The Little Rascals slo-pitch team is planning a “Halloween Howl” next Friday at the Red Dog Inn but the proceeds won’t be going to the team–they will be going to the local Easter Seals Society. “It’s staying right here,” assured organizer Joanne Davis, who said they were hoping to sell […]
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A “spending survey” conducted during this year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship revealed that more than $1 million was spent here as a result of the tournament and its activities. Total money spent by American visitors was an estimated $367,500, followed by Rainy River District residents ($341,820), Ontarians ($223,020), Fort […]
Conditions weren’t the best to be tromping through a Scottish cemetery but Fort Frances resident Gordon Ross was on a mission–he was looking for his ancestors. After hours walking between the tombstones in the wet, dreary weather, he and his brother hit paydirt. A chiseled, thin slab, a piece of […]
On paper, it met the standards but Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. decided to put its new front entrance to the human test Monday afternoon to make sure it met wheelchair accessibility requirements. Volunteer Lorraine Sokoliuk wheeled around the million-dollar new entrance at La Verendrye Health Centre, which opened Monday […]
They’re still unpacking boxes and putting up blackboards but for all intents and purposes, the local Confederation College campus finally has a permanent home. And they’re ready to celebrate! The college will hold its grand opening tomorrow, complete with a ribbon-cutting at 4:30 p.m., just one week after moving into […]
Atikokan residents may have been drinking water with disease-causing bacteria for more than a month due to delays in getting test results. And Mayor Dennis Brown said he wants to know why. “I certainly, as the mayor, am concerned that it did take so long,” he noted yesterday. While the […]
Some 30 Scott Street businesses have agreed to keep their doors open after hours on Halloween night for the hundreds of costumed youngsters who are expected to “haunt” the downtown core. Slated to run Oct. 31 from 4:30-7 p.m., the second-annual “Scott St. Scare” once again is being billed as […]
“Plugged In!” will be back on the air Nov. 5 on Videon Channel 9 and it has a whole slew of new ideas for viewers. The first episode will be about Remembrance Day, and will include a “streeter” segment featuring people’s thoughts on the occasion. “We’ll be asking ‘What does […]
Local artists Ann Evans and Cheryl Westover will join forces later this week when they host a two-day show of their unique collections of artwork. Dubbed “Elegant Glass and Wonderful Wood,” the show will run Friday from 4-9 p.m. and again Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at La Place Rendez-Vous. […]
With “Gate Night” and Hallowe’en coming up next week, area OPP and volunteers are gearing up again for “Operation Pumpkin”–the annual patrol aimed at preventing vandalism. The program, in its sixth year here, has put a dent in the number of mischievous acts committed around town on “Gate Night,” noted […]
Sunset Search and Rescue will be conducting a membership blitz soon to get volunteers involved in assisting the OPP in the district when needed. Recently incorporated as a non-profit, charitable organization, its board of directors is meeting here tonight to form a plan on how to get volunteers on board. […]
The Rainy River Future Development Corp. has finished compiling the proposals aiming to boost tourism in the Emo area and will be submitting the information to council there for approval. If it gets the nod, the booklet then will be sent to all those who attended a brainstorming session late […]
