The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team walked off the court here last weekend with a perfect record–and they’re hoping to keep it that way for the rest of the season. “Overall, I am happy with how the girls played,” enthused head coach Paul Noonan. “Unfortunately, they weren’t challenged to a […]
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Blessed with unseasonably mild weather and moderate winds, some 555 boys and girls in grades four-eight from across the region competed in the 29th-annual Legion Mid-Canada cross-country run in Thunder Bay on Saturday. Locally, the Mine Centre girls’ team finished second overall, and Katie McTavish (a grade seven student at […]
The Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team dominated their opponents at a tournament here last weekend–even though they were split up into two squads. Both the Fort “Black” and Fort “Gold” teams came away with 3-0 records, and most of their wins were, well, blowouts. “We were kind of disappointed with […]
To the editor: I have been in Fort Frances for about at long as Bill Maki has been away and I have seen many changes, starting in the west end where I live. MacDonald Motors, Sunset Ford, Canadian Tire, all the fast food outlets, Robin’s Donuts, Red Dog Inn, West […]
Teachers with the Northwest Catholic District School Board will receive a two percent salary hike after the Ontario Elementary English Catholic Teachers’ Association ratified a contract for the 2000-01 school year. The deal was announced at the board’s regular monthly meeting Saturday in Sioux Lookout. “It’s a really a cut […]
The deputy minister of education headed back to Toronto with list of concerns and ideas from both the local public and separate school boards after a two-day visit here last week.
Vandals and thieves beware! The Fort Frances OPP once again will get a helping hand from the community Monday when “Operation Pumpkin” hits the streets in an effort to curb mischief associated with Hallowe’en. “It’s a Community Policing Committee initiative to reduce vandalism on ‘Gate Night,’” Sgt. Don Robertson said […]
Millions of Canadians who heat their homes with natural gas will be faced with a severe price increase this winter. Though steadily rising gasoline prices have been the main focus in the news lately, the next few months will see jumps in natural gas bills that will make the gas […]
Dear sir: An alarming percentage of teenagers have contemplated or attempted suicide. Many of these teenagers have severed any contact with the church. Our young people are really suffering and seem lost. This area (Northwestern Ontario and northern Minnesota) has many young people who are abusing drugs and alcohol. The […]
Fort Frances remains the only municipality in the Kenora and Rainy River districts that has refused to pay a levy increase to the Northwestern Health Unit–and the issue is starting to heat up among councillors. Council decided to refuse to pay the hike when it was issued by the health […]
“Rainy River Ambulance is in a bit of a crisis right now,” ambulance manager Grace Silander told the Rainy River District Social Service Administration Board here last Thursday.
It is with deep-felt sorrow we announce the passing of Ben Dobransky on Oct. 22, 2000 at La Verendrye hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Ben was born Jan. 24, 1949 in Stuttgart, Germany. Ben and his parents, Frieda and Josef Dobransky, immigrated to Canada in 1950, and settled in Fort […]
