The Sunset Country Ford Mustangs came home with second-place honours from a “AA” Atom hockey tournament in Kenora last weekend, losing to Morden in overtime in the final. Morden opened up a 2-0 lead with a pair of first-period goals but Brian Glavish (assisted by George Ossachuk) tallied in the […]
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The Emo Wings split a pair of games in recent Novice action, beating Emo OPP 3-2 but then 5-2 to visiting Skates and Blades (Fort Frances). Lauren Krukoski led the Wings against the OPP with a pair of goals, with Keith McTavish netting the other one. Colin Kaemingh netted both […]
Internationally-acclaimed Swedish pianist, Per Tengstrand, appeared at Backus Auditorium in International Falls last Thursday (Nov. 30) in the second of this season’s Border Concert Series. Tengstrand, winner of the prestigious Cleveland International Piano Festival Competition, has graced concert halls around the world, and is quickly establishing himself as one of […]
With the series of free ’flu shot clinics having wrapped up Monday, a public health nurse with the Northwestern Health Unit could not be more pleased with the number of people who showed up. “We have had a very good turnout,” said Cindy McKinnon. “At the clinic we held at […]
The local Citizens for a New Bridge Committee is saying “no” to plans to build a new Canada Customs and Immigration facility here. And the group is calling for supporters to attend a public meeting next Monday (Dec. 11) at 7 p.m. at the Civic Centre, where plans for the […]
More problems have hit the controversial international bridge linking Fort Frances and International Falls after a truck heading into the U.S. used the wrong lane Friday morning and may have caused structural damage. The lane along the west side of the bridge, designed for lighter vehicles like cars, remains closed […]
The Emo Health Centre will be fully open and operational by February, the CEO of Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. said Saturday. “As an update, I’ll tell you contractors have promised me they’ll be done by Christmas, after which there will only be a few odds and ends to work […]
Facing a choice between three recommendations, the Rainy River District School Board last night decided to look at renovating J.W. Walker and Huffman Schools here while closing Alexander MacKenzie, Alberton, and Sixth Street School. But the decision is a tentative one, made only to give some “direction” to the board […]
Dr. Shayla Kennedy last week joined the local practice of Dr. Jeremy McGuire as an associate chiropractor. Raised in Erickson, Man., Dr. Kennedy began her academic career by attending the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, where she received her Bachelor of Science degree. “After I graduated, I took one year […]
Six local homes will be featured as Riverside Foundation for Health Care presents its “Magical Christmas House and Light Tour” this Sunday (Dec. 10) from 5-8 p.m. Although ticket sales have been going a bit slow this year, organizer Joan Allison is hopeful they’ll begin to pick up as the […]
With less than a month to go to raise $800,000 for the “Care Close to Home” campaign, the Riverside Foundation for Heath Care announced its “Million Dollar Countdown” promotion to those on hand for a Christmas gala Saturday evening in Emo. “We’re now in the home stretch of the ‘Care […]
Gord McBride and Dan Belluz were elected the new chair and vice-chair, respectively, of the Rainy River District School Board during its first meeting of the new term here last night. “I’ll try to do the job to the best of my abilities,” said McBride, who has served as chair […]
