It may not have had all the drama as the Scott Tournament of Hearts final Sunday afternoon but the ‘A’ showdown of the annual Fort Frances ladies’ bonspiel also came down to the last rock. And it was the Kathie Jackson foursome who came away the winners, edging the Bonnie […]
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Preparations are underway for the second-annual ManOMin watershed conference in April. “It will be held in International Falls this year at the Rainy River Community College,” said co-ordinator Jennifer Mercer. The conference, slated for April 6-7, will be geared towards the general public this year. “We really want to expose […]
The Muskie junior boys’ basketball and girls’ volleyball squads enjoyed a golden finish to their NorWOSSA seasons last Friday in Dryden. The hoopsters, who had earned a bye to the final after finishing the regular season in top spot with a 7-1 record, jumped out to a 28-16 halftime lead […]
Emo minor hockey teams had a good week on home ice, winning four of six games played there. In PeeWee action, the Emo Predators split their games, opening with a 4-1 win over the Emo Thunderbolts. Ryan Mutz, Kevin Friesen, Kyle Kuzyk and Craig McTavish all scored for the Predators […]
Two Fort Frances teams claimed the ‘A’ and ‘B’ titles at the 14-team Atom hockey tournament in Emo last weekend. The Gillons’ Sharks captured the championship with a 5-0 whitewash over the Zellers Hounds in the ‘A’ final Sunday afternoon. After a scoreless first period, Lucas McMahon (Curtis Logue) and […]
While it won’t be up and running until at least May, early work on the new dialysis unit at La Verendrye hospital here started last Thursday in the day hospital area “Things are progressing,” Wayne Woods, CEO of Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc., noted Tuesday. “We’re still working on the […]
After a three-year standstill, there once again is some stirring at Echo Lake Estates in Emo. Until recently, lawyers representing the three parties involved in a dispute over who should pay for a drainage system at the 70-home subdivision weren’t even sitting at the table any more, according to co-owner […]
Steve Arpin wrapped up the snowmobile racing season on a winning note Sunday, taking the checkered flag in the Champ 440 division at the “World Series of Racing” in Eganville, Ont. “He was racing against the best in the world,” noted his brother, Chuck Arpin Jr. “It was pretty unreal. […]
After receiving a counter-offer from the Town of Fort Frances to annex the landfill site along McIrvine Road, Alberton Reeve John Milling is still not pleased. “I don’t like the offer. I don’t think it’s reasonable to eat away at our tax base. It hurts us, we can’t afford to […]
The Muskie court teams made history last Friday in Dryden as all four won NorWOSSA gold in their respective finals–with both the senior boys’ basketball team and girls’ volleyball teams advancing to NWOSSAA. After watching the three other teams take gold, the pressure was on the senior girls’ team to […]
It wasn’t a good weekend for the local Tagg’s Bantam rep squad at the eight-team Tournament of Champions in Brandon, Man. “They could have beat any team there if they would have played well,” manager Ron Bridgeman remarked. Tagg’s had opened the tournament with 5-5 decision against the Northwest Stars, […]
The local Ministry of Natural Resources has recommended Trout Road and other branches of that road system be opened conditionally, not to have it remain closed as was wrongly reported in last Wednesday’s Times. And that recommendation is being applauded by several parties–with some reservations. “Mainly, we thought it was […]
