The Border Concert series closed out another great season April 25 with the appearance of “Hotlanta” at Backus Auditorium in International Falls. From the opening number, “Wolverine Blues,” the Atlanta-based sextet had the audience clapping, toe-tapping, and humming along with many of the great tunes from the early days of […]
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The provincial budget brought down yesterday predictably drew a mixed reaction. NDP leader and local MPP said the Harris government wants you to buy their goods now and pay later–and pay and pay and pay. “Don’t be fooled by their sales pitch,” Hampton warned. “They’re not only selling you a […]
The Koochiching County Sheriff’s Department is continuing its investigation into last Wednesday’s shooting incident in which an off-duty employee of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fired upon two Rainy River First Nation men. As first reported in Thursday’s Daily Bulletin, Capt. Duane Nelson said charges are pending against Thomas […]
To survive the changes, northern communities must learn to stick together. It’s a point delegates took home to their respective communities after the annual general meeting of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association last weekend in Thunder Bay. Fort Frances Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said the atmosphere at this year’s meeting was […]
The town should know in another week if a double-rink ice surface can be built here for $4.9 million. LM Architects of Winnipeg informed the town last Thursday that they would be meeting soon with Ernst Hansch Construction, the company which built the Dakota Complex in Winnipeg. That facility, featuring […]
A pair of Muskie cheerleaders put an emphatic end to another season earlier this month, performing on a cruise ship that took them to the Cayman Islands. While the Caribbean is a far cry from their usual surroundings inside the confines of gymnasiums in Northwestern Ontario and Manitoba, Melissa Hagen […]
Area tourists camp owners were left pondering how changes coming down from government would effect how they run their businesses in the future. At last Thursday’s meeting of the North Western Ontario Tourism Association (NWOTA) in Nestor Falls, those on hand wrestled with a multitude of changes on everything from […]
The proposal hasn’t gotten the official nod yet but people are starting to be selected to sit on the District Social Services Administrative Board. Fort Frances Mayor Glenn Witherspoon, who is president of the Rainy River District Municipal Association, said municipalities across the district were being asked to choose someone […]
“Working together as a community” is the theme for National Police Week, which the district OPP will be celebrating May 10-16. Cst. Mark Boileau, community service officer with the Fort Frances OPP, said police are hoping the event will create stronger ties between the OPP and community. “What we want […]
About 1,500 people walked through the Fort Frances Curling Club on Saturday to check out the 1998 Lifestyles Expo, surpassing organizers’ expectations for turnout. Committee chairwoman Erma Armit, who had hoped for 1,000 people, declared it an overwhelming success. “We’re very thrilled,” she said Monday. “As tired as I was […]
If Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau’s annual appreciation dinner last Wednesday night was any indication, volunteerism is alive and well in Rainy River District. More than 125 district residents attended the celebration upstairs at the Legion, which this year honoured 10 individuals and one grade eight class for their contributions to […]
A cellular phone service could be up and running throughout the Rainy River District by September as Fort Frances looks to hook up with five partners to operate the service. And that could mean an estimated revenue of $300,000-$400,000 for the town within its sixth year of operation. Mayor Glenn […]
