Liberal incumbent Ken Boshcoff won Thunder Bay-Rainy River last night for the second time, but with a far narrower margin of victory than he did 18 months ago. “I’m never one to be presumptive. In this life, you always have to have two speeches,” Boshcoff told supporters gathered at the […]
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A recommendation for a two percent hike in sewer and water rates for all classes was to come before town council during its regular meeting at the Civic Centre on Monday night. “The reason for it is the projected works for sewer and water this year would have required taking […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team cruised to a 7-2 win over the Dryden Eagles in NorWOSSA action here Friday night in a game originally scheduled back in November but cancelled due to the weather. “Overall it was a better effort then we had on Tuesday in Dryden,” noted Muskie head […]
Arvie Emil Soderholm, 89, passed away peacefully at his residence at Rainycrest Home for the Aged in Fort Frances, Ont. on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006. Arvie was born on the homestead farm in Finland, Ont. on Feb. 12, 1916 to the late Bernhard (Pete) and Amanda Soderholm. From an early […]
Dave Petsnick and his wife, Angela, enjoyed an entrée of Greek chicken—a breast of chicken filled with feta cheese and spinach over a bed of sun-dried tomatoes and black olive coulis—and potatoes, zucchinni, and carrots last night during the local Alzheimer Society’s “Chef’s Charitable Dinner and Auction” at the Adventure […]
Local members of the Tobacco Awareness Youth Group made 130 snow angels around town last night and painted them black to represent the 130 Canadians who die every day from tobacco products. The youth-led group is trying to raise awareness about the dangers of smoking, particularly among youth who are […]
Book donations are coming in for the Kenora-Rainy River branch of the Alzheimer Society of Canada’s second-annual book sale here Feb. 2-4. But executive director Margaret Schonewille said yesterday more are always welcome for the fundraiser, which will take place at Revco Carpet (950 Fifth St. W.) Anyone looking to […]
In an effort to control costs and provide uniform service, the Rainy River District Social Services Administration board voted last night not to renew contracts with its land ambulance service providers and instead assume direct operating responsibility. “The overall accountability to the public for land ambulance services has always been […]
Nick Mutz, 84, of Devlin, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Nick was born in Ukraine on Nov. 27, 1921 to the late Nick and Barbara Mutz. He immigrated to Canada with his family in 1935, where they settled in […]
Arvie Emil Soderholm, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006. A memorial service will be held Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church in Fort Frances, with Pastor Brian Keffer officiating.
Barbara A. Anderson, 74, of International Falls, Mn., passed away Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006 at the Falls Good Samaritan Center. Barbara was born March 29, 1931 in Tacoma, Wash. She moved to Birchdale, Mn. in 1946 and was a graduate from Indus High School. In 1962, she moved to International […]
Savannah Fortner, 10, left, Maisie Fichuk, nine, and Emma Kunkel, nine, proudly showed off some of their knitting skills yesterday at J.W. Walker School. The three girls are members of the school’s knitting club, which has about 25 to 30 students meeting three times a week to learn to knit […]
