If the proverbial brass monkey had been left outside Friday night in Cochenour, he surely would have had his tail frozen off. The temperature outside fell to minus-52, but inside the Cochenour arena, the Muskie boys’ hockey team heated up the scoreboard in their best performance of the season so […]
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The local Salvation Army is keeping its eyes on its goal of raising $10,000 or more for tsunami disaster relief in South Asia by the end of January. Capt. Angel Sandoval said Monday morning a two-day kettle drive on Friday and Saturday netted $1,900, bringing the total to $6,000. “But […]
The Fort Frances Fire Department was called to a blaze at an apartment building on the 200 block of Third Street West late Saturday afternoon. Firefighters arrived at 5:15 p.m. to find a garbage can on fire in the hallway of the building, Fire Chief Steve Richardson reported this morning. […]
The Borderland Thunder went 2-1 over the weekend in Thunder Bay to boost their SIJHL record to 24-5-2 to remain in second place behind the Fort William First Nation North Stars. The Thunder won 6-2 over the struggling K&A Golden Hawks yesterday afternoon. Ryan Mayman started things off in the […]
Walter Richard (Wally) McKee passed away suddenly on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2005. He is survived by his spouse, Jennifer Gustafson; three children, Billy Jean McKee, James McKee, and Jacob McKee; parents, Bob and Ethel McKee; and grandmother, Jenny Dixon. Also surviving are his brothers, Jamie (Liz) McKee and Robbie (Shauna) […]
It is with great sorrow the family announces the passing of John (Jack) McCutchon, 67, in Vernon, B.C. on Jan. 2, 2005. He leaves behind his son, Kenneth of Thunder Bay, Ont., and daughters, Loretta, Dawn, Tracy, and Laura of British Columbia; brothers, Donald of Vernon, Kenneth James of Thunder […]
The bitter cold snap gripping the region is putting the freeze on some “Icebox Days” events. The International Falls Area Chamber of Commerce has decided to postpone its “Family Night in the Park,” originally scheduled for this evening, until next Friday because of the sub-zero temperatures and severe wind chill […]
The first-ever “Community Summit” held here yesterday saw nearly 90 delegates from various sectors and municipalities in the district come together to think about problems we’ll face in the future—and discuss ways to overcome them. The end result of the day-long summit, which was organized by Times’ publisher Jim Cumming, […]
The planning has come together for a day-long community summit slated here next month, where the focus will be on issues that will impact the district in the next five years. Now it’s time for those registrations to start coming in, community summit co-ordinator Jim Cumming said Tuesday. “We’ve contacted […]
SMITH–Born to Cheryl Perrault and Vernon Smith, of Northwest Bay, Ont., a girl, Daishea Jade, weighing 6 lbs. 5 oz. on December 19, 2004 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont. THOMPSON–Born to Billie Scott and Warren Thompson of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Mya Jewell, weighing 8 lbs. […]
