Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The popular “Wheels to Meals” program at the Emo Legion will resume next Thursday (Jan. 10), beginning with carpet bowling at 10:45 a.m., followed by the meal and card playing. Regular sessions also are slated Jan. 17 and 24, with the first carpet bowling tournament of the new year planned […]
I was not in town last season as the Muskie boys’ hockey team knifed through every team en route to the gold medal at OFSAA ‘A/AA’ showdown in Burlington. So I had a lot to learn about this squad, which has gone through quite the metamorphosis this season. But one […]
One of my favourite tasks as editor is to thumb back through the past 51 issues to come up with the top 10 stories of the year. And what never ceases to amaze me, year in and year out, is the sheer volume of news that’s appeared in the pages […]
This has been the year of the big comeback. In pro sports, everyone welcomed the return of Mario Lemieux on ice and Michael “Air” Jordan back on the hardcourt. Their fans are still delirious as Canada waits to see Mario score another winning goal in the Olympics. Which all goes […]
I’d like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2002. Thanks, especially, to all who contributed to my Emo News column each week over the past year. A bouquet of pionsettias to each one of you. The winner of the E-Z tree at Emo Drugs was Robin […]
These may be the first-ever “unofficial” Fort Frances Times’ sports awards. History in the making? Dare I say the start of a lengthy, fruitful tradition? Maybe we shouldn’t overshoot. Nonetheless, I would be remiss if I didn’t offer my take on the two-thirds of 2001 that I’ve covered this district’s […]
I have to say I’m having trouble getting into that spirit of the season. The Christmas season, you ask? Certainly not. If there’s one thing I’ve learned during my eight months here, it’s the community’s ability to celebrate any occasion. If it’s not “Fun in the Sun,” then it’s a […]
Off Lake Covenant Church is having its annual Christmas supper and program this Friday (Dec. 21). The supper begins at 6 p.m., with the program to follow at 7:30. The Christmas Eve service at Off Lake Covenant will be held at 7 p.m. next Monday (Dec. 24) with lessons and […]
If you can start your Christmas memories at a concert in a one-room school packed with parents, they are still a thrill! Especially if you can recall being introduced because you are the new kid in school. Good, old Robert Moore School is far away as you look around wildly […]
After the most memorable Christmas our town ever knew, they left us for six years to help win the war—first by slaying the forests of Scotland and then plunging into European combat. Later, they would introduce us to their bonny war brides, mostly from Edinburgh, and it’s been a different, […]
For all those district kids who headed off to college or university for the first time this fall, the old song, “I’ll be home for Christmas,” suddenly has new meaning. Why, it may even bring a tear to the ’ol eye—even though they’d never admit it. Yes, the excitement and […]
It recently was brought to my attention that the Canadian Mint will issue a gold coin worth $200 in honour of the Winnipeg Falcons—the team that won the first-ever Olympic ice hockey gold medal in 1920. The coin could be a real collectible for the sports lover in your family. […]
