There was ample opportunity for the Fort Frances Taggs Bantam ‘AA’ hockey team to clean up at the Steel City International Tournament in Sault Ste. Marie. But a series of close-but-no-cigar situations left Taggs on the outside looking in when it came to advancing to the tournament playoffs—by a mere […]
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After all the work they had put in, the Atikokan Flyers decided to finish with a flourish. Three third-period goals vaulted the Flyers to a 5-2 win over the Emo Stars at the Ice for Kids Arena here Sunday afternoon in the final of a 12-team Bantam ‘A’ hockey tournament. […]
Fr. James Panikulam left Jan. 8 to go to India and visit his family. He returns Feb. 21. The priests from International Falls and Deacon George will help out while Ellen will look after the parish office (Pinewood) as usual. • • • A seniors’ Valentine Appreciation Tea, once again sponsored by […]
Sometimes the best-planned weeks appear to come unglued. I think that this was the case this week. As we adopt new technology, it appears to simplify our life. We become dependent on it and it doesn’t take long before we have forgotten how we did things without the technology. Such […]
Repeating championship success is an arduous task for any individual or team. And repeating my success in predicting the NFL playoffs a year ago is proving to be almost mission impossible. My instincts failed me in both NFC match-ups last weekend (yeah, like you knew Carolina was going to beat […]
Earlier this month, my daughter and I made a fun trip to a neighbouring city. We didn’t have much time so instead of having lunch in a restaurant, we ate in the car—chicken salad sandwiches and grapes. My daughter dropped me off at Barnes & Noble while she went on […]
Stories about genetically-modified (GM) plants pop up in the news quite often. But exactly what is genetic modification? The following are some facts about genetically-modified organisms. Genetic modification is a technique where individual genes can be copied and transferred to another living organism. It changes the genetic make-up by adding […]
Both of my daughters had a sleepover last year at our friend’s house. Their children had asked our children and of course, like most parents, we said yes. My wife and I knew the parents. They also are our friends, and are responsible people. The home was equipped with correctly […]
When the sturgeon are spawning here in May, they may go unseen by everyone except our papermill workers, who can look down on schools of the lively fish headed into our canal below the bridge toll office and through our dam to lay their eggs. I went over there a […]
Anna Szlauko, 100, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully at her residence on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2004. She was born June 26, 1903 in Rakamaz, Hungary and came to Canada in 1930. She was united in marriage to Paul Szlauko on Dec. 19, 1931 […]
At its first regular meeting of the new year, the Rainy River District School Board will salute the people behind the board’s mentoring and induction program for new teachers. Teachers who are new to the board are provided with an orientation and induction program, as well as a mentor to […]
Mayor Dan Onichuk saw one of his ideas to get the public more involved in municipal politics wellreceived last night as council agreed to adopt a new schedule for meetings that will see them start at a standard time. “What I would like to achieve is to have consistent timelines […]
