NELSON–Born to Derek and Melissa, nee Deschamps, of Devlin, Ont., a boy, Kale Derek, weighing 8 lbs. 3 oz. on May 12, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
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Mother’s Day is a special day for everyone. A day to give gifts and send cards to your mother if she’s still living or visit her grave if she isn’t. A time to remember all the funny stories about your mother. And a time to remember the wonderful things she […]
A long-time friend and worker at the Fort Frances Times passed away last Tuesday. He was a person who had a heart of gold and his arms were never too short to take in another family member in need. Most of his life he had a spirit of optimism. He […]
It takes Bob Wepruk and his “Wheelers” to liven up Rainycrest, where they get the oldsters jumping regularly, including coming up on May 24 and again on June 28. They also will play at the International Falls nursing home on May 17, at the Anglican Church “coffee house” on May […]
If there’s one thing I know for sure it’s that no matter what whirlwind course I’m on, I should never ignore my intuition. If I’d have kept the womanly art of that skill in check on the weekend, I’d have saved us some dirty work. When I got up Sunday […]
One of the most intriguing storylines heading into this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs was the number of teams with starting goalies who had little or no playoff experience. In the lead up to this year’s playoffs, it seemed as if every hockey analyst was reading from the same script: “This […]
The Rainy River Future Development Corp. will name the winners of its 2006 Customer Service Champion Awards tomorrow evening (May 17) at La Place Rendez-Vous. “We think the program went very well this year. There was 38 businesses from across the district that participated,” customer service program co-ordinator Crystal Godbout […]
The Muskie girls’ soccer team beat the Kenora Broncos 3-1 in the NWOSSAA ‘AA’ semi-final this morning at Fort High, advancing to the final at 3 p.m. against the first-place Dryden Eagles. That winner earns a trip to the all-Ontarios in Peterborough early next month. The Muskies dominated play early […]
Members of the UMAYC’s Li’l Eagles program pitched in for Earth Day on Saturday, picking up garbage out at Pither’s Point Park. The youngsters also crushed pop cans in preparation for recycling. —Melanie Béchard photo
Eleven-year-old Caitlyn Townson, right, and her sister Amber, eight, of Fort Frances were ready to enjoy sandwiches and desserts with their godmother, Roberta Chabot, at the W.I. Museum Spring Tea in Emo on Saturday. Money raised will be used to maintain the museum, which will open for the season in […]
All-Ontario berths will be on the line tomorrow as the Muskie boys’ and girls’ soccer teams host the Kenora Broncos and Dryden Eagles in the NWOSSAA ‘AA’ tournament. Under the new system for high school soccer, schools now fall into one of three categories. The district’s smaller schools compete in […]
Rain and cool weather has reduced the forest fire hazard to “low” all across Northwestern Ontario, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported this morning. This break in the weather is allowing fire crews to continue with proficiency training, and also to conduct training with municipal fire departments and forest industry […]
