• Crowd bundles up for Rotary Community Day Parade

    Crowd bundles up for Rotary Community Day Parade
    Fall is just fine for Holly Richards.But cool climes Saturday for the 103rd annual Rotary Community Day Parade had Richards scrambling to keep warm. Conditions were “muggy” when she left her camp at Bell’s Point for Rotaryfest’s marquee event, but not so much in downtown Sault Ste. Marie where the temperature stood at 13 C when the parade began. Help wasn’t far away. Richards borrowed a blanket from her mother, Valerie Brown, who is the superintendent of Lions Plac
  • Rotaryfest cancels activities for children

    Rotaryfest cancels activities for children
    10 a.m. press release:Our PlayZone, Inflatables, ToddlerZone, Ponies, Facepainting and youth volunteer shifts will remain closed. This will be reevaluated early afternoon in hopes that we experience the same changes to air quality as yesterday afternoon.Our general events (stages and food court) will remain open for the public to participate at their discretion. N95 masks are available at our info tent.The parade is proceeding. Private vendors (Ribfest, Midway, some activities and sellers) will
  • Haining prepares to go overseas in 1916: IN OTHER YEARS

    Haining prepares to go overseas in 1916: IN OTHER YEARS
    July 18, 2001It’s been a “very quiet” year for forest fires in Algoma District, said Bob Thomas, information officer with Aviation and Forest Fire Management for the Ministry of Natural Resources. July 18, 1951Work on the new million-dollar armories on Pine Street is progressing very favorably. The building is all closed in now and completely glazed. Funeral services were held at Central United Church for T.E. Simpson, member of parliament for this constituency from 1917 to 13

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