After being discussed over the summer and sent back to the Planning and Development executive committee numerous times, town council agreed Monday night to amend the traffic control bylaw and take a hard line with parking violations. But the bylaw almost was sent back to committee again as council argued […]
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Spike Struve and Dan McCarthy may have been among our best-liked businessmen after they set out to prove there could be dollars in dealing with the commercial fishermen of Rainy Lake. Spike was a Canadian and Dan an American, establishing their popular fish house and dock on the upper river […]
“ALPHA”—a 10-week opportunity to explore the validity and relevance of the Christian faith for our lives today—will get underway Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 7:15 p.m. in the fellowship hall of the Christian Reformed Church in Emo. Described as a practical introduction to the basics of Christianity, with loads of opportunity […]
The names roll off the tongue like a who’s who of auto racing giants. Gilles Villeneuve. Alain Prost. Dale Earnhardt. Richard Petty. A.J. Foyt. And, in my mind, the greatest of them all, Mario Andretti. I was fortunate enough to grow up watching all of these legends on TV, battling […]
I read his inspirational obituary in The New York Times last week. His name was Salvator Altchek. He was a man of principle. A man who worked to help people, not to make money. Everyone in Brooklyn, N.Y. knew and loved Dr. Salvator Altchek. One time he was robbed at […]
Wesley Harold Edward Johnson, 65, passed away at Thunder Bay Regional Hospital (Port Arthur) on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2002. He was born March 7, 1937 in Spruce Lake, Sask. Wesley worked as a carpenter in British Columbia until his retirement. In 1995, he and his wife, Ramona, moved to Barwick, […]
The Boston Red Sox aren’t done yet. Johnny Damon scored the tie-breaking run on a wild pitch in the 15th inning as the Red Sx edged the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 last night to avoid elimination from the AL wild-card race. One more Boston loss or one Anaheim win will bounce […]
Canadian Blood Services returns to Fort Frances this week with a two-day mobile blood donor clinic at Fort Frances High School. Slated tomorrow (Sept. 25) from 4:30-8:30 p.m. and again Thursday (Sept. 26) from noon-3 p.m. and 5-8:30 p.m., CBS expects more than 435 donors will attend. “We’re very excited […]
