My cousins, Claude and Penny McFarland, celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary last week and it suddenly occurs to me how much we owe all those two dozen or more war brides who dared to move among us so long ago. And not only Jean Boileau, a recent Citizen of the […]
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It’s spring break, which marks a winter/spring vacation for many families. For many, that means a trip to southern climates where the temperature calls for shorts and swimming suits. Others will be heading to the ski slopes of Jasper and Banff. When our sons were young, we found our way […]
Living in a college town, we have a smorgasbord of wonderful concerts to choose from—so many, in fact, that we can’t possibly attend all of them. But two recent concerts still stick in my mind. The first one was a clarinet and piano recital performed by our friends, John and […]
As the Town of Fort Frances moves along with its 2006 budget, a bylaw to impose a new user fee schedule was passed by council at Monday night’s regular meeting. With some exceptions, the rates are going up an average of two percent. “We don’t want to fall behind and […]
Darius Brenna blew bubbles yesterday morning during a beach party for preschoolers at the Fort Frances Day Care. With children out of school this week, there is a full slate of activities planned there for both the preschoolers and school age kids. —Duane Hicks photo
It’s March Break, and kids looking for something to do can drop by the Fort Frances Museum and check out this an early version of 3-D glasses, also known as a stereoscope, that’s part of the optics display upstairs. The museum also will be doing crafts, following the theme “Postcards […]
The Muskies have been seeded 12th for the 20-team all-Ontario high school boys’ hockey championship, which runs March 22-25 here and in Emo. The black-and-gold are in Pool ‘D’ with the Birchmount Park Panthers from Toronto (ranked fourth), defending champs Michael Power/St. Joseph’s of Etobicoke (fifth), 13th-seeded Uxbridge Tigers (Uxbridge), […]
As the town continues to work on its 2006 budget, a bylaw to adopt a new user fee schedule will be voted on at tonight’s regular council meeting. As previously reported, most fees will go up, on average, between two to three percent, primarily to keep pace with inflation, CAO […]
Work is continuing on the new Domino’s franchise here, with owners Dave and Terri Ashworth looking to start serving up pizzas next month. The couple purchased the building at 283 Scott St., the former M&S Bootery store, and had hoped to be open in time for the start of the […]
The Rainy River District School Board and the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario educational support personnel reached a tentative agreement on Wednesday. Educational support personnel represent educational assistants, communication assistants, library assistants, medical educational assistants, and library technicians working in all board schools in Rainy River District. Details of this […]
The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team gave it their all but ultimately came away from the all-Ontario championship in Dryden earlier this week winless in four tries. Their final loss was a 25-18 and 25-13 sweep at the hands of Penetanguishene on Wednesday morning. “The girls did play a very […]
Dave Ashworth checked over the plans for the new Domino’s franchise being built at 283 Scott St., the site of the old M&S Bootery. The new business hopefully will be serving up pizzas by mid-April. —Duane Hicks photo
