With their largest contingent travelling to an out-of-town competition this season, the Fort Frances Judo Club also had one of their most successful–with four different judokas bringing home gold medals. Paul Dobransky continued his medal count by earning gold in the under-30 kg division and a silver in the under-34 […]
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The Border Figure Skating Club skated to several top finishes at the Thunder Bay Open competition last weekend, bringing home 12 gold medals in all. Sarah McComb led the way with three golds, topping the junior silver compulsory, singles, and spins events. She was coming off a solid performance at […]
Emo Predators challenged Emo Cowboys in Bantam action recently and came out on the short end of a 3-1 score. Matt Meyers started the ball rolling for the Cowboys midway through the first but David Pollard replied for the Predators just two minutes later. The Cowboys took over the second […]
The local Sunset Country “AA” Ford Atom Mustangs dumped St. Paul, M. 8-1 on Sunday to capture the championship of a four-team tournament in Duluth. Cody Dittaro scored twice to give the Mustangs a 2-1 lead after two periods. Then the floodgates opened in the third as David Pierce scored […]
Doug Kitowski Trucking of here lost 5-0 to Marquette, Mich. in the consolation final of the Twin Ports Senior Women’s Invitational hockey tournament in Duluth on Sunday. The Fort Frances squad reached the consolation final with a 4-1 win over Buffalo, Mn. on Saturday. Barb Galusha led the way with […]
The Fort Frances Canadians, a ‘AA’ Midget team comprised mainly of 16 and 17-year-olds, have been very respectable in their first season under former pro player and NHL coach Dave Allison. The brainchild of Tom Koski, the new Midget ‘AA’ team has compiled an impressive 18-9 record so far this […]
Dear sir: This letter is directed to all northerners whether or not you have strong views regarding the cancellation of the spring bear hunt. Premier Mike Harris and company sold us out for votes, without a doubt. What is their next move? All of our hunting and fishing rights? Why […]
Dear sir: Let me begin by thanking you (the Times) for featuring an article in last Wednesday’s paper on the students working in the high school cafeteria as part of a Special Education program. It is always gratifying (especially for a teacher) to read an article about how well students […]
Grade eight students across Rainy River District are nervous but excited about the big changes they face going into the high school this fall. The present eighth grade classes not only have to cope with a brand new high school but also a new program and curriculum. In the new […]
Ever since Education and Training minister Dave Johnson unveiled the new secondary school curriculum last Thursday, both teacher and student associations across the province have been voicing opinions over it. “The main problem is simply time,” said Andrew Hallikas, president of the local Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, adding his […]
With March Break about to kick in across the district, students aren’t the only ones counting down the hours to their week off school. Teachers also are eyeing up the five-day hiatus–and many plan to make it count for “quality time.” “I’d like to put up my feet and read […]
It may have been a unanimous vote but it wasn’t an easy pitch for Geoff Gillon, community investment manager for the Rainy River Future Development Corp., to get the town to sign on again for 1999. Council agreed Monday to pay the RRFDC $58,000 for regional economic development as it […]
