The S.A.F.E. Baby program (Smoke Alarm For Every Baby) is over 20 months old here and to date, more than 500 smoke alarms have been distributed to the parents of each baby born in the district.The program is made possible and funded by Gillons’ Insurance Brokers Ltd., Holmlund Financial, and […]
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Audrey June Lloyd, born March 17, 1930 at Winnipeg, Man., passed away Aug. 29, 2000 at Nanaimo, B.C. Audrey taught school at a one-room school house in Miscampbell, Ont. before she married and raised her eight children. She moved to Vancouver Island in 1965, where she lived her next 45 […]
Florence Agnes Olsson was born Feb. 10, 1917 in Fort Frances, Ont. and passed away Aug. 14, 2000 in White Rock, B.C. She was predeceased by her husband Bert. Florence is loved and sadly missed by her children Thomas, Richard, Lenore, Teresa and their spouses, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and her many […]
Always remember ‘practice makes perfect’ “Practice makes perfect,” they say. And without question, it is true. Take tennis, for example. Tennis pros practice long hours each day to stay in shape. And your game will never move beyond the point of embarrassment unless you play regularly for substantial blocks of […]
As a citizen, do you recognize your local fire department as a partner in community services? Your fire department, whether full-time or volunteer, has an important function within your community.The fire department performs fire suppression and life saving functions, and responds to many other challenging emergencies such as motor vehicles […]
By Kelly Crowe
Staff writer
Staff writer
Adriana Harumi Ota may be thousands of miles from home, but that doesn’t mean the Brazilian gymnastics coach has changed her lifestyle very much. Ota, who performed, competed and coached gymnastics for 16 years in Rio de Janeiro, came up to Canada to do pretty much the same thing. “It’s […]
By Colin Crawford
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Outdoors Pro-Mo
With the dog days of summer upon us, the fish have really slowed down. Here are some tips that you can use to produce more fish during this difficult time. Jig modification and the use of a natural bait will produce more and bigger fish. Jigs account for most of […]
After a disappointing Canadian junior championship tournament last week, Christin Thomson redeemed herself by winning the Kitchen Creek Ladies Open on Saturday. Thomson carded an 81, nine strokes over par, to defend her title as the two-time Kitchen Creek Ladies Open Champion. But the champ remarked it was certainly not […]
Rick Sekulich, Rob Crowe and Al Holt, hit the jackpot this weekend at the Las Vegas Scramble golf tournament. The trio will be heading to Las Vegas in November after winning the inaugural tournament with a low score of 64 in the 87 player tournament at Kitchen Creek. “It was […]
Despite only practising for a little over a week, coaches of the Fort Frances Muskie football team have no question that the team is ready for Thursday’s game against Sturgeon Creek of Winnipeg. “They will be ready,” said Muskie football coach Todd Calder. “Most of the guys on the senior […]
Aim . . . shoot . . . fire. That is what 37 registered archers concentrated on doing to their best ability during the 3-D archery competition at the Sportsmen’s Club Frog Creek site this past weekend. “It went great, probably our best competition ever,” said Ben Weirsma, archery club […]
Four people spending five months travelling from North Central Saskatchewan to Ottawa may almost sound like an episode of “Survivor” but these people aren’t competing to win a million dollars. “Personally I am doing this to promote awareness for issues in the northern forest land use, aboriginal roles/interactions,” said Graham […]
