the message the local OPP is sending out to Fort Frances High School students–and their parents–as it steps up staffing at its liaison office there. “We’re trying to break down the walls between the officers and the students,” said Cst. Al MacDonald, who’s in charge of the […]
