I can say a lot about what happened here last Tuesday night. Unless you’ve had your head stuck in a gopher hole this past week, you probably have heard about “the incident” that occurred between the Borderland Thunder and Dryden Ice Dogs at the end of their game at the […]
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My first slippery street fall last weekend was probably nowhere near as serious as I made out! But it was painful enough to keep me awake—and cause the cancelling of a visit to a Winnipeg neurologist. There are only two of these available in this part of Canada (the other […]
Katherine (Katie) Corda, nee Kazina, passed away peacefully on Monday, Feb. 28, 2005 at her home for the past two-and-a-half years, the Charleswood Convalescent Home, at the age of 89 years. She was widowed after 65 years of marriage to husband, Joseph, in 1999. She was born in Tyndall, Man. […]
Marie “Olga” Kosonic, 83, of Warroad, Mn., passed away Friday, Feb. 25, 2005 at her home. Olga was born Dec. 18, 1921 to Michael and Marie Ksionzek in Sioux Lookout, Ont. She was united in marriage to Mike Kosonic on June 8, 1940 at La Vallee, Ont. Olga, Mike, and […]
While town council made no decision Monday night on whether it will give the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship $10,000 this year, councillors were clear they wanted to help out the non-profit group in some way. FFCBC chair Doug Cain made three requests at Monday night’s meeting, including: •a donation […]
Joyce Gosselin captured a silver medal today in the 200m snowshoeing event at the 2005 Special Olympics Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. The Fort Frances resident, the oldest competitor in the group at 58, crossed the finish line in a time of 2:36.45—more than four seconds better than her qualifying […]
The board of management for Rainycrest Home for the Aged passed its budget Friday—setting its municipal levy increase at six percent. This is less than half of last year’s increase of 12.5 percent. But Fort Frances Mayor Dan Onichuk, who also is chair of the Rainycrest board, noted not all […]
After being denied a gaming licence to run its “Reel Raffle” this year, Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship Inc. is looking for a way to make up for the loss in revenue. FFCBC chair Doug Cain will appear before council Monday night to request $10,000 in financial assistance from the […]
Fort Frances Aquanauts Heather Dutton, 18, and Alex Parent, 15, were in Saanich, B.C. (near Victoria) last weekend to compete at the 2005 Western Canadian Championships. Here’s how they fared: •Alex Parent (male open category)—50m free final (29.73, 3rd), 50m free preliminary (30.12, 4th), 200m IM final (2:43.51, 2nd), 200m […]
The Rainy River Future Development Corp. is offering a marketing training program here March 1, 8, and 15. The training will be delivered by local consultant Tannis Drysdale from 6:30-9:30 p.m. each session at the RRFDC’s office (608 Scott St.) The goal of the seminar is to assist small businesses […]
The Gavel Racing Team was in Kenora last weekend, where John Gavel took first place in all three of his heats. He also came first in the final for both the 30+ and Masters divisions, but was fifth in the 30+ Open. Danny Gavel placed second in the Semi-Pro 600, […]
In preparation to celebrate the downtown core’s 100th birthday later this year, the local Business Improvement Association wants people to tell them about their favourite memories of Scott Street. BIA co-ordinator Patti Anderson said yesterday the idea for a birthday can be traced back to 1905, when the previous centre […]
