Last weekend, we watched a warm, funny movie starring Gina Lollobrigida and Rock Hudson. “Come September” is a classic comedy that never gets old. Hudson plays a wealthy tycoon who visits his villa on the Italian Riviera once each year, in September. But this year, he arrives early and discovers […]
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Farms depend on family continuity, as I well know, and even then if other opportunities come along, such as good-paying jobs, the farm comes last. But one wonderful thing occurs along the way for those who can get along without serious personal income! The farm can keep the family so […]
The last month has been frustrating for many computer users—and costly for many companies. The proliferation of the “Sobig.F” virus and the “Blaster” virus has done everything from fill the inboxes of users to rendering corporate servers inoperable because of the deluge of traffic. One local company apparently had its […]
Willie Perrault found peace, with his family by his side, on Monday, Sept. 8, 2003. Willie was born June 1, 1943 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Veronica and Anselm Perrault. He lived in this area all of his life. As a young man, he joined the U.S. Army; he was […]
Carol Louise Bourre, 54, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly Sunday, Sept. 7, 2003 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Many things to many people, Carol was a loving and devoted companion to Everett, whom she enjoyed nearly 31 years together. She was a superb mother to […]
The young lions had their paws rapped, but their wounds should heal enough for them to fight another day. The Baudette Bears, made up mainly of Grade 8 players, took advantage of the Muskie ‘C’ football squad’s Grade 7-based lineup in a 44-0 win here yesterday in the black-and-gold’s seasonopener. […]
Town council has been invited to attend the Northern Networks trade conference, which will be held concurrently with the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce annual general meeting here later this month. Speaking at last night’s council meeting, NOACC president Tannis Drysdale urged councillors and town staff to attend the […]
The financial fortunes of the Borderland Thunder may be on the upswing if the efforts of a local group to create a booster club for the local junior hockey team come to pass. Spokesman Eugene McPherson said this morning a letter has been sent to the executive body of the […]
While there’s no doubt volunteers are the backbone of service clubs and other non-profit organizations, keeping those volunteers eager and active can be a whole different matter. How do you attract new volunteers? What can you do to keep them? How should you recognize them? These questions—and others— will be […]
Head coach Bob Swing promised the Muskie ‘A’ football squad would be better this season. Other than on the scoreboard, consider it a promise kept. “I know the score doesn’t show it but if you were there, you would have known that we should have won that game,” Swing said […]
Kevin Webb was pretty special, but special teams proved to be the Borderland Thunder’s undoing here Friday night. Webb had a highlight-reel goal and added an assist, but the OCN Blizzard used a shorthanded goal and a power-play marker in the third period to fight their way past the Thunder […]
The local Ministry of Natural Resources office reported today that three forest fires which started east and northeast of town over the last five days are all under control. MNR fire supervisor Gary Harland said all three were minor in nature and posed no threat. “Two of the fires are […]
