Bette (Elizabeth) Martinson passed away peacefully, at the age of 95, on Monday, Oct. 31 in Winnipeg, Man. Bette was born on May 5, 1921 in Raymore, Sask. to Philip and Katie Armbruster. She was predeceased by her parents; her husband of 39 years, Robert Martinson (1985); infant son, Marvin; […]
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Duane Hicks Santa Claus is coming to town. The 2016 “Community Christmas Parade” is set for Saturday, Nov. 26, with this year’s theme being “Songs of Christmas.” The parade will start at 5:30 p.m. at Reid Avenue and proceed west along Scott Street, ending at Mowat Avenue (the public is […]
Joey Payeur For a guy coming off a natural hat trick, Matt Tustin’s demeanour was far from cheerful. The Fort Frances Lakers’ forward was more concerned with his team’s poor effort in the first 20 minutes, when the Dryden GM Ice Dogs stormed out to a 4-0 lead before holding […]
Duane Hicks Members of the Fort Frances High School Student Leadership Council dropped off an estimated 1,000-plus non-perishable food items at Sunset Country Ford yesterday. The students collected items door-to-door on Hallowe’en for the dealership’s “We Scare Hunger” food drive. During the month of October, the public was urged to […]
By Mark Kennedy The Associated Press A look at the memorable moments at the Country Music Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee. YES, SHE CAME Pop superstar Beyonce was rumoured to be showing up at country music’s big night, which sounded like an unusual pairing that […]
By James MacPherson The Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. — President Barack Obama has raised the possibility of a reroute of the four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline in southern North Dakota to allay the concerns of American Indians and others who have demonstrated against the project for months. The president says […]
By Rogelio V. Solis And Janet McConnaughey The Associated Press GREENVILLE, Miss. — The FBI opened a civil rights investigation into the arson and vandalism of an African-American church in Mississippi, where someone spray-painted “Vote Trump” in what the mayor called a “heinous, hateful, cowardly act.” The pulpit and pews […]
By Danica Kirka And Jill Lawless The Associated Press LONDON — In a major blow for Britain’s government, the High Court ruled Thursday that the prime minister can’t trigger the U.K.’s exit from the European Union without approval from Parliament. The government said it would appeal the ruling to the […]
By Ronald Blum The Associated Press CLEVELAND — Kris Bryant started to smile even before he fielded the ball. And with his throw to first for the final out, the agonizing wait ‘til next year was over at last. No more Billy Goat, no more Bartman, no more black-cat curses. […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Cauliflower entered the healthy food scene with a bang a few years ago as clever solution to our low-carb-seeking starch-loving woes. And with good reason: Cauliflower is incredibly versatile and can be used to replace simple carbs in endless recipes ‚from cauliflower versions of […]
I’ve been away. I’d love to say it was because I was in the places of my heart—hiking the Pacific Coast trail or the magnificent mountain territory of Wyoming, or along a highway under the clear blue skies of Iceland. Nope. Alas, those destinations remain in my shoebox full of […]
I searched my computer Monday morning with the term “Clinton” to discover how many items on my hard drive included that word. My computer had 290 e-mails, stories, etc. with the word Clinton included in the copy or title. After it was announced Friday about more than 600,000 e-mails being […]
