Shopping for the fairer sex is a mystery most males can’t fathom. Take clothes, for example—whole shopping cart loads of them. When my wife, the Pearl of the Orient, and her cronies set out for a “short trip” and ask if I would like to come along, I graciously decline—unless […]
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The awesome weather that graced us throughout September finally came to an end this past weekend while anglers were fishing the Shoal Lake Last Chance tournament. Hot pre-fishing for many suddenly became tougher on tournament day and weights were down from past years as temperatures dropped and the winds blew. […]
Love is in the air. A recent phone conversation I had the privilege of being subjected to last week might help explain why this town burns through reporters, particularly of the sports variety, faster than GM uses up government bailout money. A “friendly” caller decided to give me a profanity-laced […]
Jessica Barker Dear Mr. Editor: Enough is enough. I am writing regarding the article in last week’s Times headlined “Muskie girls’ hockey team starting fresh.” I am glad that the girls’ team is starting somewhat fresh this year. But the line regarding the “pow-wow” incident upset me. Everyone knows what […]
Margaret Ann Hudson Dear Mike: I recently had the occasion to browse through the minutes of the Rainycrest Auxiliary which was formed in 1953—56 years ago. They had their first-annual tea in 1953 and the profits from that were a whopping $247.42. Some of the items there were able to […]
David Kircher Dear editor: The Oct. 6, 2009 Rainy River District School Board meeting has an amended purchasing policy on its agenda for approval. The board reviewed and approved the existing policy just last September. What has changed? Under the proposed policy, these are the changes: •$1.00-$99,999.99 can be purchased […]
Diane Maxey Dear editor: As one of the organizers of Mike Freeman’s benefit social last Wednesday, I would like to personally thank all those who participated in any way to help make the evening such a success. Several people commented on the marvelous atmosphere in the room—one of warmth and […]
Audrey L. Rahko, 73, of Two Harbors, Mn., passed away Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 at her home after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Audrey was born Aug. 1, 1936 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Robert and Ethel (Wall) McDonald. She grew up on the family farm in Stratton, […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Iona Godin announces her passing on Monday, Sept. 21, 2009 in Winnipeg, Man. Iona was born Oct. 4, 1939 to the late Fred and Fay (Radke) Warren. She was raised in Gameland, Ont., where her father ran Warren’s Service, an auto […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Power Corp. customers will be without power for about eight hours this Sunday (Oct. 4) so Hydro One can perform necessary maintenance at the Eighth Street transformer station. The outage is scheduled to last from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The disruption initially was supposed to last for […]
Duane Hicks Cracks along the newly-paved underpass are being reviewed to determine what will be done, if anything at all, Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown told town council last night. “These are basically construction joints. There’s 29 transverse cracks where the concrete slabs were,” Brown said. “The asphalt is […]
Staff After forfeiting last Friday’s game to the River East Kodiaks, the Muskie senior football program looks to be back on solid ground. The black-and-gold plan to travel to Winnipeg on Thursday for a game against the Maples Marauders. That decision was made at a meeting yesterday afternoon between school […]
