Dear editor: I would like to once again thank the Borderland Thunder hockey club, their coaches, executive, and their hard-working staff for another exciting year of Junior ‘A’ hockey. I hope that whatever happens, we still have Junior ‘A’ hockey here next season. I for one, will support the club […]
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Dear editor: I noted in a recent news release by local MP Ken Boshcoff that his Liberal government placed $9 billion in the hands of a number of foundations. Will you please tell voters of this riding the names of these foundations, the names of the board of directors of […]
Twelve weeks in Oprah’s “boot camp” is over and do I have a story to tell you about just what kind of journey it’s been—and baby, I’ve never seen anything quite like it. I’ll admit it was a difficult three months, and not because I said “no” to pasta and […]
But was Tiger Woods ever really gone? I certainly thought so, as stated in a column, “Tiger, Tiger, Tiger Woods Y’All,” I wrote a little while back when Woods was playing, as the Irish would say, as if he was “drinking from an empty glass.” I stated: The Tiger Woods […]
I consider myself lucky to have known so many European immigrants here from several countries and I’ll start this week with the Scandinavians (or make that merely the Swedes because the Norwegians, Danes, and Finlanders were scattered among them across the east end to the town limits and the upper […]
Some people are born neat! Their kitchen counters are sparsely populated. Their windows are always sparkling. Every paper is filed. The magazines on their coffee tables are tastefully arranged. Their cars are clutter-free. Even the flowers in their gardens seem to stand at attention. But the rest of us have […]
Driving back from Dryden on Saturday afternoon, I was surprised by the way small lakes along Highway 502 were opening up. On Friday, many still seemed locked in with winter ice. Yet overnight, there was a huge change in the look of the lakes. Overnight the ice had disappeared or […]
Despite above-normal temperatures and recent rain, “ice-out” hasn’t yet occurred on the North Arm of Rainy Lake, Rusty Myers Flying Service here reported this morning. “Red Gut Bay’s open, Hopkin’s Bay’s open, and so is Commissioner Bay,” said base manager Mike Dick. “The North Arm usually is the last to […]
Thunder and lightning continued until well into this morning, but the stormy weather late yesterday afternoon and into the early evening seemed to be more about bark than bite, with little reported damage from hail. Despite some hail being as big as golf balls, one of the most costly targets […]
While Rainy River District was recognized internationally as a “Safe Community” back in 2002, the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition certainly isn’t resting on its laurels. The group will meet to discuss its goals and objectives at its first-ever retreat this Wednesday in the committee room downstairs at the Civic […]
Fort Frances OPP officers are seeking public assistance in solving a mischief. Sometime during Friday evening and the early-morning hours of Saturday, someone shot paint pellets at a residence and building located on the 1100 block of Scott Street. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the […]
At its monthly meeting here Saturday, the Northwest Catholic District School Board agreed to share information with the Town of Fort Frances regarding the need for crossing guards, but is not prepared to pay for them. Back in January, the board had received a letter from the town, signed by […]
