Come the New Year, the men of Fort Frances are being encouraged to put away that razor in the name of the town’s centennial year. “We’re encouraging all the men of Fort Frances to start growing those beards as long and as fluffy as you can,” centennial co-ordinator Marla Simpson […]
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Christmas is a coming and a sure sign of that is the annual Devlin/La Vallee Christmas party—an event that always proves to be a crowd-pleaser. This year’s party will be held Sunday, Dec. 8 beginning at 2 p.m. with outdoor activities, weather permitting (or should I say snow permitting). Kids […]
“When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder’s in the shock/And you hear the kyouck and gobble of the struttin turkey-cock . . . O, it’s then’s the times a feller is a-feelin’ at his best.” As a girl in upstate New York, I experienced James Whitcomb Riley’s […]
One prescription for success is to dream and then turn that dream into reality. That is always a big challenge. Quetico Centre decided to get expert advice by mounting a working conference of international scientists, regional business and civic leaders, and other stakeholders this past spring. In any building project, […]
To puff or not to puff, that will be the question. The Kitchen Creek Golf Club will gather at the Fort Frances Curling Club tonight at 7 p.m. for its annual general meeting, with the key item on the agenda being a vote to determine whether smoking will be banned […]
There’s nothing like a good old-fashioned rivalry to stoke the hockey fires. The Muskies boys’ hockey team heads across the river tonight for the first of two annual exhibition games with the International Falls Broncos. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. Motivation shouldn’t be a concern for the Muskies, who […]
The fate of Don Smith, a Woodyatt man charged with creating and distributing obscene material in October, 2000, is now in the hands of a jury. Madame Justice H. Pierce spent about two-and-a-half hours Tuesday morning giving her charge to jury, before they began deliberating around 11:45 a.m. Smith is […]
Bringing the concerns of some local residents to council at Monday night’s regular meeting, Coun. Dave Bourgeault said the town must address tthe issue of derelict properties. Coun. Bourgeault noted the properties in question were houses at 437 Third St. E. and 130 Fifth St. W., as well as the […]
The town may start looking for sponsors for a new “big chair” at Pither’s Point Park, and a mermaid sculpture and new trees along the La Verendrye Parkway, if council approves a suggestion at Monday night’s regular meeting that had been brought up during the 2003 budget process. “When we’re […]
A leg injury never damaged a heart so much. After starting forward and spiritual leader Danielle McGee suffered a twisted knee Friday, the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team never recovered as the host black-and-gold were swept in best-of-three NWOSSAA final by the Churchill Trojans. “We lost [the series] yesterday when […]
Dave Allison might be calling the local animal control department today to haul off the black cat that apparently is hiding in the Borderland Thunder dressing room. Bad luck with injuries continued to dog the SIJHL front-runners over the weekend despite the squad picking up two wins to start a […]
Ivy Kyle, 93, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., formerly of 316 Armit Ave., passed away Monday, Nov. 25, 2002 at her residence. She was born Oct. 16, 1909 in Sperling, Man. to the late Lewis and Edith Mansell. On Nov. 12, 1927, Ivy […]
