“Friends of the Library” are hoping to pull in some serious dollars from their third-annual dinner/dance next month in order to help finance a security system for the local library. Slated to get underway at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13 at La Place Rendez-Vous, a literary-theme silent auction and […]
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A new water heater is being installed at the Atikokan pool after that was determined to be the cause of a carbon monoxide leak that sent 18 people to hospital last Tuesday night. Five of the victims had to be airlifted to Minneapolis for treatment in a hyperbaric chamber. Everyone […]
Dear editor: I am enraged at the Fort Frances Times because of the “court news.” Where do you get the nerve to spread someone’s wrong-doing in the local paper for everyone to gawk at. In my opinion, they should change the article from “court news” to a two-horse town, look […]
It makes you want to go back to school, NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton mused as he wandered through the classrooms at the new Confederation College site, which celebrated its grand opening last Thursday afternoon. That was the consensus of most people who toured the impressive facility, including […]
As predicted by the Ministry of Natural Resources earlier this year, hunters in Northwestern Ontario are finding moose and partridge to be plentiful so far this season. Several hunting parties already have bagged a moose just over two weeks into the season, and others are getting their daily limit of […]
With a new mixed league in place this year and an enticing offer to attract new members, the number of participants in Saturday’s novice curling clinic tripled from last year. Some 30 curlers took part in this year’s one-day clinic, which taught beginning curlers the basics, such as the delivery, […]
As the Muskie hockey team returned to the ice Monday afternoon, head coach Glen Edwards said he wanted to get his team’s lines ready–and systems in place–as soon as possible. The black-and-gold have just over two weeks before they see their first exhibition action at the Warroad Jamboree on Nov. […]
The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association decided at Monday night’s board meeting to drop one team in both its Atom and PeeWee house leagues in order to have a larger number of players on each team. The PeeWee league will be pared down from five to four teams immediately while […]
Heading into his first appearance at a world armwrestling championship, Allan Hartnell knew speed and experience would be the keys to victory. The 19-year-old Rainy River resident already had the speed and power to overtake the top armwrestlers in the world. The experience he gained along the way. “First it’s […]
In a season which saw the Muskie football team finish with an outstanding 4-1 exhibition record, what’s even more impressive is many of the team’s final stats. On both offence and defence, the black-and-gold were simply outstanding on both offence and defence–especially against their Manitoba counterparts. They were a perfect […]
The deadline to purchase “Gold Card” memberships at Kitchen Creek, which offer golfers a five-year membership at a reduced rate, has been extended until the club’s general fall meeting Nov. 22. The original deadline had been Oct. 7 but membership chairman Terry Martinson said the decision to extend it was […]
