Dear sir: It was my own choice, and not the Fort Frances Ontario Special Olympics, to have my column “Road to the Espanola Provincial Curling Trials” printed in the Fort Frances Times on Feb. 16. Whether the public agreed to my opinion or not, I stand 100 percent behind it […]
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The local KC “AA” Peewee hockey team finished with a 4-1 record to place second at a six-team tournament in Fargo, N.D. earlier this month. Their only loss in the five-game round-robin was a 2-1 decision to the Fargo Raiders–this year’s North Dakota state champs. Jamie Davis scored midway through […]
The Fort Frances senior girls’ bowling team, representing Sunset Country, finished fourth at a provincial bowling tournament in Thunder Bay earlier this month. The team of Megan Bale, Allison AmOrde, Carolyn O’Brien, Tina Hyatt, and Cristy Beadle wound up with a four-game total of 3,883 pins–just 133 behind the gold […]
The Muskies overcame an eight-point deficit in the third quarter Monday night to pull out an 81-71 victory over Tagg’s in the championship game of the four-team men’s basketball league here. The black-and-gold elected to go to a more pressing style of defence in the second half, which forced several […]
Former Muskie Aaron Grynol netted a hat trick to help the Thunder Bay Flyers to a season-ending 7-4 victory over the Dubuque Fighting Saints in United States Hockey League action last Saturday. Grynol, 18, was the Flyers leading goal scorer this season, finishing with 22. His 34 points put him […]
Two weeks in Costa Rica surrounded by tropical rainforest was icing on the cake for Aimée Pelletier. It also made her itchy–to travel that is. “I think this was a jumping off point for me,” said the 18-year-old Fort High student, whose post-secondary goal it is to earn a degree […]
As municipalities struggle with their budgets for the year 2000, a number of councils have voiced concern over the Northwestern Health Unit’s hike in municipal levies. During Monday night’s regular meeting here, a number of councillors voiced concern over whether the health unit has been managing its services efficiently in […]
A provincial task force with a mandate to consult with people in various rural communities stopped in Fort Frances on Monday morning. Fort Frances was one of 14 stops the task force is making to rural communities across the province to gauge the needs and status of small-town Ontario. Representatives […]
Mike Bird, a member of the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition, returned last week from a trip to Bangladesh and India with insight for the 2002 World Health Organization’s Safe Communities conference being hosted by Fort Frances. He also came home with a better idea of health issues facing other […]
Members of Beta Sigma Phi sorority won’t have to worry about trying to fill seats for their “A Stroll Through the Century–Tea & Vintage Fashion Show” coming up April 15 at the Red Dog Inn. The first show at 2 p.m. sold out some time last week and, as of […]
As barbecue season approaches, the local Substance Abuse Prevention program is targeting party-goers with its “Focus” home party pack. “The idea behind it is for people to host safer parties,” said SAP co-ordinator Elaine Caron. Aimed at those holding large house parties or special occasion permit holders, the pack promises […]
Fort Frances OPP hope to answer gun owners’ questions about the new firearms legislation during a free presentation tomorrow at 7 p.m. at the Civic Centre. “He’s going to present everything,” said Cst. Cam Howard, referring to Kenora OPP S/Sgt. Doug Carlson, who will be doing the presentation. “S/Sgt. Carlson […]
