What were the biggest stories of the year? It’s a question reporters like to ask themselves at the end of every year. It was an especially interesting question for me as I’ve been in town a mere month. A babe in the woods, or the district, as it were. Sept. […]
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Mike Behan
Moving with Mike
Moving with Mike
One of my favourite tasks as editor is to thumb back through the past 51 issues to come up with the top 10 stories of the year. And what never ceases to amaze me, year in and year out, is the sheer volume of news that’s appeared in the pages […]
By Harry Vandetti
Just Passing By
Just Passing By
This has been the year of the big comeback. In pro sports, everyone welcomed the return of Mario Lemieux on ice and Michael “Air” Jordan back on the hardcourt. Their fans are still delirious as Canada waits to see Mario score another winning goal in the Olympics. Which all goes […]
Milt Guba
This Week In Emo
This Week In Emo
I’d like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2002. Thanks, especially, to all who contributed to my Emo News column each week over the past year. A bouquet of pionsettias to each one of you. The winner of the E-Z tree at Emo Drugs was Robin […]
Reuben Villagracia
A Reuben with a View
A Reuben with a View
These may be the first-ever “unofficial” Fort Frances Times’ sports awards. History in the making? Dare I say the start of a lengthy, fruitful tradition? Maybe we shouldn’t overshoot. Nonetheless, I would be remiss if I didn’t offer my take on the two-thirds of 2001 that I’ve covered this district’s […]
William “Bill” Kirk, 89, of 422 Second St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital here Thursday, Dec. 20, 2001. He was born Jan. 9, 1912 in Dayton, Mn. to the late William “Blutch” and Ora Kirk. Bill moved to Fort Frances during his early years, […]
Tom Gemmell, 88, passed away peacefully at Rainycrest Home for the Aged in Fort Frances, Ont., on Monday, Dec. 17, 2001. Tom was born March 27, 1913 in Portage La Prairie, Man., later moving to Eriksdale, Man. with his folks. In 1937, he came to Rainy River District, where he […]
Frederick William Hele Wensley, 87, of Parksville, B.C., passed away in Nanaimo Regional Hospital on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2001. Fred was born in Wensley, Ont. on Oct. 14, 1914 but the family moved to Sleeman, Ont. when he was a baby. He attended normal school in North Bay, Ont. and […]
While the holiday season should be a time for celebration, the Fort Frances Fire Department once again is warning people not to let the festivities turn to tragedy. “In the past, both here and elsewhere where I’ve worked, we have had house fires at Christmas, which can be a especially […]
In the sprit of the season for giving, the Super 8 Motel here is giving families facing emergencies a place to stay for free Dec. 24-26. “It’s called the ‘Rooms at the Inn’ program. It’s done by Super 8s across the country,” local manager Wanda Barker said yesterday. “It’s up […]
The Borderland Thunder swept the Thunder Bay Wolves 8-3 and 7-0 over the weekend here to extend their unbeaten streak to eight games. The wins also vaulted the Thunder into second place of the Superior International Junior Hockey League standings heading into the Christmas break. “They did a good job […]
The month of December has been very busy at the Fort Frances Day Care, beginning with a Christmas tree hunt. We would like to thank Don Hammond for allowing us to walk along his wonderful trails through the bush to get a beautiful tree. The children in all three rooms […]
