By Jennifer Forker The Associated Press Making your own ornaments and decorations for the holidays has its own rewards ‚Äî the need to create is strong in many of us ‚Äî but it feels particularly good to dig out your art supplies at this time of year. As Bob Richter […]
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By Katie Workman The Associated Press “Salted” and “caramel” are two words that make many people get misty in the eyes and weak in the knees. You can buy lovely salted caramel in the stores to drizzle over ice cream, cake, pie or just your tongue, but you can also […]
Staff Brandon Zajicek’s penchant for play-making cast him in a good light this past week—once he finally got credit for his work. The Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman had five assists in two games to earn the Play It Again Sports player-of-the-week award in the SIJHL, the first Laker to do […]
From the OPP Three people face drug-related charges following an ongoing joint investigation into drug trafficking in Kenora. Shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 10, as a result of an ongoing investigation, police conducted a vehicle stop on a mini-van on Highway 17 near Dogtooth Lake, east of Kenora. Two […]
Heather Latter Flora Danylchuk, left, and Donna Lowey, right, of the Fort Frances Lions Club honoured the winners of the club’s annual peace poster contest yesterday evening during an appreciation dinner at the Sister Kennedy Centre. Pictured here are Kassy Michl (Robert Moore), Ashton Cousineau (Crossroads), Terra Carlson (J.W. Walker/Fort […]
Heather Latter Nick Wreggitt, left, and Jim Fowler of the Fort Frances Lakers, along with Salvation Army communities ministries manager Jill Pernsky, Jodi Forbes of Walmart, Mayor Roy Avis, Lt. Ryan MacDonald, and volunteer Donna Haney, kicked off the local Salvation Army’s Christmas kettle campaign yesterday morning at Walmart. Getting […]
Staff Allene Perusse will be recognized by the Northwest Catholic District School Board tonight for her involvement with its Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC). Superintendent of Education Joanne Querel said Perusse has been a long-standing member of the committee, serving in the position of chair for more than 10 years. […]
Staff Ruth Caldwell has been named as the 2016 Citizen of the Year for the Town of Fort Frances. Mayor Roy Avis made the announcement during last night’s council meeting. Caldwell, former head of the children’s department at the Fort Frances Public Library, is a lifelong community volunteer who perhaps […]
Staff They didn’t like the feeling of trailing and decided to do something about it in short order. Northern Ontario, featuring the Stratton-raised brother-sister tandem of Trevor Bonot and Jackie McCormick at skip and third, fell behind for the first time this week earlier today against the Northwest Territories at […]
By David Crary The Associated Press NEW YORK — Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion nationwide, could be in jeopardy under Donald Trump’s presidency. If a reconfigured high court did overturn it, the likely outcome would be a patchwork map: some states protecting abortion access, others […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — U.S. armed forces and the CIA may have committed war crimes by torturing detainees in Afghanistan, the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor said in a report, raising the possibility that American citizens could be indicted even though Washington has not joined the global court. “Members of […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press When I was a kid, my parents sometimes brought home tins of deliriously delicious cheese crackers. I can’t remember the brand I think it was a British import but I do remember that my sister and brother and I would inhale them as soon […]
