Duane Hicks Surrounded by equally emotional family and friends, Doug and Blair Anderson of Betty’s were elated to receive the Test of Time Award last Wednesday night.
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Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent The municipal election will take place on Monday, Oct. 22 from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. at the La Vallee municipal office. Advanced voting will be held there on Saturday, Oct. 13 from noon-5 p.m. The four candidates for reeve in La Vallee are Lucille Macdonald, Ross Donaldson, Ken […]
Duane Hicks RBC Royal Bank branch manager Pam MacKinnon, left, was all smiles as she received the Customer Service (Individual) from Robyn Racine of Good Impressions Printing. Three other RBC Royal Bank staff–Michelle Elias, Kory McEvoy, and Shelley Matias–also were nominated for the same award.
Duane Hicks Crystal Brown of Miller Environmental Corp. sorted through a box of items dropped off Saturday morning during the Hazardous and Special Waste Day at the Public Works yard here. The event, which gave residents the chance to properly dispose of hazardous waste, was even more popular than last […]
Press Release The Backus Community Center in International Falls will host a fall harvest fundraising dinner on Sunday, Sept. 30 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The second-annual dinner, featuring a menu of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, carrots, rutabagas, pickled beets, and dinner rolls, will be held on the Backus stage, […]
David Loewen of Loewen Greenhouses & Landscaping was proud to be named Business of the Year (one-15 employees) at last Wednesday night’s business awards. He urged area businesses to continue to strive to make Rainy River District an even better place to live.
Look for patchy clouds tonight, with an overnight low of eight C (46 F) and northeast winds gusting up to 13 km/h. Tomorrow will see occasional afternoon rain, with a high of 14 (57) and low way down to three (37). Winds will be east-northeast gusting up to 20 km/h. […]
Duane Hicks Long known for her award-winning photorealistic artwork, Cher Pruys recently has expanded her oeuvre in the opposite direction. Nonetheless, she’s still catching the eyes of her peers. Two recent paintings, “Winter Solstice” and “Midnight in London,” both were accepted into the 2018 Elected & Associate Members Juried Abstract […]
Duane Hicks The construction of new multi-residential units on the riverfront here has begun. The forms for foundations have been built at the corner of Front Street and Minnie Avenue, where two separate structures–a four-plex and a three-plex–will be built. The units (being built by local investors 1995031 Ontario Ltd.) […]
There were more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Sept. 9-15 were Aimee and Chris Matheson (Fort Frances), Wayne Learning (Atikokan), Anita Anderson (Emo), Donald Bolen (Stratton), Dave Hawn (St. Thomas, Ont.), Lorne Ferguson (Atikokan), and Allan and Sheila Kennedy […]
Duane Hicks Samantha Halliday (at left) ran to the finish line during Sunday afternoon’s Terry Fox Run here. She was the top fundraiser at this year’s event, bringing in $1,662.70 in pledges. She once again ran in memory of her late uncle, Robert McNay. While some participants took it easy […]
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