Frank Gadd, of 1231 King’s Highway, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2002. Funeral services will be held Monday, Sept. 16, 2002 at 2 p.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances. Revs. Garth and Diane Clifford will officiate, […]
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Got furniture, musical instruments, or other items you just didn’t manage to sell at a garage sale this summer, but still want to get rid of? The Riverside Foundation for Health Care is looking for your donations—or even items to sell on consignment—for its inaugural “Giant Used Furniture Sale” slated […]
Whether it’s people trapped in a burning building or a family who has just lost a loved one in an accident, professional firefighters, police officers, and others with “front line” professions can face a lot of stress on the job. In response to that, the Rainy River Critical Incident Stress […]
From the raised ladder of a yellow fire truck yesterday, a Canadian and American flag flapped in the breeze. Filing past the flags, fire, police, and emergency personnel gathered outside the Civic Centre here Wednesday morning for two minutes of silence to honour their comrades lost in the terrorist attacks […]
The American organizer of a bass derby being held this week in Canadian waters of Rainy Lake can’t understand why it has sparked the wrath of local sportsmen, conservationists, and political figures. “I don’t understand what the problem is,” said Edina, Mn. resident Denny Nelson about the Denny’s Super 30 […]
Based on recommendations given to council at its Aug. 26 meeting by engineering consultants R.J. Burnside and Associates, the firm has been hired again to further study the town’s sometimes problematic sewer system. “We’ll get going with this fairly soon,” Operations and Facilities manager Pat Hickerson said Tuesday. “It’s pretty […]
Hosting a provincial championship carries its fair share of joys and headaches. Teams that know they’ll be at the big dance—regardless of their regular-season performance—frequently struggle to meet their potential knowing the pot of gold still is waiting at the end of the rainbow. But new head coach Dave Allison […]
Drag out the running shoes, the annual Terry Fox Run for cancer research is set for this Sunday. The fundraiser will begin at the Fort Frances Museum with registration at 1 p.m. and then the run at 2. And as the event nears, organizer Vanessa Hebert is calling on everyone […]
Motion and emotion were the buzzwords Saturday night as the official racing season at the Emo Speedway took the checkered flag. Kenny Perry of Fort Frances, who had trailed Kyle Ridlon of Aurora, Man. by eight points entering into action Saturday, hit the line first in the mini-sprint feature just […]
The Stratton Toy Library is open to anyone to drop in and play at any time. If you have any questions about programs or the facility, call 483-5319. The STL would like to welcome Tanya Newby back this fall. She was the centre’s co-op student last year and decided to […]
It’s not like winning the lottery, but Dr. Cameron Moorhouse isn’t going to sniff at this windfall. The president of the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club painted a picture of a brighter tomorrow for area cross-country skiers with the announcement the club has received a $25,000 grant from the Trillium […]
A plaque was unveiled at the Front Street dock in Emo in honour of Tompkins Hardware. Participating at the event was Harriet Sheloff, on behalf of Emo Reeve Russ Fortier and council, Tom Jackson, Tom Mosbeck, and George Wegman. “On behalf of the Township of Emo Municipality, we wish to […]
