This past weekend would have marked the 11th-annual “Freedom Ride” at Joyce Young’s Trail’s End Riding Stables north of Devlin. But due to some discrepancies with the business licences Fort Frances instituted this year, Young decided to cancel the event. She noted she doesn’t have the money to pay for […]
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Retired teachers David Ogilvie and Wayne Barron have talked about starting up a men’s choir for the past couple of years—and finally are getting the idea off the ground. “We’d like to start a men’s choir for the Rainy River District,” Ogilvie noted. “It came to me because various guys […]
FORT FRANCES—Although not monitored, Linda Wall, Rainy Lake area supervisor with the Ministry of Natural Resources here, said it’s possible there are slightly more skunks and raccoons in the area this year. “I haven’t had any reports that would indicate to me that there are more than usual, but we […]
Dear editor: I am writing in regards to the letter I first wrote in the Wednesday, Aug. 30 edition of the Times. It is clear Natural Resources minister David Ramsay and his ministry do not care about the problem in our region with nuisance bears. I had sent the same […]
CAMERON–Born to Falcon Cameron, of Couchiching, Ont., a boy, Hayden Knight, weighing 8 lbs. 7 oz. on August 29, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
CARLSON–Born to Amanda Armstrong and James Carlson, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Jace Ryder Carlson, weighing 7 lbs. 5 oz. on August 29, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
GAUDRY–Born to Sean and Jennifer, nee Switzer, of Rainy River, Ont., a boy, Owen Earl James, weighing 7 lbs. 9 oz. on August 31, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
FAIRBANKS–Born to Carrie Johnson and Jeremiah Fairbanks, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Shylar Ryerson, weighing 7 lbs. 12 oz. on September 1, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
BURNELL–Born to Maggie Stinson and Beven Burnell, of Emo, Ont., a girl, Meadow Elizabeth Lynn, weighing 6 lbs. 10 oz. on September 2, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
KRAHN–Born to James and Mary Beth, nee Martin, of Stratton, Ont., a boy, Jaden Scott, weighing 8 lbs. 9 oz. on September 4, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
BELLUZ–My name is Alison Mia Belluz, I was born Sept. 8, 2006 in Menton Victoria, Australia, and weighed 6 lbs. 6 oz. My parents are Dan and Kirsten Belluz, also my big sister, Annabelle of Victoria, Australia. Grandparents are Ian and Judy Palfery of Victoria, Australia; Melba & the late […]
Until very recently, I had forgotten how much fun it is to attend a football game in person. My prolonged absence from football was not due to a lack of interest in the game—I really enjoy football—but instead due to circumstances beyond my control. For instance, I spent the early […]







