Dan Hoehne and Ryan Crane now understand what those poor ducks in a carnival shooting gallery must feel like. The two goalies no doubt were seeing flying pucks in their sleep Monday night after the host Fargo-Moorhead Jets outshot the Borderland Thunder 66-10 en route to a 6-0 shutout in […]
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Now that the U.S. border gradually is being re-opened to shipments of Canadian beef, and hunters no longer need be concerned about bringing home deer and moose shot in Ontario, area tourist operators and outfitters should be a bunch of happy campers, right? Well, apparently not. According to the North […]
The ninth-annual Rainy River Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival goes this Saturday in Rainy River and according to organizers, there will be no shortage of things to see and do for the entire family. Special emphasis this year will be on attracting more people from the east end of the district, […]
It was their first call to duty with the Canadian Armed Forces reserves and they already know what it’s like to receive a hero’s welcome. Gunner Geoff Gerley and Bombardier Colin LeBlanc, of Unit #166 of the Independent Field Battery based out of Kenora, returned to Fort Frances last Thursday […]
If the Muskie senior girls’ basketball squad is going to win a second-straight NorWOSSA title, it will be up to the young guns to prove their merit. This year’s Muskie roster will be dramatically different from last year’s championship squad which dumped the Dryden Eagles 43-19 in the league final. […]
After 35 years of working with the Town of Fort Frances, Chief Administrative Officer Bill Naturkach is retiring, it was officially announced in a letter from Mayor Glenn Witherspoon yesterday afternoon. As first reported in yesterday’s Daily Bulletin, Naturkach’s last day of work will be Sept. 30. Despite recent news […]
Bob Swing and Jon Romu were teammates on the University of Manitoba Bisons, and shared the camaraderie most teammates do. But that’s not to say Romu, head coach of the Kelvin Clippers (1-0-1), isn’t above trying to extend the misery of Swing and the Muskies (0-2) this Friday afternoon during […]
Adrian Chapman would be happy to discuss how his Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team is going to fare this season—if he knew himself. “I don’t know,” Chapman said simply when asked about his squad’s chances at winning NorWOSSA this season after a difficult four-set semi-final loss to the Kenora Broncos […]
Dear editor: I am writing in regards to the comments generated from the article, “Thunder’s fate could lie with election,” which appeared in the Sept. 3 edition of the Fort Frances Times. I am a member of Couchiching First Nation who is proud to see and hear about the things […]
Dear sir: Last Wednesday you published my comments about travel grants. On Friday, I was stopped in the clinic by a very irate patient who had just had a travel grant refused. I will not mention names for reasons of confidentiality. I do have permission, from him and his wife, […]
Dear sir: Well, enough is enough from the “spin doctors” on town council and administration. I cannot believe the things that the current town council and administration have done, and continue to do, which cost us taxpayers significant amounts of money. As a local taxpayer, I have watched in horror […]
“Sharathon” is always a wonderful time of refreshing, said Bruce Christopherson, manager of Christian radio station KBHW-FM in International Falls. It’s more than just a fundraising activity—it’s a time to renew friendships and share together what God has done at KBHW, he added. “This year, we had a number of […]
