Dear sir: Hi, this is “Rapid Robert,” you know, “the old guy with the plaid tam.” I have been approached again and reminded that I’ve not written in the Times for a long time. I have been thinking about the place of my birth, nearly 83 years ago, namely the […]
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Hi Mike: Please allow me to express my sincere condolences to Howard, Shelley, and the Hampton family on the death of George. As a former resident (and reporter), I fondly recall seeing Mr. Hampton almost every weekend at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market, as well as many other events around […]
Dear sir: Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. Jan. 21 is the 90th anniversary of Kiwanis International—a thriving organization of service-minded men and women who respond to the unique needs of their communities and address worldwide […]
“Get it first” is one of the main tenets of journalism. This is especially true in large markets where several daily newspapers compete with each other—and local radio and TV stations—to break a story. Toss in 24-hour news channels and the Internet and that cutthroat competition has been taken a […]
The Muskie girls’ hockey team hosted cross-border rival International Falls in exhibition action here last night but gave up their bragging rights in a 1-0 loss to the Broncos. An exciting and physical game between the two team proved both wanted the win. But a rusty Muskie squad just couldn’t […]
They have been defeated. Facing some of the toughest competition they’ve seen all season, the Muskie boys’ hockey team lost 4-0 last Thursday to the number-one ranked team in Minnesota—Marshall Hill of Duluth—in the final of a three-day tournament there. “We did not play our best hockey all week,” noted […]
When Ontario’s Health and Safety Act (OHSA) was established in October, 1979, farming operations were exempt. But as of June 30, 2006, a regulation passed by Queen’s Park earlier this year will come into effect, extending the OHSA to include farming operations with paid workers. According to a recent press […]
With the New Year bringing the first agriculture-based web classroom courses ever offered in Canada, Ian Barrett, executive director of the Ontario Agriculture Training Institute (OATI) in Guelph, announced last week an incentive is being offered to those who participate in the January and February courses. The Agricultural Management Institute […]
As a fundraiser for the Fort Frances Museum restoration project, tour de Fort is bringing the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra here on Thursday, Feb. 16. “In the past, we’ve helped out the Aquanauts, the high school band, the community orchestra, and others,” tour de Fort president Dave Legg noted Tuesday. […]
Ontario residents are being asked to comply with a new law regarding smoke alarms. An amendment to the Ontario Fire Code requires working smoke alarms on every level of the home. This is in addition to the existing requirement to have smoke alarms outside all sleeping areas. For homeowners and […]
Even though he’s retired, Gene Stoltzfus, former director of Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), still is determined to bring peace to world. Stoltzfus, who now lives just west of Fort Frances, will be heading to Washington, D.C. next week to participate in “Shine the Light,” a CPT event focusing “on torture, […]
