After weeks of hoping for rain, area farmers learned last week you have to be careful what you wish for. Much of the district was pounded by heavy rainfall Friday night, causing drainage ditches to overflow and the La Vallee River to spill its banks over Highway 11/71. Gary Sliworsky, […]
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Peacefully at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. on Tuesday, May 19, 1998, George William John Emes, 87, passed to his eternal rest after a lengthy illness. George was born January 16, 1911 in Middlechurch, Man., then moved with his family at the age of six to Sprague, […]
James Lloyd Bruyere, 34, of 29 Sandrigham Court, Brampton, Ont., passed away after a long and courageous battle with cancer on May 17, 1998 at Peel Memorial Hospital in Brampton. James was born Sept. 14, 1963 in Fort Frances, Ont., where he attended St. Francis and St. Mary’s Roman Catholic […]
Mary (Farlinger) Ans is free from the grip of Alzheimer’s disease. She passed away peacefully in her 80th year at Rainycrest Home for the Aged in Fort Frances Ont. on Wednesday, May 13, 1998. Mary was the loving wife and best friend of Jim, who passed away Oct. 17, 1967. […]
Several of the provincial government’s ministries have pooled their resources to offer an incentive for businesses to employ summer students. But businesses in Northern Ontario are getting less incentive. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Education and Training, and the Ministry of Northern Development and […]
“She’s one heck of a airplane.” That’s how Vic Davis of Sportsmen’s Airways on Rainy Lake described what a recent engine conversion has done for the capability of one of the Otter aircraft used in his flying business. The aircraft, slated to take to the skies sometime this week, has […]
Barwick resident Tony Richards is hoping for fur, fins, feathers, and horns to cross his path over the next few months as he picks up the pace in his new business “Sturgeon Creek Taxidermy.” Richards, 25, who is currently running his taxidermy operation out of his parents’ home on Hele […]
The town received a one-paragraph letter from LM Architects of Winnipeg late Monday afternoon requesting seven more days to determine if a proposed double-rink ice facility can be built here within the $4.9-million budget. The letter informed the town that LM was awaiting cost estimates from Ernst Hansch Construction, the […]
Even though the Muskie boys’ soccer team fell 1-0 to Dryden in their final game of a tournament here last weekend to finish in second spot, the coaches came away satisfied their team has a good shot at winning the NorWOSSA title this year. The Muskies opened with a convincing […]
After leading last weekend’s tournament here in offensive production, one thing is certain when it comes to evaluating the Muskie girls’ soccer team. They can score goals. Lots of them. Paced by the offensive talents of Laureen Cousineau, who scored six goals in four games over the weekend, the Muskies […]
Based on the fisheries assessment work done at the Canadian Bass Championship here the past three years, MNR area biologist Darryl McLeod said data indicates Rainy Lake is producing bigger and older fish every year since the tournament’s inception in 1995. “All indicators show that the quality of fish on […]
With the walleye season-opener arriving Saturday, the area biologist with the local Ministry of Natural Resources office is predicting another good season of fishing this year. Darryl McLeod said the earlier ice out and above normal temperatures should increase the walleye feeding activity and make them more aggressive. “Generally across […]
