I originally wrote this in 2007. It is worth a reprint. Some of our most vivid memories are of childhood events. We old codgers may not be able to remember what we had for breakfast, but can recall every detail of our first Christmas concert. At my first, I was […]
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In this edition of the Fort Frances Times, we will publish the “Message of Glad Tidings” taken from the New Testament Book of Luke, Chapter 2 verses 8-11. Published for the 80th time with this Christmas edition, it is a tradition that was begun by my grandfather and his partner […]
What do you want for Christmas? We all have asked that question, and have been asked it. I always come up with a blank. Socks, underwear, fresh tea towels. I just shake my head—coming up with nothing much. I remember wanting a Wonderful Wendy doll, from the Eaton’s catalogue, when […]
When August and I got married back in September, we felt like we wanted to wait until winter set in to take our honeymoon. We wanted to go somewhere warm, and get a little break from the deep freeze we get for four months, rather than travel during the short […]
What does Christmas mean to me? It means joyfully witnessing the tornado that is the unwrapping of gifts by my grandchildren, who annually justify my belief that spending 10 minutes to wrap a gift in picture-perfect style is pointless when it takes children what seems like one-10th of a second […]
Joey Payeur “Once a job has begun, Be it big, be it small, Do it well Or not at all.” Bruce McLeod’s tireless work ethic hearkens back to that little sign posted near his father’s workplace toolbox while he was a millwright at the local paper mill. “You don’t realize […]
Heather Latter With the local Voyageur Lions Club’s annual “Polar Plunge” once again set for New Year’s Day, organizers are hoping the fundraiser will be a successful one. But in order to do that, they’re urging more “jumpers” to sign up. “We have about 21 confirmed so far,” noted Bill […]
Staff The LED lights along the riverfront no longer are “on the blink.” Last week, the Fort Frances Power Corp. repaired and re-installed the series of lights stretching from La Verendrye Hospital to just before the Sorting Gap Marina. The lights had been experiencing a malfunction in which they periodically […]
Duane Hicks Getting fingerprinted for background checks will be a lot easier in future once the local OPP detachment gets new technology here. OPP detachment commander Insp. Steve Shouldice told the Police Services Board on Friday that he’s hoping to get “live scan” fingerprinting here. It’s been announced the OPP […]
Sarah Pruys The Grade 11 woodworking class at Fort Frances High School has been busy with an extra-curricular project this term in conjunction with the local branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association. Gerri Yerxa, psychogeriatric resource consultant at the CMHA here, said the project is designed for seniors experiencing […]
Joey Payeur Molly Carlson viewed it as a glorified training session. The powers that be at Diving Canada had other ideas—and their intuition proved correct. The 15-year-old Fort Frances native, who now calls Thunder Bay home, placed second in the women’s Group ‘A’ (age 16-18) 3m springboard finals at the […]
Joey Payeur It went farther than he planned, but in the end Ethan Armit’s shot at national music glory missed the net. The Fort Frances native, who now lives in Dryden, and his band Ethan Armit Project got their song, “This Game Called Hockey,” through the first round of voting […]
