Ingval Olson, 95, of Emo, Ont., formerly of Stratton, Ont., passed away at Emo Hospital in Emo on Friday, Jan. 7, 2000. He was born April 24, 1904 in Rolette, N.D. to the late Jorgan and Inger Olson. In 1915, Ingval moved with his family to Canada, and settled in […]
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Corinne Elliott, 92, passed away peacefully at the F.J. Davey Home in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2000 at the age oof 92. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert; dear mother of Robert (Kathy) and Joyce McShane (Frank); grandmother of James (Linda), Heather, Carol […]
The Rockford IceHogs of the United Hockey League announced last week former Muskie Wayne Strachan has joined the team for the rest of this season. Strachan, 27, originally had signed with the IceHogs during the off-season as the team moved to Rockford from Thunder Bay. But he failed to report […]
Although Emo Novice teams held their own, Fort Frances squads skated away with several victories in recent minor hockey action at the Emo Arena. In their first outing, the Emo Wings were handed a 4-0 loss by tagg’s (Fort Frances). Zach Johnston led the visitors with two goals while Garrett […]
All eight people attending the first “Boat Safe” course offered here received a passing mark of 75 percent or better last week. The eight-hour course, held over two nights at Confederation College, lectured–and later tested–the participants on how to become safer boaters. The cost for the course was $79.95. The […]
Solar power. Wind power. Bio-mass. These are a few of the renewable energy sources Bill Perreault is hoping people will be interested in when the Seven Generation Education Institute hosts an conference on the subject Feb. 6 at the Couchiching Bingo Palace. “We want to make people more informed on […]
The first rehearsal of “Cinderella” became a magical reality last Tuesday night, with more than 20 performers learning their lines and becoming acquainted with their characters. Some are totally new to the acting world while others bring their experience and knowledge. Wendy Judson, the director and writer of the play, […]
Those who may have noticed more deer roaming around the west end of Fort Frances, and the west end of the district in general, may be wondering if the animals are moving in closer because they’re hungry or thirsty this winter. But Darryl McLeod, a biologist with the Ministry of […]
Arin Bowes may be another step closer to becoming a forensic psychologist after joining 75,000 other Canadians as a recipient of a Canada Millennium Scholarship. “It was surprising. I thought it was a joke at first,” she remarked via long distance earlier this week. The Bear’s Pass resident, in her […]
With a preliminary budget of $225,000 to host the World Health Organization conference here in 2002, the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition is hoping to get some help from the town to get ready. Doug Langtry, former vice-chair of the RRVSC, came with “hat in hand” to Monday night’s council […]
The chairman of the Rainy River Future Development Corp. made it clear to councillors he wants to see Fort Frances back on board for the upcoming fiscal year, which starts next month. “We need your support, as well as all the communities in the district, if we’re going to do […]
On Jan. 11, the Fort Frances High school Millennium Reunion organizing committee will officially begin the six-month countdown to its July reunion. The countdown will take place at the committee’s first meeting of the millennium at 7 p.m. in the Fort Frances High School cafeteria. This open meeting is an […]
