George Edmund Mudge, 67, of 1032 Victoria Ave. N., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2000. George was born Oct. 18, 1933 in La Vallee, Ont. He worked as a police officer for 28 years with the Fort Frances Police Department until his retirement in 1990. He […]
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As reported in Friday’s Daily Bulletin, Fort High will ice a Muskie boys’ hockey team this season. The black-and-gold will kick off action Nov. 17-18 at a tournament in Warroad before opening the NorWOSSA campaign against Kenora here Nov. 21. “I am [excited],” assistant coach Ken Christiansen enthused Monday morning. […]
It may still be fall but local cross-country skiers already are getting ready for the coming season. They’ve started a club, and are looking to improve local trails. “There are some primitive trails in the area,” noted organizer Cam Moorhouse. “I have a vision to begin a club to share […]
The Muskies got back on the winning track yesterday afternoon in Dryden, grounding the host Eagles 49-28 in NorWOSSA action. “They did really well. It wasn’t that close,” coach Greg Allan noted last night after the team returned home to Fort Frances. Scott Witherspoon led the black-and-gold with three touchdowns […]
Unseasonably mild weather last Friday made for perfect conditions for a grade seven/eight soccer tournament held at Robert Moore and St. Francis here.
The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team strutted their stuff during their first tournament of the season last weekend, coming home from Thunder Bay with a 2-1 record. “The girls stepped up,” noted head coach Mike Busch. “In all the games, they played well.” Actually, their first game against St. Ignatius […]
The local KC PeeWee rep team got their season off on a winning note here Sunday afternoon with a 6-3 victory over the Atikokan Flyers. Josh Sigurdson, assisted by Cody Dittaro, opened up the scoring with 15:16 left in the first period. Then, with just over five minutes left, Jared […]
The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team showed they could hold their own during a tournament last weekend in Thunder Bay, winning two of three games there. “We did quite well. The girls played well,” head coach Paul Noonan enthused. The team started things off on a good note, dumping St. […]
Dear editor: In the province of Ontario, Oct. 15-22 is designated as Foster Family Week. Family and Children’s Services of the District of Rainy River is responsible for the safety and protection of children. Whenever possible, the goal of the society is to keep children in their own family. However, […]
Dear sir: I recently spent some time in Fort Frances, and it brought back many memories of past visits when I was a young man, 30 years ago. I always remember the easy access to American beer and pizza, and the casual walks each night across the border to indulge […]
Dear sir: On a recent trip across the irritation bridge, I heard a quick double beep as my commuter card was scanned. I asked the toll booth attendant if the two beeps mean I had been charged for two trips. I was informed by the attendant that I had been […]
Dear sir: What an interesting wee article about the Lion’s Park fountain in last week’s Times. More interesting were the remarks made regarding the implied ineptitude of local volunteer organizations and people. I would almost bet Fort Frances council needn’t worry about a project of this sort going bad in […]
