Auxiliary members Joan Gustafson and Sharon Plourde enjoyed coffee and cake as the Rainycrest volunteer appreciation luncheon wound down Thursday afternoon. The theme was “Hats Off to Volunteers,” and prizes were awarded to many who donned colourful hats. In addition to the food, entertainment, and awards, members of the auxiliary […]
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From the sales ring, cattle were returned to the outdoor pens Saturday during the spring sale in Stratton. With a winter storm blasting hard outside, 1,424 head of snowy-backed cattle were put over the scales and under the auctioneer’s hammer between 9:30 a.m. and 9 p.m.
Gary Esselink of Devlin was among the first distict residents to give the “gift of life” during the first day of the Canadian Blood Services spring donor clinic at the Fort Frances High School. The clinic, which ran last Wednesday and Thursday, saw a total of 411 residents donate 362 […]
Four-year-olds Aurora Hutton, left, and Keira Strickland played in an igloo Hutton’s father, Tristan, built for them over the weekend at their Emo Road residence. It took him about three hours to build it, but the kids lost interest after, oh, about 10 minutes—until it was all done, of course, […]
Erma Armit stressed the importance of the Nelson St. park as a safe place for kids to play at last night’s council meeting. She was one of more than a dozen people who spoke against the rezoning of the park.
Students at St. Francis School performed the play, “Holkapolka,” yesterday for a group of youngsters yesterday afternoon. A second performance was held this morning, while the final show, which is open to the public, taking place this evening at 6:30 p.m. The fairy tale mystery is being staged in conjunction […]
Melissa and Robin Archie checked out an electronic drum kit during the local air cadet squadron’s garage and bake sale Saturday morning at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market building. Despite the nasty weather, the sale still drew some bargain hunters out that morning.
Dwayne Hunking and his son, Everette, received tags from Rainy River District Breast Heath Network members Jan Gustafson and Shawn McCaig at Wal-Mart here Saturday morning. Network members handed out tiny pink ribbons to raise awareness of breast health, as well as to remind women of all ages to make […]
These girls portrayed the emotion of “glamorous” during a dress rehearsal of “Emotional Rythyms” on Friday night. The recital for the Dancermakers School of Dance here then ran Saturday night and Sunday afternoon at the Townshend Theatre.
Snow plows, both municipal and private, were very busy here Saturday morning after Borderland got blasted with more than 30 cm (one foot) of snow late Friday and into Saturday. The mid-spring storm also closed many of the region’s highways for several hours. Fortunately, there’s no more of the white […]
Heather Hudson, activation co-ordinator for Rainycrest, addressed those on hand for the annual volunteer appreciation luncheon there yesterday. In addition to food, entertainment, and awards, members of the auxiliary made a presentation of some furniture, a flat-screen television, and a Nintendo Wii.
Mayor Roy Avis presented Northern Development and Mines minister Michael Gravelle with a print of an airplane flying over the Noden Causeway by local artist Cher Pruys yesterday. Gravelle was here to announce the first stage of causeway reconstruction to take place this year.
