For the second time in a week, a gas leak has disrupted activity here. The bridge linking Fort Frances and International Falls was closed for about 20 minutes Tuesday morning after Canada Customs personnel detected a strong smell in the office at 10:15. At 10:25, Customs officials advised their counterparts […]
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The time is now to put your favourite Borderland Thunder alongside the SIJHL’s elite performers. The first-place Thunder (22-6-4-1) take on the defending champion Dryden Ice Dogs (20-12-2-1) on Tuesday night at the Ice for Kids Arena. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. The game also will be the last […]
Engines will be humming and charitable snowmobile enthusiasts raring to go this weekend for the silver anniversary of one of Northwestern Ontario’s most enduring outdoor traditions. The 25th-annual Atikokan “Snow-a-rama,” which goes to White Otter Castle and back, will take place Saturday, weather and snow conditions permitting. The event, which […]
Whether it’s the history of a local service club, a photograph of an event, or perhaps an old family recipe passed down from generation to generation, the Fort Frances Times needs its readers’ help in publishing a special edition in April to mark the town’s centennial. “We’re looking to have […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team swept the host Pelican Falls Timberwolves by scores of 10-3 on Friday night and 9-1 on Saturday afternoon in a pair of penalty-filled games. The lowlight of Saturday’s game came with 3:40 left in the second period when Muskie Eric Mosbeck was kicked in the […]
Three local teams started the quest. Two made it to the weekend. One hung in until the final end. But when all was said and done, there will be no local representation at the provincial men’s curling showdown in Thunder Bay next month after the conclusion of last weekend’s district […]
They weren’t Knights in white satin, but Northwest Wisconsin had the Borderland Thunder suffering some moody blues over the weekend. Three second-period goals, including two on the power play, carried the Knights to a 3-2 victory Saturday and a split with the Thunder in SIJHL action. Trevor Thomas, Jake Smith, […]
Helen Ann Kuryla (nee Coran), 82, of 1317 13th Ave., International Falls, Mn., passed away Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003 at Falls Memorial Hospital in International Falls. She was born Sept. 28, 1920 in International Falls to Giovanni and Clara Coran (nee Montalto). Helen was a life-long resident of International Falls. […]
Edward “Ted” Tompkins, 74, of Emo, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2003 at the Emo Hospital in Emo. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003 at 2 p.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances, Ont. Rev. Frances Flook will officiate, with interment in Emo Cemetery in […]
Al Hackner has sent his share of chills down the spines of opposing skips over the years, but Lorne Jackson of Fort Frances melted “The Iceman” with some cunning thievery last night. Steals in the ninth and 10th ends gave Jackson (2-0) a 7-5 victory at the North Western Ontario […]
Although the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual business awards won’t be held until March 29, the public is now welcome to nominate who they think are the most deserving businesses. And Chamber co-ordinator Dawn Booth said yesterday organizers are trying to get as many people as possible to vote […]
The first chapter in the story of the newest book club to hit Fort Frances will begin Monday. The Borderland Reads International Book Club—a collaborative effort between the public libraries in Fort Frances and International Falls—will meet Jan. 20 at 4:30 p.m. in Room SC-114 at Rainy River Community College […]
