Tonight will see increasing cloudiness with a chance of flurries and a low of minus-25 C (13 below zero F). Tomorrow will be mainly cloudy with a chance of flurries and increasing cloudiness overnight with a high of minus-14 (seven) and a low of minus-18 (zero). Friday will be cloudy […]
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Sam Odrowski
The decision whether or not to relocate the senior centre is still being considered by its board.At yesterday’s board meeting, the Fort Frances Senior Centre board established an ad hoc building committee that will begin meeting in January. The committee will meet with various administration staff to collect information and […]
Sam Odrowski
Fort High students filled up the cafeteria on Thursday morning to show their classmates and teachers the work they’ve been doing at their co-op placements. Each semester the school hosts a “Co-op Display Day” and around 50 students showcased their experiences from this semester. “The benefit of taking a co-op […]
Ken Kellar It might have been a chilly night for a parade, but these bundled up little troopers made the most of it, tossing out candy for all to enjoy. The “Christmas Spirit Award” went to Northern Lights School of Skating, with honourable mentions going out to CN Police, Fort […]
By Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent
Devlin correspondent
The annual “Stuff-a-Cruiser” was held Saturday at Cloverleaf Groceries in Emo, as well as at locations in Rainy River and Fort Frances. The event ran from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. And what a success it was! The “Cruiser” fundraiser, along with donations given at the “Holly Daze” parade, resulted […]
Well, silly me is still working on putting up my outdoor lights. It looks like I might have some cold fingers this week. I haven’t even started anything inside my house, other than a project that my boyfriend/partner and Marlee tackled on Sunday. I do have a deadline of Saturday […]
Jamie Mountain Junior Muskie Brennan Jourdain protected the ball and looked for an option to pass to while he was guarded by senior Muskie Brett Schram during a boys’ basketball scrimmage last Thursday afternoon at Fort High. Both Muskie basketball teams were slated to kick off the NorWOSSA regular season […]
Jamie Mountain Dylan Kosik, left, Dean Bucholz, Ethan Carlson-Jourdain, and Reece Hopfner all took to the ice as the Fort Frances Lakers got ready to battle the Dryden GM Ice Dogs on Friday night here. The Lakers prevailed by a 5-4 count to see their record get back to .500 […]
Staff It was a tough start to the year for the Rainy River Owls’ winter court sports teams. Three of the four squads suffered losses to the visiting St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) in their NorWOSSA ‘A’ home-openers on Monday at RRHS. In boy’s basketball action, the seniors were routed […]
Ken Kellar Diane Maxey, left, led the Christmas Choraliers through their first show of the season at Rainycrest on Saturday afternoon. The choir’s second performance took place at Zion Lutheran Church in International Falls on Sunday, and one final performance will take place this Sunday at 3 p.m. at the […]
Times change, people change. I will be leaving the Fort Frances Times this month to pursue employment elsewhere. It’s time to do something new. I first started working at the Time in June 1998 and at that time, had no idea I would end up being employed here more than […]
Jamie Mountain Brooke Marchuk, left, and Cierra Ogden were working on perfecting their bumping skills early into a Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team practice last Thursday afternoon at Fort High. The two-time defending NorWOSSA champion Muskies kicked off their road to a potential title defence yesterday with the NorWOSSA regular-season […]
