This journalism thing can be a tough racket. Aside from the death threats, the constant phone calls from parents who believe their son is the next Wayne Gretzky, or deadlines that bring my heart rate equal to that of a 325-pound-regular-McDonald’s-consuming-trucker, there’s another aspect that has proven to be most […]
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Someone once told me I had legs that could hold up a piano. In fact, before I married Pete, I had to have my wedding garter specially made to fit my thigh. Store-bought versions didn’t fit. They were made for women with chicken legs. I’ll admit I wasn’t born with […]
The family of Sophia Straume sadly announces her passing on Monday, June 20, 2005 in Port Alberni, B.C. Sophie was born July 16, 1937 to George and Lena Ballan. She grew up in Fort Frances, Ont. and lived here and in International Falls, Mn. for most of her life. She […]
Municipal employees Mike Brunetta, left, Rich Walton, and Glenn Colvin were busy at La Place Rendez-Vous yesterday cleaning up a tree that had been brought down after a series of violent thunderstorms rumbled through town on Sunday night. –Michael Hilborn photo
Emo Speedway flagman Dave Allen waved Anthony Visser across the finish line in the heat of the Midwest (Mod-B) class on Saturday evening. He wound up third before taking fourth place in the eight-car feature. —Emmanuel Moutsatsos photo
Sarah Strain, eight, found good old dad, David, to be an ideal launching platform while celebrating the official arrival of summer on Sand Bay yesterday. –Michael Hilborn photo
Water games were again front and centre at the annual Crossroads Elementary School family barbecue last Thursday, thanks to the LaVallee Volunteer Fire Department. The fundraiser brought in about $3,000 for the outdoor classroom there. – Michael Hilborn photo
Kayla Belluz, front, Melanie Herr, and Christy Herr welcomed the official first day of summer yesterday by catching a few rays on the dock along the upper Rainy River at the end of Second Street East. –Michael Hilborn photo
Margaret Sedgwick, CEO for the Fort Frances Public Library, and Joyce Cuninngham, chair of the library board, talked to about 20 people assembled in the conference room at the Memorial Sports Centre last night about the plans for a new library. —Melanie Béchard photo
With the forest fire hazard now listed as “high to extreme” across Northwestern Ontario, the Ministry of Natural Resources said seven new fires started yesterday. Nipigon Fire #20, first reported yesterday morning, erupted later in the day, fuelled by strong winds of up to 40 km/h. The fire grew to […]
The Rainy River District School Board has received an offer to purchase Alexander MacKenzie school, and will vote on the offer at a special meeting tonight. The motion reads “that the Rainy River District School Board accept the offer to purchase Alexander MacKenzie School from 501801 Ontario Ltd. o.p.a. Crozier […]
The Fort Frances Public Library board has chosen the lot behind the Memorial Sports Centre as its preferred location for a new library, and will be asking town council to approve the site—at least in principle—at its meeting this coming Monday (June 27). The library board held a public meeting […]
