With a new school year fast approaching, many area students will be scrambling to enjoy another day at the beach or a late-night stint watching movies before they hit the books next week. For 18-year-old Crozier resident Jennifer Sletmoen, the next seven or eight days will be centred around packing […]
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With a “dream” studio at her fingertips, local aviation artist Cher Hogan’s desire to paint is at an all-time high. It is in her new 18’ x 24’ studio, overlooking the residential property she owns with husband, Murray, at Windy Point, where Hogan is plugging away at what is literally […]
Joyce McCormick was elected president of “tour de Fort” at the group’s annual general meeting here last night. Joining McCormick on the executive is Wendy Brunetta (vice-president), Tracy Morrish (treasurer), and Scott Doherty (secretary). McCormick takes over from former president Dr. Ted Jablonski, who left Fort Frances earlier this month […]
With the co-operation and donation from the Fort Frances-Rainy River Women’s Teachers Association, the Emo Public Library had another fruitful summer reading program this year. It began the week of July 6, with 62 children up to grade eight registered, and ran through Aug. 13. Children chose books that were […]
Dropping output levels on Rainy Lake will decrease the mill’s ability to create power at its dams but it isn’t known yet by how much. Bob Anderson, communications officer with Boise Cascade in International Falls, expected to know next week what impact the possible one-third reduction in outflow from Rainy […]
No new talks are slated between Abitibi-Consolidated and the Communications, Energy, and Papermakers union as the strike moves into its 10th week. In fact, CEP administrative vice-president Cecil Makowski, who will be in town today and tomorrow morning, said there has been no further communications between the two sides. “I […]
With Atikokan facing a water shortage crisis for three weeks now, some are wondering if the low levels of Rainy Lake and Rainy River will have a similar effect here. But Bruce Spottiswood, superintendent of works (facilities), didn’t think so. “I don’t see anything like that happening in our future,” […]
Manager of International Travel Services here for the past four years, Pat Herr recently became its new owner after buying the business from Dr. Robert and Margaret Lidkea and George and Bev Mylenchuk. “Officially, the deal was done on May 7 but it only got through the banks and the […]
The combination of a passion for business, a love for the fur industry, and a desire for future financial security has ensnared a local couple. Sharon and Mike Gurski purchased part of Bertram Trap Ltd. from Manitoba resident Bruce Bertram, manufacturer and inventor of the “Ram” power snare system. The […]
She may not have walked away a finalist but Annissa Johnson still had fun and learned a lot at the Miss Hawaiian Tropic national competition in Laval, Que. on Sunday. The competition was stiff as Johnson, who won the regional contest here last month, had to vie against 130 contestants, […]
Masonry work at the “multi-use” site here may have stopped but the superintendent of plant operations for the local public school board is saying the strike will have little impact on the project–for now. Masons walked off the site last Thursday, joining their counterparts across the province who also went […]
Numbers were lower than organizers had hoped for the Mark Collie and “Lonestar” concerts held last weekend in conjunction with the Emo fall fair but entertainment committee members still want to stage another concert next year. Ed Gellately, who sits on the entertainment committee of the Rainy River Valley Agricultural […]
