Now that the stockings have been stashed and the Christmas tree tossed, the Muskie court teams are ready to start the New Year with a bang. After a three-week break from action, the four teams in the midst of their NorWOSSA seasons have different concerns about being ready for battle […]
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There are no campaign signs littering the sidewalks but for local junior hockey fans, it’s an election that counts. Voting for the SIJHL’s second all-star game, scheduled for Jan. 29 at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, is now underway—meaning Borderland Thunder supporters have the chance to put their […]
Maybe it’s defective hockey sticks, warped pucks, or nets that are narrower than regulation size. Randy White could use any of the above excuses to explain the root of his club’s scoring woes, but for the moment, his team’s aversion to offence has him stumped. “We’ve really only exploded in […]
The 23rd-annual Ice Box Days takes place Jan. 16-19 in International Falls, and will wrap up with a musical performance at Backus Auditorium there next Sunday at 3 p.m. Backus/AB will present a concert by Michael Monroe, whose style of acoustic folk, reggae, and jazz offers audience members not only […]
The 22 participants of the 2003 “Polar Plunge” got to experience what it would be like to be an ice cube as they jumped into the frigid water of Sand Bay last Wednesday afternoon. “It’s a good way to ring in the New Year,” said Jen O’Reilly of B93 FM, […]
Dear editor: Could someone please tell me when Northwestern Ontario left Canada and became “Sarsfield-land”? Perhaps that would explain why our businesses are being threatened with sizable fines if they do not abide by the Sarsfield rules. We used to live in a democratic society with elected officials. Elected officials […]
Dear sir: Just responding to news that Wal-Mart is considering coming to Fort Frances. Now given that a bright new store with cheap goods, and greater convenience, can be exciting, not to mention all the new jobs it creates, a Wal-Mart store in town is a bad idea. A bad […]
Dear sir: In the last two to three weeks, I’ve been reading comments regarding Wal-Mart in our town. I am glad that Wal-Mart is coming. It will be nice to have real competition within our area. I’ve been to other Wal-Marts and I think they are great! They have a […]
Dear sir: I have been involved and following Dr. Pete Sarsfield and his Northwestern Health Unit in their attempt to ban smoking in all public places for more than a year now. Last year around this time, Dr. Sarsfield and the health unit were spending a lot of taxpayers’ money […]
Dear sir: A reply to the remarks about Wal-Mart coming to Fort Frances. Mr. Ball mentioned the “whiz kids” from Toronto telling us “country bumpkins” from Northwestern Ontario what is good for them. If Fort Frances is so prosperous, why doesn’t this person live here? Mr. Ball is absolutely correct: […]
Dear sir: I wrote about this some time ago—and I see it’s still going on. So just who gave the “Northwestern Health Unit” the right to ban smoking in all enclosed public places? The provincial government? In small towns around Toronto, it is up to the municipal government. Does this […]
Dear editor: I am writing to you with thoughts of caring and wonderment. It all comes out of witnessing the life of a specific elementary teacher of 25 years and also the lives of many other educators like her. I have seen teachers go from being respected as valuable assets […]
