A rare meteor shower that streaked across the skies of central United States Wednesday night may have also witnessed by some residents in the Fort Frances area.
Brett Briere tells B-93 what he saw that night appeared to be very close to home.
"It looked like only a couple of feet in the area cause it was so far away at first," says Briere, "A green light, light a burning green fire. Then it started flying down and I started running up to my house because it looking like it was coming straight at me."
Briere says it appeared something had landed in the Ranier area, but authorities with the Koochiching County Sheriff's Office say they had no reports of anything unusual in the area.
The National Weather Service reports a meteor disintegrated as it reached the southwest area of Wisconsin, but caused no damage.
A video taken by a police officer in Iowa can be viewed through this link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1vaRHF30xQ
Friday, April 16, 2010
New Mill Manager Named
AbitibiBowater has named a new manager for its Fort Frances mill.
Derrick Lindgren moves from the same position at AbitibiBowater's Iroquois Falls mill to assume the duties next week in Fort Frances.
He replaces John Harrison who joins the company's Operational Excellence Group, overseeing the its kraft operations.
Child Goes for a Stroll
A young toddler is back home safe after being found wandering on a Fort Frances street early yesterday morning.
OPP were called by a resident who awoke at about 4 a.m. and noticed a child, about two-and-a-half years old, standing alone on a road, dressed and wearing shoes.
After a canvass of the neighbourhood, police received a call about a missing child.
It was later determined the child had walked out of the family home while the parents were sleeping.
Play Study
Teachers at three public schools are looking at how play can improve young students ability to learn.
The Rainy River District School Board's Speech Pathologist Ann Anderson says it's a year-long research project involving some junior and senior kindergarten and grade one students, but teachers are already seeing results.
"There's greater opportunities to observe students strengths as independent learners and problem solvers," says Anderson. "They certainly are more engaged in the learning tasks and there's more peer interaction and learning from each other which they found very powerful and they always didn't see before."
Junior kindergarten students at Atikokan's North Star Community School, SK students at J-W Walker and a grade one class at Robert Moore are involved.
Planning is already underway to involve other primary classes next year.
The Rainy River District School Board's Speech Pathologist Ann Anderson says it's a year-long research project involving some junior and senior kindergarten and grade one students, but teachers are already seeing results.
"There's greater opportunities to observe students strengths as independent learners and problem solvers," says Anderson. "They certainly are more engaged in the learning tasks and there's more peer interaction and learning from each other which they found very powerful and they always didn't see before."
Junior kindergarten students at Atikokan's North Star Community School, SK students at J-W Walker and a grade one class at Robert Moore are involved.
Planning is already underway to involve other primary classes next year.
College Deal
No money is exchanging hands in a new agreement between Confederation College and TBay Tel.
The utility is promising consulting services to the College.
College President Pat Lang says in exhange, TBay Tel utilizes tech students from the institution.
"They have a need for a skilled workforce both from a technology perspective and a business perspective," says Lang. "So this enables for us to meet there needs for human resources as they move forward."
TBay Tel CEO Don Campbell says it doesn't give the utility a leg up for any contracts
Reid Appointed
A former MPP for the Rainy River district has been appointed to the board of directors of yet another mining company.
Patrick Reid will serve as a director to American Lithium Minerals.
He is also sits on the board of three other mining firms.
Reid is a former president of the Ontario Mining Association and was Rainy River MPP between 1967 and 1984.
Festival Results Day 4
The fourth day of piano competitions at the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts results in a pair of wins for two area participants.
Alexis Sharpe and Jordan Bruyere were the only multiple winners from yesterday, each recording top marks in two classes.
The final day of piano competitions are today at the Townsend Theatre and Knox United Church.
The festival continues next week with performances in vocal, drama and instrumental.
FESTIVAL RESULTS, PIANO DIVISION, Thursday, April 15, 2010
CLASS P050
First – (TIE) Myra Donaldson and Shakira Wapoose
Second – Yvonne McPherson
CLASS P102
First – (TIE) Alyssa Chiasson and Judy Wu
Second – Katelyn Bruyere
CLASS P107
First – Paris Belle-Faith Gauthier
CLASS P202
First – Arthur VanAel
Second – Justis Paul-Emile Gauthier
CLASS P303
First – Jordan Bruyere 1
Second – Kayla Stang
CLASS P306
First – Jordan Bruyere 2
CLASS P406
First – Jazmine Coral-Hope Gauthier
CLASS P1007
First – Christina Empey
CLASS P907
First – Ursula Chojko-Bolec
Second – Rachel Lipinski
CLASS P807
First – Alexis Sharp
Second – Shane Beck
CLASS P803
First – Alexis Sharp 2
Second – Caitlin Sande
CLASS P804
First – Caitlin Sande
CLASS P1301-A
First – Mika Kooistra
Second – (TIE) Sophie Carpenter and Katelyn Bruyere
CLASS P1301-B
First – Jenna Mack
Second – Katrina Petkau
CLASS P1302
First – James Blattner
Second – Nicholas Veldhuisen
CLASS P1303
First – Maxwell Williams
Second – Tianna Veldhuisen
CLASS P1701
First – MacKenzie Wright and Alyssa Chiasson
Second – Katelyn Bruyere and Jordan Bruyere
CLASS P1702
First – Alina Eldridge and Brianna Eldridge
Second – Katelyn Bruyere and Jordan Bruyere
CLASS P025
First – Lemuel Carradice
Second – Mika Kooistra
CLASS P021-A
First – Alexa Veldhuisen
Second – Brianna Eldridge
CLASS P021-B
First – (TIE) Lemuel Carradice and Jenna Mack
Second – (TIE) Connor Pocock, Katrina Petkau and Ryan Bodnar
CLASS P050
First – (TIE) Myra Donaldson and Shakira Wapoose
Second – Yvonne McPherson
CLASS P102
First – (TIE) Alyssa Chiasson and Judy Wu
Second – Katelyn Bruyere
CLASS P107
First – Paris Belle-Faith Gauthier
CLASS P202
First – Arthur VanAel
Second – Justis Paul-Emile Gauthier
CLASS P303
First – Jordan Bruyere 1
Second – Kayla Stang
CLASS P306
First – Jordan Bruyere 2
CLASS P406
First – Jazmine Coral-Hope Gauthier
CLASS P1007
First – Christina Empey
CLASS P907
First – Ursula Chojko-Bolec
Second – Rachel Lipinski
CLASS P807
First – Alexis Sharp
Second – Shane Beck
CLASS P803
First – Alexis Sharp 2
Second – Caitlin Sande
CLASS P804
First – Caitlin Sande
CLASS P1301-A
First – Mika Kooistra
Second – (TIE) Sophie Carpenter and Katelyn Bruyere
CLASS P1301-B
First – Jenna Mack
Second – Katrina Petkau
CLASS P1302
First – James Blattner
Second – Nicholas Veldhuisen
CLASS P1303
First – Maxwell Williams
Second – Tianna Veldhuisen
CLASS P1701
First – MacKenzie Wright and Alyssa Chiasson
Second – Katelyn Bruyere and Jordan Bruyere
CLASS P1702
First – Alina Eldridge and Brianna Eldridge
Second – Katelyn Bruyere and Jordan Bruyere
CLASS P025
First – Lemuel Carradice
Second – Mika Kooistra
CLASS P021-A
First – Alexa Veldhuisen
Second – Brianna Eldridge
CLASS P021-B
First – (TIE) Lemuel Carradice and Jenna Mack
Second – (TIE) Connor Pocock, Katrina Petkau and Ryan Bodnar
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