Last week’s two-day conciliation session between the board and district high school teachers may not have resulted in a settlement but both sides have agreed to another round of negotiations July 24. Andrew Hallikas, local Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation president, said both sides spent close to 19 hours at […]
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Fort Frances homeowners will see their municipal tax bill go up 10.5 percent on average this year while commercial ratepayers see theirs drop by 3.7 percent. Before some 20 commercial ratepayers on hand for Monday night’s meeting, Fort Frances councillors voted unanimously to have the commercial ratio rest at one […]
It was meeting of east and west, north and south as dignitaries from the local rural community met with a busload of people taking the Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program. The Rainy River District was the halfway point in the program’s two week North American study tour, which focused specifically at […]
Next stop, Rainy River! This weekend marks the eleventh year that carloads of railroad fun will be celebrated at the annual Railroad Daze festival in Rainy River. The festival is in the recognition of the importance the Canadian Northern and later Canadian National Railways played in the development of the […]
They say it only comes once in a lifetime, so take advantage of it. For me, it was two times in a lifetime. The first time served as a volunteer media/security personnel at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics, and second attending the opening ceremonies at the Canadian Special Olympics 1998 […]
A major technological change is happening that impacts our towns and cities. It’s the technology used for retailing. To set the stage, imagine the early 1900s. Back then, most retailing was done in owner-operated neighbourhood or country general stores or by itinerant traders. Then retailing technology changed. Timothy Eaton is […]
Eleonore Scheirer, 87, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence on Tuesday, July 14, 1998. She was born on Jan. 17, 1911 in Austria to the late Wilhelm and Katherine Kitsch. In 1927 at the age of 16, Eleonore moved […]
Hazel Juanita Wood, 86, of 713 Webster Ave., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Tuesday, July 14, 1998 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Hazel was born July 23, 1911 in San Diego, Cal. to the late Robert and Edith Dimit. As an infant, she moved with her […]
Betty Irene (Cockburn) Neilson, who was born in Emo, Ont. on May 26, 1922, passed away July 10, 1998 at age 76 after a short illness with cancer. In 1942, at the age of 19, showing her sense of adventure and love of travel, Betty left her home town of […]
Larry K. Nordeen, 59, of Duluth, Mn., passed away unexpectedly Friday July 10, 1998 while at St. Mary’s Medical Center. He was born in Two Harbors, Mn., and raised in the West Duluth and Hermantown areas. He graduated from Hermantown High School in 1956. Larry also lived in Fort Frances, […]
Dorothy Belle Williamson, 88, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Friday, July 10, 1998 at her residence. Dorothy was born Oct. 9, 1909 in Dubuque, Iowa to the late George and Mary Jewett. As a young child, she moved with her family to North Branch, […]
Although a steady rain eventually forced the cancellation of the ‘A’-side final of the Barwick fastball tournament Sunday, a familiar name was preparing to take the field. The Emo Bulldogs, winners of the Rainy River District Fastball League title the past two seasons, found themselves in the final against Dryden […]
