“Flowers are just something that I have always liked to be around, and I just love learning about them,” said Donna Wasykowski about her recent decision to go back to school to learn how to be a garden show judge. Last September, Wasykowski, along with 36 others from around the […]
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Propane tanks, melting rubber, and toxic fumes are adding to the challenge faced by local firefighters as they battle a stubborn blaze at the landfill site off McIrvine Road. “You just don’t know what’s in there,” said Fort Frances Fire Chief Steve Richardson. “At the start, when the fire was […]
Roger Simms will be embarking on yet another “Birdathon” this spring–an annual event for the Crozier resident. “Typically, it’s done over a 24-hour period and however many hours you can put in that 24 hours,” noted Simms, who has been taking part in the annual bird count since 1988. “Historically […]
Stratton seniors have been members of the United Seniors Clubs of Ontario Inc. for many years. We first organized in 1971 and for many years met in homes and then in our local curling club. It was not until 1989 that we acquired our own meeting place, which was an […]
The Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists Club has been accepted as a member of the Federation of Ontario Field Naturalists. The federation held a board meeting Saturday and voted to include the local club. Its executive had been waiting for a response after submitting an application to join in December. […]
Charles Fisher and Kim Badiuk are looking forward to opening night when they and their cast of 23 stage their version of the classic Helen Edmundson novel, “Anna Karenina.” The two students, who have taken on the responsibility of producing and directing the play, are hard at work getting a […]
Mike Solomon had his bags packed and was ready to make the trip to Elk Island National Park in Alberta on Monday to pick up the latest herd of elk. They’re scheduled to arrive at their new home at Cameron Lake this Friday. The park, located about an hour southeast […]
A district couple who raise elk near Devlin aren’t worried about a disease that has forced roughly 1,500 animals to be put down in Saskatchewan since December. “There are no threats to our elk that have been identified,” Deb Cornell said Monday in response to the recent outbreak of chronic […]
Tagg’s lost out in the ‘B’ quarter-finals at the Thunder Bay Kings hockey tournament last weekend. The team opened action with a tough 3-1 loss to the Nor-West Stars. Scott Bridgeman, assisted by Cody Mosbeck, netted their lone goal. Then they battled to a 2-2 tie with the Thunder Bay […]
The newly-renamed Crossroute Forest People’s Alliance is building in strength–doubling its members from 40 to 80 since its first meeting here last Thursday. “It’s going better than expected,” Alliance president Jeff Steinke said Monday evening. Besides changing its name from the Crossroute Forest Sportsman’s Alliance to avoid confusion with other […]
Residents in the west end of Rainy River District will not be dialing 9-1-1 until December. While all the municipalities have spent the money to have every road mapped and building numbered last year, Bell Canada is not prepared to have the service up-and-running until the end of the year. […]
After 33 years with the Rainy River District School Board, Jerry O’Leary is calling it quits. At 53, O’Leary is using the “85 factor” (age plus experience) to retire and pursue other interests. Always busy, O’Leary currently is the principal at three schools–the Sturgeon Creek School in Barwick, Sturgeon Creek […]
