When Normiska Corp.’s management meets with the public tomorrow night at La Place Rendez-Vous, chances are they won’t be focusing on the earthy benefits of peat products. This time, talk will centre around Normiska’s public invitation to get a “piece of the peat” through the purchase of shares in the […]
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The stars were out in International Falls last Thursday night when 20 country music enthusiasts performed before a packed Roadhouse in hopes of being named the winner of the Jimmy Dean Country Showdown. “Port Of Call,” a band from Duluth, Mn., came away with the top honours. Winning the judges […]
Wicket clerks at the Canada Post office here no longer need to rely on postage manuals and calculators to keep track of business now that computers have been installed at the service counter. The Fort Frances office was one of just 500 out of 8,000 Canada Post outlets across the […]
Amanda Roy and Angela Shoemaker have been in the business of raising rabbits for more than five months now–and things are really starting to hop. Starting with one “unwanted” rabbit the girls adopted back in April, the pair now have 23 bunnies. The breeds now include lops, short-haired rexes, jack […]
The race is on to see who will be crowned Fall Fair Queen, with eight young contestants seeking to win the coveted title this year. The new queen will be crowned during the annual Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society Fall Fair, which runs Aug. 13-16 this year. In addition to […]
“There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who live in Mine Centre, and those who want to.” It’s an age-old Mine Centre adage Terry Hyatt shared during Mine Centre’s Homecoming celebration last weekend. A good crowd turned out for the festivities, ranging from current residents to seasonal […]
“Exceptional” was the only word service manager Tom Jackson could find to describe the turnout at Tompkins’ 100th anniversary celebrations last week. Although the anniversary was held over three days, Jackson said Saturday was the big day, when about 600 people from across Rainy River District and even parts of […]
Life without a computer! I’d almost forgotten what it was like. Until late last week, that is, when in one crisis moment and without warning my computer suddenly went dead. And after an emergency telephone call, it looked as though help could be as much as half a week away. […]
Kevin Patterson, 40, passed away July 6, 1998 in a boating accident. He leaves to mourn his wife, Kim; four children; his mother and father, Alex and Maureen Patterson; two sisters and one brother; and several cousins in Fort Frances and Thunder Bay. He was predeceased by his grandparents, John […]
Doug McIntosh passed away Saturday, July 4, 1998 in Chilliwack, B.C. He was born June 26, 1940 in Sleeman, Ont. to the late Hugh and Lil McIntosh. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Gladys (Tolton); brother, Lawrence and wife, Margaret, of Vernon, B.C.; and nephew, David. He […]
Michael Howard Ossachuk, of 2816 Dublin Bvld., Colorado Springs, Co., passed away Friday, July 3, 1998 at Canon City, Co. He was born Oct. 11, 1962 in Fort Frances, Ont. He grew up in Fort Frances, and went to school there through grade 11. He also attended Rainy River Community […]
After her lengthy, heroic struggle with cancer, Stephanie Dale Carroll, eight, peacefully passed away at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Man. on Thursday, July 2, 1998. She was a very giving and caring little lady who touched the hearts and souls of everyone who came into contact with her. […]
