While Drs. Chris Cannon and Dan Pierroz announced this past summer they were looking to build a new Nor-West Animal Clinic at 1321 King’s Highway, the future of the project is in limbo right now. “We’re still hopeful we can build it,” said Dr. Pierroz. “But everything is kind of […]
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This Sunday (Dec. 7), choirs from both sides of the Rainy River will get together to present an ambitious Christmas concert at Backus Auditorium in International Falls. The choirs from St. Mary’s and Knox United here will join forces with four church choirs and two high school ones from International […]
Family and Children’s Services is asking for help in making this Christmas special for children in need. The “Adopt an Angel” program, launched last Thursday morning at the SAAN store here, allows people to purchase Christmas gifts for children in foster care across Rainy River District. “To my knowledge, it’s […]
A memorial service for longtime local druggist Mel Asplund was held last Wednesday (Nov. 26) at the Emo Legion, with Rev. Eileen Bragg officiating. Interment took place in Riverview Cemetery in Fort Frances. After pharmacist Lawrence Elliott happily retired from Emo Drug Store, Mel showed up on the horizon soon […]
Here is a bird which is well-known is our area. Actually, the raven is well-known in a great many places—all of northern Europe and Asia, the British Isles, northern North America, and down the Rockies in the southern U.S. Around here, you will see ravens almost anywhere you go. In […]
I’ve been a play-by-play broadcaster most of my life. My Alberta farm provided a young sports nut with a front yard that was Exhibition Stadium, a driveway that became Northlands Coliseum, and a backyard that was Commonwealth Stadium, Wembley Stadium, and the Augusta National Golf Course all rolled into one. […]
The Christmas season is fast approaching and you may be at a loss for the perfect gift for that gardener on your gift list. This column will provide some suggestions for the gardener in your life, or keep it and use as your own wish list. With the nasty weather […]
The very best anglers I know—people like Bob Izumi, Kevin Van Dam, Tim Horton, Gary Parsons, Al Lindner, Guido Hibdon, Dick Pearson, and Ted Takasaki—share a number of common characteristics. Most notably, they rarely are satisfied with their fishing results. They are always looking for an added advantage. An upper […]
While it is not quite the same as having your child come home telling you they have head lice, having your cattle rubbing and scratching instead of eating and lying quietly can be annoying. And our cold winter temperatures from November to March, with the accompanying increase in hair coat, […]
The dictionary defines disaster as a “damaging or destructive event—an event that causes serious loss, destruction, hardship, unhappiness, or death.” According to that definition, I didn’t have a major disaster last week, but I surely had a minor disaster. Last Saturday evening, I went to my computer to play my […]
“Gold Fields and Ghost Towns” is the name of a regular segment on the popular satellite TV network, “Lone Star,” which I follow with some personal interest because although that setting is British Columbia and the Klondike, we have a similar background right in Rainy River District. Of course, I’m […]
After working without a contract since Aug. 1, Fort Frances Clinic employees voted in favour of ratifying a deal last night. The three-year deal, which the 26 members of CUPE Local #65 ratified around 8 p.m., will see increases in both wages and employee benefits, as well as a uniform […]
