By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak had a front row seat as the personal computer began to reshape society. So it made perfect sense to him to bring a convention meshing technology with pop culture to Silicon Valley. The convergence will occur March 18-20 […]
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By Keith Ridler The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho Thousands of snowballs rolled in a flat central Idaho field look like the work of hundreds of ambitious kids ‚Äî except there are no human tracks. A rare weather event caused the spontaneous snowballs at the Nature Conservancy’s Silver Creek Preserve and […]
By Rob Harris The Associated Press LONDON Food and beverage giant Nestle told the IAAF on Wednesday that it terminated its sponsorship of athletics’ governing body over fears the doping scandal could damage the company’s image. The announcement came while Adidas remains in talks with the IAAF about its handling […]
Joey Payeur Hanna LeDrew let it be known that anyone wanting to mess with one of her teammates is inviting trouble from everyone dressed in black-and-gold. The rookie forward made a mark on the scoresheet while she and the rest of the Muskie girls’ hockey team conquered a physical foe […]
Joey Payeur Anyone who thinks they had a busier week than the Muskie boys’ hockey team either sells winter clothes for a living or simply is kidding themselves. The Muskies played their sixth game in eight days last night when they hosted the Dryden Eagles in their regular-season home finale […]
Duane Hicks The roles of community libraries are changing but the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre is ready for the future. Library board chair Andrew Hallikas and vice-chair Robert Schulz unveiled to town council Monday night the library’s 2015-18 strategic plan—a document which outlines how the library has grown […]
Duane Hicks The town has put off plans for a dog park at this time, but a group of concerned residents wants council to reconsider that decision. Council approved a report from town bylaw enforcement officer Arlene Byrnes, to the town’s Planning & Development executive committee at its meeting Jan. […]
Staff Fort Frances High School will have a group of new students this fall. Grade 7-8 students from J.W. Walker will be moved there effective Aug. 29 to address the over-capacity issue at their school. The Rainy River District School Board approved the recommendation put forth by the finance committee […]
Duane Hicks Town council will reduce its financial support of the Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival this year. The group had requested council consider increasing its financial support of the dragon boat races from $1,000 to $1,500 in the 2016 town budget. But during its budget meeting Monday afternoon, council […]
Heather Latter After making their presence known at last month’s Rainy River District School Board meeting, and then picketing outside the board office last week, the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (District 5B) is no closer to reaching a local deal with the board. While specific issues being negotiated can’t […]
Joey Payeur It was a curious time for a time-out, but it was all part of the long-range plan. With the Fort Frances Lakers well on their way to a 4-0 victory over the English River Miners here Saturday, head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan suddenly called for an […]
By Lois Abraham THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO The craft beer craze isn’t going away anytime soon, according to a survey of nearly 500 Canadian chefs. For the second year in a row, craft and micro brews have taken the top spot on the Canadian Chef Survey of the 10 hottest […]
