The wintery weather is really getting to me—especially the wind! As I approach calving time, it actually makes me tired just thinking about the extra work the cold causes. I finally moved my cows home in preparation for calving. Of course, the wind was whipping across the big open field […]
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Ever since I can remember, I’ve wanted to be an old woman some day—and it’s still a goal I hope to achieve. Maybe it was because I admired my Grandma Moser so much. I loved going to Grandma’s house and as far as I could tell, so did everyone else. […]
Down here on The Beach, our daily routine over coffee covers much the same territory as it does everywhere else old toots congregate. Just the accents are different. “How y’all doin’ this mawnin’, J.D.,” I asked a native ’Baman (Alabama), lapsing into a drawl he could understand. “Well, sir, let […]
Staff Jeff Watts once again led the Fort Frances contingent of bowlers vying for a trip to the Northern Ontario Open championship later this spring in Timmins. Watts totalled 5,228 over 20 games (a 261 average) to finish second overall among the men at the zone roll-offs over the weekend […]
Joey Payeur Chris Silver saved himself a boatload of grief. The Fort High third, playing skip for the boys’ team in relief of a resting Reece Jones for the final game of the NorWOSSA qualifier here yesterday, found himself on the cusp of posting the only Muskie defeat of the […]
Joey Payeur The Arctic temperatures are not cooling a late push to have Fort Frances deemed Canada’s hockey centre. The town’s home site on the “Kraft Hockeyville” 2014 website (krafthockeyville.cbc.ca) had a total of 35 members and 40 video uploads as of yesterday morning. By local bid organizer Jonathan Glueheisen’s […]
Staff Ryan Faragher is riding a five-star wave being churned up by his fans in an effort to be named America’s best college hockey player. The Fort Frances native and starting goalie for the NCAA Division I St. Cloud State (Minn.) Huskies has moved into first place among the 68 […]
Heather Latter The second-annual “Hope and the City” event Saturday night at La Place Rendez-Vous was deemed a success, raising just over $5,000 for women’s cancer research. “We thought it was a fantastic night,” enthused organizer Jennifer Anderson. “We thought there was a great turnout and we’re just very happy […]
Duane Hicks The town has wrapped up two full years of solar power generations with panel installations at four sites. But while they continue to generate revenue, forecasting performance year-to-year is as difficult as predicting the weather. Travis Rob, Chief Building Official and facilities/special projects co-ordinator for the town, said […]
Duane Hicks Recently-released statistics show there continues to be a gap between aboriginals and non-aboriginals when it comes to education and employment. Statistics Canada hosted an open house focused on “The Education and Employment Experiences of First Nations People Living Off Reserve, Inuit, and Métis: Selected Findings from the 2012 […]
Duane Hicks A fatal blaze last Thursday at the Residence du Havre in L’Isle-Verte, Que. has raised concerns across Ontario, and the rest of Canada, as to how safe seniors’ residences are. But local officials are confident they are as prepared as they can be. “I think we are as […]
Heather Latter The Border Skating Club is seeking help from the community to help it earn $5,000 to upgrade the sound systems in both arenas here. The club has made a submission to “Tbaytel For Good”—a sponsorship program dedicated to investing in people and organizations in Northwestern Ontario. The grand […]
