Local News from Across the Rainy River District
And how we missed our old Labour Day celebration this year! With our newly-inaugurated sisterhood of Fort Frances and International Falls not pouring a happy and noisy parade across our intervening bridge—and then forgetting all about sleep that night! You see, legend has it that the Falls was created to […]
Harold Fisher’s love affair with religious architecture began at the age of 15 when he earned $2 a day as an apprentice to a church architect. Since then, he has designed nearly 500 majestic churches throughout the United States and has inspired worshippers of 50 different religious denominations. “As a […]
As the world marks the first anniversary of the horrific terrorist attacks on the United States last Sept. 11, most people will remember the utter disbelief they felt while scenes of the destruction and chaos in New York City, Washington, D.C., and a field in Pennsylvania unfolded on their TV […]
Last Sept. 11, America’s bravest gave the ultimate sacrifice when 343 New York City firefighters lost their lives in the worst terrorist attack ever faced by the people of the United States! It was an event no one will ever forget. It also became evident how important firefighters are to […]
Here in Northern Ontario, we have several really big moths. These are not like ordinary moths at all.They don’t have pointy wings, and they don’t fold their wings flat like other moths do. They have thick bodies and big feathery antennae, and generally they are quite beautiful. I will mention […]
In loving memory of Flora Marie Frenette, 83, of Fort Frances, Ont., who passed away Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2002 at her home. Flora was born Oct. 12, 1918 in Fort Frances to the late Solomon and Elizabeth Frenette. In April, 1922, she moved to New Brunswick with her family, returning […]
Hugh Spencer Kerr, 86, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osbourne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at his residence on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2002. He was born March 21, 1916 in Fort Frances. Hugh had worked at the local paper mill for 42 years. He also had served […]
Phillip Laverdure, 83, of 601 Little St., Rainy River, Ont., passed away peacefully Monday, Sept. 2, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Sept. 7, 2002 at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Roman Catholic Church in Rainy River, […]
It’s often difficult to truly grasp what benefits a local service club provides unless the result is standing before you in living colour. Such was the case here Saturday night when first a young family from International Falls, and then a mother of four from Galveston, Texas, stood up to […]
School opening comes up as the next major event now that the cooler breezes of autumn have found us again and the Emo Fair has gone by after keeping its annual promise of rain. So, there is still time for some nostalgia on bygone school days. My own memories are […]
Donna Rogers was the winner of the Legion fun draw held during the annual Emo Fall Fair, pocketing $1,611.60. Lois Shine drew the winning ticket. Meanwhile, Ed Cousineau was the lucky winner on the raffle of a bench at the Emo Community Centre. • • • Cribbage winners at the Emo Legion […]
I’ve been west, I’ve been east. Now it’s time to find some middle ground. From my Alberta upbringing, to a spontaneous flight of fancy to the shores of Newfoundland and Labrador, to last week’s long and winding road to Fort Frances, I’ve come to understand some basic truths. The first […]
