While families in Fort Frances and the surrounding area wait for the suspension on admissions at Rainycrest Home for the Aged here to be lifted, almost half of the beds at La Verendrye General Hospital are occupied by patients waiting for placement in a long-term care facility. Twenty-six of the […]
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Though it is probably unwelcome to most residents, fall has arrived. And with it come cooler, shorter days with longer, even colder, nights. Now that you can’t spend the evening in the yard (either with a cold one in hand or a garden trowel), you’re probably looking for something else […]
The building is up, the equipment is in, and by now the cabinets and counters are coming off the line. Gingrich Woodcraft, formerly located in Mine Centre, has now opened its doors on Highway 11/71 just east of Devlin. Beginning this week there, customers can buy prefabricated kitchen cabinets and […]
Wrapping up his 10th long-distance trek in the name of Terry Fox, local resident Ed Katona returned home Sunday morning from his 600-mile journey to Minneapolis and back. “We had a good ride,” said Katona, who made the trip with fellow cycling enthusiast Arnie Johnsrud, a former Stratton resident. “The […]
They come from as far away as Australia and New Zealand, and they only stay for a few months, but there’s something about Rainy River District that keeps them coming back. No, these aren’t tourists. They’re exchange students and whatever is causing so many young people to leave the area […]
With the deadline for filing nomination papers for the November municipal election coming up Friday, district candidates are lining up quickly. In Chapple, all the incumbents are seeking re-election, including Bill Clink as reeve. Couns. Mark Hyatt (Ward 1), Rilla Race (Ward 2), Peter Van Heyst (Ward 3), and Rick […]
Erin Rencher recently made her chocolate dreams come true. Rencher has been making homemade chocolates for more than 20 years. It all began when, as a 12-year-old, she saw an ad in the paper for a free chocolate-making demonstration—and she hasn’t looked back. Last week, Rencher opened her own business—Erin’s […]
The brassiere can be a woman’s best friend—and her worst enemy. It can lift, enhance, and flatter, or it can pinch, slip, and sag. Some women’s magazines say anywhere from 65-80 percent of women wear the wrong size bra. It’s no wonder. Even if you manage to take your measurements […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board held its first meeting of the 2003-04 school year in Stratton last weekend and had to deal with the loss of one of their own in the process. “The trustee is Bev Kondra from Sioux Lookout,” said Education Director John Madigan. He explained Kondra […]
Things are going to get spicy in town when the Fort Frances Times holds its eighth-annual Great Chili Cook-off this Friday (Sept. 26). The event will bring together 13 teams of chefs—many coming out for the first time—vying for the Best Chili and People’s Choice awards. “We just loved it […]
After spending a week competing in the local Canadian Diabetes Association’s “Celebrity Challenge,” 10 local men and women got a good dose of what it’s like to live as a diabetic. And all the participants will get a chance to talk about their experiences—as well as find out who this […]
The local Business Women’s Network has decided to postpone indefinitely a trade show planned next month which aimed to give women in business a chance to promote their talents, products, and services this fall. Bev Sisco, chairperson of the “Women’s Expo” committee, said last week that the numbers just weren’t […]
