The Muskie junior boys’ basketball team suffered a tough 46-45 loss to the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) in exhibition action here yesterday afternoon. “It was an unbelievable game–probably the most exciting game all year. It went right down to the last second,” noted head coach Dave Ashworth. Kevin Gemmell […]
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Jared Catholique-Bruyere attended the judo provincial qualifiers in Toronto last weekend but didn’t seal a spot on the national team. “He came up short,” noted his father, Wallace Bruyere. “[But] he is the alternate for the team so if someone gets hurt, he will go in their place.” Catholique-Bruyere managed […]
Theatre-goers will be treated to the outrageous and off-the-wall humour of Jo-Ann Waytowich and her alter ego, “Ivanka,” here tomorrow night. The Manitoba native, who now makes her home in Thunder Bay, has written a hilarious play about the home shopping phenomenon called “Ivanka Delivers the Goods.” “In the play, […]
With an official opening Saturday afternoon, Aurora Wind Feeds has set up shop in Barwick to supply healthy feed to the district’s horses. Jo Woolsey is the first dealer of the horse feed label, Buckeye Nutrition, in Canada and hopes to share her success she has had using the company’s […]
It’s February, and that means Valentine’s Day. You all know what that means–flowers and candy for your sweetie, sentimental cards sent out, all that nice stuff. But that’s not the only thing going on in February. This month is Hearth Month, when we zero in on stopping and slowing down […]
Hi, I was flipping through the most recent issue of the Fort Frances Times (Jan. 31 edition) and noticed a picture of my sister and her family. The photo was taken by Jack Tynan in Emo along Front Street. The caption begins: “Sharon and Wade Demchuk pulled their daughters, MacKenzie […]
Angela Halvorsen is more than pleased with her recent appointment as Northern Ventures Officer for the Rainy River Future Development Corp. here. The Northern Ventures Initiative is a new program funded by FedNor to help women, youth (age 30 and under), and aboriginal entrepreneurs overcome the unique difficulties they face […]
Dear sir: I would like to comment on recent news articles regarding the local Forest Management Plan (F.M.P.) and the Trout Road access question. I would specifically like to comment on references made to the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club. Questioning the right of the F.F.S.C. to be at the table […]
Just over 30 skaters from the Border and Emo figure skating clubs attended the 28th-annual Sunset Country Interclub Competition in Ignace on the last weekend in January. There were 218 skaters registered for the event from clubs from across Northwestern Ontario, including Atikokan, Dryden, Eagle Lake, Ear Falls, Ignace, Keewatin, […]
Cheers echoed through the arena yesterday afternoon after the Muskie girls’ hockey team nipped the visiting St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) 2-1. “They needed this win, it boosted them,” noted head coach Pat Dittaro. “The goaltending was great.” Dittaro stressed the girls learn and grow a little bit each game. […]
“Flowers are just something that I have always liked to be around, and I just love learning about them,” said Donna Wasykowski about her recent decision to go back to school to learn how to be a garden show judge. Last September, Wasykowski, along with 36 others from around the […]
Propane tanks, melting rubber, and toxic fumes are adding to the challenge faced by local firefighters as they battle a stubborn blaze at the landfill site off McIrvine Road. “You just don’t know what’s in there,” said Fort Frances Fire Chief Steve Richardson. “At the start, when the fire was […]
