From the OPP On Saturday around 3:30 p.m., Atikokan OPP officers responded to a report of a single motor-vehicle accident involving a pickup truck. The vehicle was eastbound on Little Falls Road in Atikokan when it drove through a low concrete barrier, went airborne, and landed in the Atikokan River […]
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Staff The black-and-gold were left black and blue. The Muskie football team came up empty on offence for the second-straight game in a 37-0 loss to the Daniel McIntyre Maroons in WHSFL action Friday in Winnipeg. “Guys aren’t showing up to practice and guys don’t know what they’re doing on […]
It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing Marguerite Lambert, 97, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. Marguerite was born on March 14, 1919 in LaBroquerie, Man. to Joseph and Albina Gosselin. She spent her early years in LaBroquerie and Winnipeg, Man. She married […]
Duane Hicks Mike Canfield of BDO Fort Frances, right, led visitors, including Mayor Roy Avis, far left, Trevor Fitzgerald, Chad Avis, Ted Kaemingh, and George Elliott, on a tour of the new BDO location at 607 Portage Ave. during Friday’s grand-opening celebration. Canfield said he and partner Jon Evans were […]
Staff A sigh of relief could be heard throughout “Laker Nation” on Saturday. Jack Bernie had two goals and an assist, including the game-winner on the power play with 1:06 left in regulation time, as the Fort Frances Lakers earned their first win of the SIJHL regular season by doubling […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press Any time capers mingle with anchovies and garlic, I’m happy. You might think these are very strong flavours, but when they are used sparingly they add a lovely layer of salty/savory flavour to whatever dish they grace. When I serve this to my family, […]
The Associated Press AP Member WARREN, R.I. — A Rhode Island man has squashed a record set by his son by taking first prize in a pumpkin contest with a 2,261.5-pound gourd. WJAR-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2e3L0Ob) Richard Wallace’s 2,261.5-pound pumpkin beat the North American giant pumpkin record set by his son, […]
The Associated Press BOSTON — A heartfelt letter physicist Albert Einstein wrote to his son is up for sale through a Boston auction house. The one-page letter was written around 1929 to Eduard Einstein. It could fetch more than $100,000 when it’s sold this week through RR Auction. Einstein wrote […]
The Associated Press HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — An annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California has a new winner: a third-grade teacher in Washington state who raised a giant one weighing 1,910 pounds. Cindy Tobeck, 42, who lives outside Olympia, Washington, said her pumpkin grew steadily since she planted it […]
By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press If you’re angry or upset, you might want to simmer down before heading out for an intense run or gym workout. A large, international study ties heavy exertion while stressed or mad to a tripled risk of having a heart attack within an hour. […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press My mom started travelling abroad when I was in high school. And after each of her trips, we cooked a meal from the country she’d just visited. It was after her trip to Italy that I became a huge fan of veal. Veal, of […]
Staff The Muskies dished out payback in a big way here yesterday. Nine days after losing three of four matches in Dryden, the black-and-gold swept all four versus the visiting Eagles in NorWOSSA play. The match of the day came in junior boys’ volleyball, where the third-place Muskies (1-3) notched […]
