Duane Hicks Tickets still are available for the upcoming dinner and vintage fashion show fundraiser that will be vital to the future of the new Fort Frances Women’s Centre. Tickets for the event, slated for Friday, April 13 at La Place Rendez-Vous, cost $50 each, which are available at “Melinda’s […]
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Duane Hicks Break out your blue shirt. The International Falls Autism Support Group is hosting its annual National Autism Awareness Day Walk this Saturday, April 7–and is urging parents and children from both sides of the border to take part. The walk begins at noon behind Ronning’s in International Falls, […]
Press Release WordPow! Workshop, in partnership with the Backus Community Center in International Falls, will hold writing workshops April 10, 12, and 17 from 1-3:30 p.m. in Room 103. Registration of $45 (U.S.) is due by April 6, with the class limit being 10. Over many years that Kate Miller […]
By Lori Hinnant The Associated Press PARIS — France has flagged more than 78,000 people as security threats in a database intended to let European police share information on the continent’s most dangerous residents more than all other European countries put together ‚Äî according to an analysis by The Associated […]
By Jonathan Elfalan The Associated Press Automakers have come a long way from safety features such as seat belts and air bags that are meant to prevent injuries in a crash. Today, manufacturers are adding advanced driver aids that can fend off an accident in the first place. And there’s […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press A great pasta salad is a beautiful thing. It anchors a picnic, potluck or buffet with aplomb. It’s portable, flexible, and easily and often vegetarian. One of the first things I made for my then-boyfriend’s (now husband’s) parents was a pasta salad, and for […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Many eggplant recipes start with slicing or dicing and sauteing in oil. But this approach can add a lot of unnecessary fat to your dish, as porous eggplant flesh absorbs oil like a sponge as it cooks, leading most of us to add more […]
The Associated Press MONTREAL — The bankrupt railway at the centre of a 2013 train derailment that killed 47 people in the Canadian province of Quebec will not have to stand trial for criminal negligence, provincial officials said Tuesday. There was little chance of convicting the Montreal Maine and Atlantic […]
Press Release The International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Foundation will launch dragon boat teams from both sides of the border to race on the Rainy River for its seventh-annual International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, June 30. The event also will feature the return of the International Tug-of-War, […]
Staff The Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League held its inaugural “mediocre” and “all-star” games last Tuesday night at the Fort High gym–and both featured plenty of action. The goal was to give as many players a chance to showcase their skills, be they of the mediocre variety or all-star calibre. […]
Staff The Couchiching Leafs cruised to a 9-1 win over the Red Lake Crimson Storm in the Bantam division final at the fifth-annual Chuck McPherson Youth Tournament held Sunday afternoon at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena). The game was marred by poor sportsmanship and violence, with fights breaking out late in […]
Jamie Mountain The track-and-field season is right around the corner and the Muskies are well underway in their preparation for it. Coach John Dutton said everything is going well with his squad so far, noting they’ve been practising since mid-January. “So for about two months we have been focusing on […]
