“Rosie the Riveter” is gone. She died earlier this year at age 77 in Clarksville, Ind. I am both saddened and surprised. Saddened because Rosie stood for so much. And surprised because I didn’t know there was a real Rosie. To begin with, Rose Will Monroe was just a riveter […]
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The Snowy, or Arctic Owl, is not a native of our part of Northern Ontario but is a fairly regular visitor, about every four years or so. This is a big bird, as large as the Horned Owl, with a wingspan of five feet or more. The male bird, smaller […]
Muskie goalie Adrian Indian, in just his first full season playing hockey at the high school level, will be featured as the player of the month for January on the Internet’s Native Player web site. For Indian, an Ojibway who has played his entire minor hockey career here in Fort […]
The Border Figure Skating Club will host an exhibition Sunday at Memorial Arena to help prepare its skaters for the 25th-annual Sunset Country Regional competition slated here Jan. 16-18. “What [the exhibition] does is allow our skaters a chance to perform their solos in front of an audience and get […]
Even with the Christmas holidays, Emo minor hockey action did not slack off, playing opponents on a regular nightly basis. The Selects split their games, first coming out on the short end of a 7-0 score against Rainy River. Mitch Gouliquer led the way with two goals while Caleb Shoemaker, […]
Bob Tkachuk capped off a perfect day on the court here Friday, defeating Dave McPherson 3-1 in the ‘A’ side final of the annual Boxing Day men’s squash tournament. Tkachuk and McPherson both cruised through the 14-player field with identical 3-0 records before facing each other in the final. It […]
Dear sir: As a follow-up to my letter in last week’s Times, here are several points I’d like to make with regards to the meeting of the arena user groups held earlier this month: oIt was likened to a game of charades. Nothing could be changed to accommodate the users […]
Dear sir: The second-annual ice fishing derby is scheduled to take place in March. It was advertised as promoting business in the community of Fort Frances but there are businesses that have not been paid for last year’s services. It is difficult to support an event that has not paid […]
Unless Mother Nature decides to dump a pile of cold weather and snow on us, town residents shouldn’t have to worry too much about their water pipes freezing up this winter. That’s a prediction Bruce Spottiswood, superintendent of town facilities (Works), suggested yesterday, noting that the unseasonably mild weather of […]
Local roads boards are on their way out the door as the province shifts gears on the way unincorporated areas can access funding for roads. But that’s news to local roads boards in this area. Once the Northern Services Improvement Act is passed, which will include amendments to the Local […]
Skates and Blades owner Gord McQuarrie may take his quest to stop a pro shop from being put in the new arena facility to town council. McQuarrie, who made a presentation to the arena committee, was surprised to hear the pro shop was referred to council because he’d heard “through […]
For Wayne McAndrew, working as the director of education and secretary for the new Rainy River District School Board isn’t a “far north” job. A truly northern job would be working in Kashetchwan near James Bay, where he held one of his first teaching jobs in 1978. “I’ve always been […]
