“Welcome back!” was principal Don McBride’s opening remarks to students at Sturgeon Creek School who have been busy settling into classroom routines and getting to know their teachers. “We look forward to the new school year with a great deal of enthusiasm. Please remember you are always welcome in your […]
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An eclectic group of locals make their way up the steep staircase at the Masonic Lodge here four times a year with a half-dozen glasses in hand to share in the camaraderie of the Celtic culture—and the tasty goodness of a wee dram of single malt scotch. There is a […]
Dear sir: A few weeks ago, the federal government announced the navy’s first West Coast sub arrives with a $750 million agreement to lease four used subs, with an option to purchase after eight years. A little late getting here. We could have used them to burrow through the desert […]
Repeats are a tricky thing to predict at any time, but especially in team sports. There’s an undeniable lure to throw one’s support behind the crew presently possessing the champion tag. They’ve proven their worth by showing they can handle the pressure cooker of the post-season—and put their pursuers in […]
The ninth-annual Rainy River Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival saw its all-time record smashed Saturday as Kyle Paulson and her husband, Steve Thorson, of Pinewood, Mn. (near Bemidji) both weighed in record-setting pumpkins. Paulson’s entry tipped the scales at a whopping 765 pounds—some 23 pounds heavier than the former record set […]
Some Good Samaritans with great shots did their part here Saturday to make some local children feel like champions. The first-annual “Power Play” street hockey tournament in support of the local branch of Easter Seals was a massive hit with organizers, the 13 teams that participated, and spectators. When all […]
The new owner of the Red Dog Inn here is looking at re-opening the business in stages, starting next month. “Well, I’d like to be open soon,” said Don Lee, the Sioux Lookout businessman who bought the bankrupt hotel. “But it will probably be . . . in the next […]
For residents in the west end of the district who can’t vote on Oct. 2, you’ll have to hitch a ride to Fort Frances today, tomorrow, or Friday, or assign someone to vote for you by proxy, if you want your voice to be heard in this election. Otherwise, you’re […]
Dear editor: I am responding to a letter written by Nicole Strachan Miller which appeared in the Fort Frances Times on Wednesday, Sept. 17. Nicole, you looked to the First Nation for monies yourself, otherwise you wouldn’t have had the opportunity to become a lawyer. You don’t even know me […]
Long delays are becoming the norm when the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team travels to Dryden—but then, so is winning. Returning yesterday to the scene of their NorWOSSA championship victory last season, the Muskies had to wait eight hours from the time they climbed aboard their bus until the opening […]
There’s plenty of ways to get one’s season underway. Losing your first two matches isn’t the ideal one. Both the Muskie senior and junior boys’ volleyball teams will have to go back to the drawing board after going 0-2 to start the NorWOSSA campaign. Yesterday afternoon in Dryden, the juniors […]
While families in Fort Frances and the surrounding area wait for the suspension on admissions at Rainycrest Home for the Aged here to be lifted, almost half of the beds at La Verendrye General Hospital are occupied by patients waiting for placement in a long-term care facility. Twenty-six of the […]
