In my final season as a baseball writer, my newspaper — the Montreal Star — was on strike. I was also freelancing for Montreal radio station CJAD, writing scripts for Expos Manager Dick Williams to read after every game, followed by an on-air conversation the next morning. The strike that […]
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The final Sunset Country bass tournament of the season took place Saturday on Lake of the Woods with the tenth annual Frank McClymont Memorial tournament. This is a one day tournament that has become very popular in recent years. Part of the reason for the popularity is because tournament organizer […]
As the growing season comes to an end there are still many gardening tasks to carry out before the snow flies. Due to the unpredictable summer conditions we have faced, our lawns have taken a beating this past season, so a little fall preparation will get them up to snuff […]
Fort High Cross Country Team travelled to Dryden on October 6 to compete in the annual Turkey Trot Races. The event featured over 500 athletes. Runners from Fort Frances, Dryden, Kenora, Ignace and Sioux Lookout came to run the annual 5k matchup. Fort Frances Athletes dominated the podium in every […]
Friday in Winnipeg, the Fort Frances Muskies won their second game in a row with a convincing 66 – 12 win over the St. John’s Tigers. The Black and Gold defense shut down St. John’s and consistently gave the Muskie offense the ball on the St. John’s side of the […]
I am writing this column from Calgary. We are with our two grand daughters, aged three and one, who are celebrating birthdays this week. We began our travels on Thursday in the darkness of the early morning unable to see how the crop harvest was proceeding in the western end […]
The second annual National Truth and Reconciliation Day has passed – September 30th. It was a single day, though every day qualifies, to honour lost children and survivors of residential schools. Events and gatherings were organized in many locales. The simplest way to honour, to share, to show support was […]
Born to Little Bear and Cassandra, nee Cochrane, of Manitou Rapids First Nation, Ontario, a girl, Waaskone‛aate Wildrose, weighing 7 lbs 8 oz on September 27, 2022 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
