With family members at his side and tears welling in his eyes, newly re-elected MPP Howard Hampton stood in front of a crowd of supporters at La Place Rendez-Vous here last night and thanked them for their devotion. And though an atmosphere of success floated around the room mixed with […]
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Like a needle and thread, the Northland Art Society and the Northern Lights Quilters’ Guild in International Falls belong together. The two groups—in connection with the Citizens for Backus A/B— are putting that partnership to work this week as they host an autumn arts festival, entitled “A Patchwork of Arts,” […]
Buckle up or pay up. That’s the message the OPP is trying to get out to motorists during its two-week fall seatbelt campaign. And they’re not just looking for drivers and passengers who can’t remember or can’t be bothered to click that belt. For the duration of the campaign, which […]
The town’s “Citizen of the Year” selection committee is asking the public to get their thinking caps on to pick the most deserving person for 2003. “The cool weather is coming, and with that, thoughts of the Santa Claus parade. And we can’t have that without our ‘Citizen of the […]
While encouraging fire safety is always part of their mandate, local firefighters will be getting out to stress their message to the public during “Fire Prevention Week” (Oct. 5-11). “It has been very successful in the past, with a lot of information getting out to the public here,” said Fort […]
Another season of Border Concerts was launched last Thursday (Oct. 9) when the New York Theatre Ballot presented “The Alice-In-Wonderland Follies” at Backus Auditorium in International Falls. Choreographer Keith Michael used Lewis Carroll’s famous children’s classics, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking-Glass,” as inspiration for what was billed […]
After agreeing to transfer $1.81 million from reserve funds to finance the 2002 year-end deficit, town council looks to be on the road to more financial woes this year with a possible deficit of almost $1.3 million. As requested by council, treasurer Peggy Dupuis and the management team compiled a […]
Hazel Johnston hopes she won’t have to spend her 90th birthday in hospital. The avid bridge player and pianist has been living at La Verendrye General Hospital here since last October—and has been on the waiting list for Rainycrest Home for the Aged here since November. Johnston had been living […]
The suspension on admissions at Rainycrest Home for the Aged was lifted Friday and new residents will begin moving in this week, administrator Jill Colquhoun said. The 135-bed facility currently has five vacancies. Two residents will be moved in this week and two next week, Colquhoun noted. Rainycrest’s overnight respite […]
If you saw Rev. Mark Curtis on the street without his clerical collar, you might well mistake him for a lawyer or a salesman. You’d certainly sense he’s a man who is comfortable in the spotlight. But if he were to burst into song, you’d probably be completely confused, because […]
The two incumbent trustees for Fort Frances on the local public school board will have to fight to hold onto their seats as a newcomer entered the race prior to last Friday’s nomination deadline. Long-time trustees Gord McBride and Dan Belluz—the current chair and vice-chair of the board, respectively—are seeking […]
The Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce held their annual general meeting at La Place Rendez-Vous last weekend, where they elected a new president and passed a number of resolutions relating to the forestry industry. Kelli Gothard-McKinnon of the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce was named president, and Tannis Drysdale […]
