The Icebox Radio Theater will hold auditions tomorrow at 1 p.m. for its next show, an adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s “The Canterville Ghost.” Auditions will be held in the basement meeting room of radio station KBHW on Hwy 11/71 just west of International Falls. “The Canterville Ghost” will be broadcast […]
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The “StepFast” program that was offered here in February is being offered once again—in an expanded version—giving local residents another opportunity to take advantage of the information and support the program offers. Cliff and Roxanne Marsh first offered the StepFast program this past winter at the Joy of Life Fellowship […]
Town residents wanting to water their lawns or wash their vehicles should be aware the town’s bylaw regulating non-essential water use will take effect this Sunday (May 15). Starting that day, odd-numbered addresses only can water on odd days and even-numbered addresses on even days (even-numbered houses are exempt on […]
Three swimmers from the local Cyclone Swim Club competed in Winnipeg at the Manitoba Marlins Crocus Classic this past weekend. Here are their individual results (F=finals, H= heats): •Connor Crook (12)—100m free F (1:20.64, 8th), 100m free H (1:19.07, 8th), 100m back H (1:31.10, 9th), 100m breast F (1:34.66, 3rd), […]
The local Canadian Mental Health Association is participating in a campaign to make the provincial government aware of mental health issues, and is asking the public for help. The campaign, organized by Mental Health and Addiction Services Northwest, involves sending postcards to Premier Dalton McGuinty over the course of five […]
Twelve members of the Aquanauts Swim Team took part in the Manitoba Marlins Crocus Classic this past weekend in Winnipeg where they would win the team trophy in the under-15 swimmers category. “I thought we did really well as a group,” said coach Roman Ramirez. “They really wanted to get […]
Viola Kathleen Dittaro, 84, of Fort Frances, Ontario passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2005, at LaVerendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances with her family at her side. Viola was born on September 21, 1920 in Port Arthur, Ontario. At a very young age she moved to Fort Frances where […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Allan Galbraith, age 74, of Devlin, announce his passing on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 at the La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born on April 1, 1931 in Fort Frances to Richard and Jeanette Galbraith. As a young […]
A member of Couchiching First Nation has been fined $3,000 for illegally building a cabin near Otukamamoan Lake. Leslie Baker, 47, had claimed hunting and fishing treaty rights allowed him to build the cabin. He was fined $1,000 for failing to get a work permit and $2,000 for building the […]
The countdown has begun. With just 16 days left until the fourth-annual Emo Walleye Classic, things are falling into place, with only a few pieces missing. So far, the weather seems to be co-operating and the river levels appear to be high enough to ensure competitors won’t have to worry […]
The Rainy River District Women’s Institute held a tea and bake sale on Saturday to raise money renovate and relocate the museum in Emo. W.I. secretary/treasurer Sheri Stamarski said on Monday the event was a great success, aided no doubt by the warm, sunny weather. “It went really well,” Stamarski […]
Nuinsco Resources Limited announced last month it has reached a definitive agreement to sell its Rainy River District property to Collingwood Capital Corp., a TSX Venture Exchange company. The sale agreement replaces the letter agreement between Nuinsco and 608457 B.C. respecting the purchase and sale of the Rainy River property, […]
