Staff For parents, relatives, and friends of all the miniature reindeer, gingerbread kids, angels, shepherds, and so much more, photos of Christmas concerts staged by schools across the district are now available online at the Fort Frances Times’ website at www.fftimes.com If you find a photo you really like, drop […]

Duane Hicks In the last regular meeting of 2008, Fort Frances town council has a full agenda tonight with three public meetings regarding a variety of issues. Scheduled for 7:10 p.m. is a public meeting regarding a proposed zoning bylaw amendment to accommodate the development of a solid wood waste […]

Duane Hicks Braving frigid temperatures Friday evening, children and adults from St. John’s Anglican Church (dressed as shepherds, angels, wise men, and Joseph and Mary) were told there was no room at the Voyageur Inn as they looked around town for a place to stay. The scenario was acted out […]

Mitch Calvert Fort Frances Jr. Sabre Chad Reynolds carried the puck into the zone during Saturday night’s game against the visiting Dryden Ice Dogs. The hosts won the game 4-0 to enter the Christmas break on a winning note.

Dave Ogilvie The Nutcracker and Marie entered the Kingdom of Sweets during a production of “The Nutcracker” last Tuesday (Dec. 16) at Donald Young School in Emo. Everyone had a part, whether it was as the main characters or the fairies, the mice, the dancing Arabs, the sheep herders, the […]

Mitch Calvert The Muskie boys’ hockey team cruised to a 6-1 win over the Kittson Bearcats in exhibition action here Friday night. The Muskie girls, meanwhile, were 4-2 winners over the International Falls Broncos on Friday in their exhibition clash across the river.

Dave Ogilvie Members of the Ojibwe class at Donald Young School in Emo entertained those on hand with “Silent Night,” sung in their native language, during the local Right Relations Circle’s potluck feast held last Thursday (Dec. 18) at Knox United Church in Emo. The evening, entitled “Get to Know […]

John Bodnarchuk, 78, of Rainy River, Ont., passed away peacefully Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008 at the Rainy River Health Centre in Rainy River with family at his side. John was born Feb. 28, 1930 in Sundown, Man. to the late Karl and Annie Bodnarchuk. In his younger years, John began […]