School boards will not be able to compose a list of proposed school closures by the Harris government’s Dec. 31 deadline, said John McLeod, the acting director of education for the local public school board. But the Ministry of Education and Training doesn’t sound like it will be giving any […]
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About 100 people were on hand last Thursday afternoon for the ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open Confederation College’s new permanent home at the “multi-use” facility here. Those on hand then got a chance to walk through the site, and enjoy some refreshments. Campus manager Don Lovisa said he was pleased […]
“Friends of the Library” are hoping to pull in some serious dollars from their third-annual dinner/dance next month in order to help finance a security system for the local library. Slated to get underway at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13 at La Place Rendez-Vous, a literary-theme silent auction and […]
Visiting the Stratton Toy Library, I discussed different programs with Sandy Shrumm, who was looking after the day’s activities while co-ordinator Patti Nordin was engaged with other matters. Shrumm did indicate that because their Wednesday after-school program has become a great success, the toy library will have to revert to […]
Crossroads School was a hub of excitement last Friday as the grade five and six classes hosted the Calvary Elementary Christian School from Wayzata, Mn. (southwest of Minneapolis). This group showed up at the door bright and early, having arrived in Devlin the evening before and spending the night at […]
The Chapple heritage committee held its final fundraising supper Saturday evening at the Recreation Centre there, with about 150 people in attendance. Blessings was said by Bill Clink. Co-chairman of the Heritage Committee, Rilla Race and June Wheatley, Heather Oltsher and Karen Jackson welcomed guests to this special occasion. Highlight […]
If “bricks” are considered bad and “bouquets” good, then the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture grew a lot of flowers this year. Kim Desserre gave her list of “bricks and bouquets” at the RRFA’s annual meeting Saturday night in Pinewood as one of her final duties as president. The RRFA […]
A new water heater is being installed at the Atikokan pool after that was determined to be the cause of a carbon monoxide leak that sent 18 people to hospital last Tuesday night. Five of the victims had to be airlifted to Minneapolis for treatment in a hyperbaric chamber. Everyone […]
Four district 4-H members are heading to Toronto this week in hopes of striking gold. Stacey Angus, Melissa Brant, Rebecca Cornell, and Angela Teeple are in the provincial finals of the 4-H’s “Go for the Gold” contest, which goes Saturday in conjunction with the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. The quartet, […]
The Emo Christian Reformed Church fellowship committee held a potluck supper last Friday evening, with about 100 people in attendance. It also was Clergy Appreciation Night, with a presentation made by Eltjo Wiersema–on behalf of the congregation–to Pastor Gerald and Cora Van Smeerdyk. “We present this small gift in appreciation […]
If it had seams, they would have been bursting. The Clover Valley Farmers’ Market closed for the season in a big way Saturday, with manager Andra Stacpoole-Arnold saying it was packed with vendors and customers alike. “It was busy,” she noted. “There were some new vendors who hadn’t been there […]
Herman Metke’s pharmacy diploma earned a permanent spot in the Fort France Clinic’s renovated surgical suite, which was dedicated to the memory of the clinic’s former pharmacist Monday night. Metke started working at the clinic pharmacy in 1962 until he retired in 1993. He passed away late in 1995 after […]
