Lake of the Woods High School seniors were to meet yesterday morning to decide if they would continue plans for a class trip after a 18-year-old classmate died Tuesday in a car accident. Bobbie Sue Larson of Baudette died from injuries sustained in the 9:52 p.m. accident in western Koochiching […]
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Wanna win a Dodge 4X4 pickup truck? How about a Kia Sorento? Or maybe a boat and motor package is more to your liking? Well then, get out those golf clubs, find your putter, and start practising as you’ll have a chance to win any one of these during the […]
Dear sir: This letter is being written in response to the editorial in the April 14th edition of the Fort Frances Times and to add to the comments made in the letter to the editor, entitled “Profit and Gain,” in last week’s Times. Although the letter that appeared last week […]
Dear Mike: Our family wishes to express its sincere appreciation to the individuals and organizations who worked so hard to carry out a successful hosting of the national Midget hockey championship in Kenora last week. The tournament committee and many, many volunteers deserve special mention for the time and effort […]
Dear Mike: In our busyness, each day too easily blurs from one to the next with no significance—nothing setting it apart from yesterday other than it’s one day closer to the next pay cheque or the next day off . . . until it happens. Our day is turned upside […]
Police activity numbers for the first quarter of 2004 reflect the OPP’s focus on traffic safety and enforcement, OPP S/Sgt. Hugh Dennis said during a report to town council here Monday night. S/Sgt. Dennis told council 167 charges under the Highway Traffic Act had been laid as of March 31—well […]
In an effort to give town residents a chance to do a little spring cleaning, council has agreed to suspend the collection of tipping fees at the landfill next Saturday (May 8) for yard and garden waste only. Coun. Roy Avis brought the matter up at Monday night’s council meeting, […]
Got old batteries, cleaning fluids, aerosol containers, or paint cans lying around but don’t know how to get rid of them? If so, the Rainy River First Nations Watershed Program, in co-operation with the Town of Fort Frances, Township of Chapple, and Fort Frances Times, has a solution when Household […]
The days of cheap fees for non-residents to use the Emo municipal landfill are numbered, council there revealed last week. At its regular meeting April 22, Emo council decided it no longer will waive the tipping fees for non-residents and out-of-township businesses as it has for the past few years. […]
Simone Desjardins has kept alive her OFSAA streak, qualifying for the all-Ontarios in badminton for the third-straight year. Desjardins will be heading to Ajax on May 6-8 after capturing gold in the senior girls’ singles event at the NWOSSAA playoffs here last Wednesday, finishing in top spot with 10 points. […]
April Fool’s night, 1989 will be forever etched into the hearts and minds of the 3,000 people jam-packed into the old Memorial Arena to watch our beloved Muskies capture all-Ontario gold on home ice with that 5-3 win over the St. Jerome’s Lions (Kitchener). Fortunately, thanks to the hard work […]
