A pair of southern visitors will get a taste of northern hospitality next week when Paris, Tenn. Mayor Larry Crawford and city manager Carl Holder arrive here to visit their prospective “twin city” for a few days. “We, the three delegates from here, meaning myself, Geoff Gillon, and Bill Naturkach, […]
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With Phase IV renovations expected to get underway sometime this year at La Verendrye hospital here, the St. Mary’s Parish Rectory has been purchased by Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. to be turned into space for health care services. The rectory—first built in 1960—will house Riverside Community Counselling and Valley […]
They came by the hundreds for a shot at fame and a recording contract, but by the time it was over, most went home with nothing but memories. Local singers Jodie Allan, Alyson Booth, and Sarah Hebert were among 700 hopefuls who flocked to Winnipeg last week, and in some […]
For the second-straight year, the Kiwanis Good Friday breakfast at the Red Dog Inn here was a sell-out success, attracting more than 240 people. That’s great growth considering the inaugural event 10 years ago only saw 43 attend. “Every year it’s increased,” said Kiwanian Ken Koprowski, who organized the breakfast. […]
While the motion was defeated on a tie vote, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon thinks council’s decision Monday not to agree to repair Front Street in time for the July 1 opening of Phase II of the La Verendrye Parkway was misdirected. “It’s too bad,” the mayor said yesterday morning. “What it […]
You’ve probably seen them in gift shops or photos. And, in fact, eggs exquisitely painted in intricate patterns seem to pop up around this time of year like, well, rabbits. If you were at the Easter Market here last Thursday and Saturday, you also would have seem them there—thanks to […]
Earth Day may mean many things to many people, but for the Grade 3 class from St. Michael’s School in Fort Frances, this one undoubtedly will be remembered as a day in the country. April 22 has come to be recognized as Earth Day in Canada—an opportunity to reflect on […]
Another season of Border Concert Association shows ended April 10 with the appearance of singer Kathy Wagner and pianist Rich Ridenour on stage at Backus Auditorium in International Falls. In a show appropriately titled “Everything Under the Sun,” Wagner and Ridenour kept the audience buzzing with an eclectic performance that […]
Citing the $1.3-million price tag to repair Front Street much too high in the face of increasing debt payments to be made this year, in 2004, and beyond, town council decided Monday the work will have to wait. But the decision wasn’t an easy one, as it came down to […]
With the deadline for applications having expired last Tuesday, the Fort Frances Community Fund now must determine which groups will receive a share of this year’s allotment of more than $56,000 from the Moffat Family Fund. And Fort Frances CAO Bill Naturkach, who heads the community fund committee first struck […]
The new president of the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club is taking the infomercial route to try and spread the message about the benefits of his organization’s brand of outdoor recreation. Blair Beadow said the club has purchased a series of tapes from the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters which […]
Although the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board has been sounding the alarm over a flaw in the funding formula for land ambulance service since 2001, the provincial government is no closer to making the necessary changes. “We’re still fighting the fight over the unincorporated share,” DSSAB CEO Donna […]
