The Rainy River District School Board revealed its principal and vice-principal placements for 2001-02 at last night’s special meeting here. At Fort Frances High School, Ian Simpson will remain principal, with Mary Hickling and Gord McCabe staying on as vice-principals. At Rainy River High School, Bob McGreevy will take the […]
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The glory of early summer is here: sunshine, fresh greens, mosquitoes, blackflies, army worms, moose and turtles on the roads, wild flowers in profusion. Yesterday I watched four different beautiful butterflies sipping the nectar of pincherry blossoms. On our shoreline, a flock of Canada geese rested for the day from […]
So far, it’s been a tough year for the Emo Research Station as the growing season has gotten off to a slow start. “We’re so far behind because of the wet, our stuff is late,” station manager Kim-Jo Calder noted. With several crops just beginning to take hold, weeks later […]
Ontario’s registered practical nurses are not being used to the best of their abilities, the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions argued here Monday. The OCHU claims that if the province’s RPNs are allowed to put all of their training to use, the apparent nursing shortage and hospital funding crisis will […]
Cattle grubs are an ever-present livestock pest, despite some evidence to the contrary, concluded a long-term study of Alberta cattle conducted by Dr. Doug Colwell, a livestock parasite researcher at the Lethbridge Research Centre. Dr. Colwell’s results are contrary to other recent studies in Alberta, which found little evidence of […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board recognized three retirees–including local couple Keith and Mariette McRae–at a dinner last Wednesday night at La Place Rendez-Vous. After meeting through mutual friends Harold and Linda Huntley (nee Pennarun) back in the late ’60s, the two have been working together to become familiar faces […]
With a slow-down in precipitation and in-flows, Rainy Lake has been dropping steadily but with more rain in the forecast, it could rise again. “Rainy is starting to turn the corner up on top but whatever happens with the rain remains to be seen,” noted Raimo Tyrvainen, energy and utilities […]
Alison Agar is not letting kidney disease get in the way of her dreams of becoming an actress. After receiving her third kidney transplant last January, the 18-year-old Fort Frances native is now ready to go to university. And with the help of a prestigious award, that dream is fast […]
The Fort Frances Badminton Club’s season wind-down last week was a chance for players and parents alike to test their skills in an evening of friendly competition. The bevy of parent-child doubles matches at the high school gym was taken with both a fun and evaluating approach. “It’s a chance […]
It only took three pitches for the Pinewood Bears to grab a one-run lead on Sight and Sound. And it was a lead they never surrendered en route to a 6-0 win in Rainy River District Fastball League action last Thursday night at VanJura Stadium here. The loss dropped Sight […]
Confederation College’s fifth-annual student scholarship golf tournament was a great success, attracting 122 golfers and raising more than $6,500. With this year’s proceeds, the total scholarship fund now has in excess of $62,000. College staff and students are very grateful to all those who came out to golf, their support, […]
A local under-16 boys’ soccer squad made the trip to the Children’s Hospital Tournament, which attracted more than 150 teams at Bloomberg Fields in Winnipeg last weekend. Nicknamed the “Rage,” they lost their opening match 5-0 to then defending champions from Charleswood and then were downed 3-0 by Assiniboia West. […]
