Tickets are still available for “How Great Thou Art,” a Christmas celebration of the Gospel music of “The King” Elvis Presley, which is coming up next Thursday (Dec. 14) at the Townshend Theatre. The concert will feature Elvis tribute artist Daylin James, who wowed fans with a concert in mid-November […]
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Voyageurs National Park has begun checking lake ice conditions. At this time, ice travel is not recommended on any lake surface due to inadequate ice thickness and open water areas. An overflight was conducted Monday by park staff to determine current ice conditions. Open water exists on Rainy Lake from […]
M.G. (Buzz) McComb, 85, of Emo, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. A celebration of his life will be held Saturday, Dec. 9, 2006 at 2 p.m. at Knox United Church in Emo, with Rev. Frances Flook officiating. A complete obituary […]
It is with deep sadness we announce the passing of our mother and grandmother, Muriel Cooper, 84, of 110 Victoria Ave., Fort Frances, Ont., on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Muriel was born Aug. 8, 1922 in Emo, Ont. to the late Herbert […]
Steam rose off of Rainy River near the Rainier bridge this morning. The district is in the grips of a cold snap that has seen temperatures dip down to around the -30 degrees Celsius mark with the windchill. Relief is on the way though as temperatures are expected to rise […]
FORT FRANCES—A group of students held a brief demonstration at Fort Frances High School on Thursday morning to voice their concerns about a series of threats that allegedly have taken place there over the past week. School administration met with a small group of students and is taking action on […]
The Fort Frances Canadians will look to continue their strong play of late at the 30th-annual “Spirit of Duluth” hockey tournament this weekend. The Canadians are set to face Minnetonka, Eden Prairie, and Marquette in round-robin play starting tomorrow morning. The team is coming off its most successful stretch of […]
An agreement to amalgamate Rainycrest Home for the Aged with Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. has been finalized, Riverside announced Friday. “Rainycrest is now officially part of the Riverside Corporation,” Riverside CEO Wayne Woods said in a press release. “I look forward to working with all staff and management to […]
In choosing Stéphane Dion over Michael Ignatieff on Saturday, the federal Liberal party continued its long-standing tradition of alternating its leaders between Anglophones and Francophones. That certainly didn’t seem to be the case leading up to last week’s leadership convention in Montreal. If that tradition was cast in stone, for […]
EMO—Since community revitalization is at the forefront of many recent initiatives, Emo council was in favour of looking further into a proposal for a water spray park there. “When we were out west this summer, we took the kids to a water park that my friends recommended and it was […]
You can’t win them all. The Muskie boys’ hockey team suffered their first defeat of the season—6-1 to the St. Paul’s Crusaders—in the championship game of the Genesis Hospitality high school hockey tournament in Brandon, Man. over the weekend. The loss snapped a string of 18-consecutive victories to start the […]
FORT FRANCES—Dryden trustee Robert vanOort was elected chairman of the Northwest Catholic District School Board during its inaugural meeting Saturday. Fort Frances trustee Anne Marie Fitzgerald was elected vice-chair. “I’d like to thank everybody very much for supporting me,” vanOort said after the results of the vote were announced. “I’d […]
