Joey Payeur What originally was intended to be an annual affair now will be held every other year. Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame organizer Terry Ogden said Friday that there will be no induction ceremony next summer. Instead, new inductees will be added every second year, with the next […]
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Duane Hicks A backhoe tore into a rear wall of the Rainy Lake Hotel on Friday as JMX Contracting continues to make rapid progress demolishing the old building. Onlookers have noted how skillfully the heavy equipment has picked away at the structure since demolition began last week. The 200 block […]
Duane Hicks Renovations to Flint House, the new restaurant set to open at 232 Scott St., are moving ahead at full speed thanks to Esselink Construction. Owner Duane Cridland hinted the restaurant will feature furnishings and other pieces of local history that have been reclaimed, adding he’ll be open for […]
Atikokan High School student Blade Lemieux tried his hand at skinning a beaver during the Seven Generations Education Institute’s annual “Fall Harvest” preparations workshop last Wednesday at the Nanicost grounds here.
Joey Payeur Muskie defensive back Hunter Koles (22) had a good handle on the situation when it came to slowing down Kenora Broncos’ running back Lyndon Hensrud in the fourth quarter of Friday’s game here.
By Andrew Seligman The Associated Press CHICAGO For the Chicago Cubs and their ever-hopeful fans, this bash was a long time in the making. Kyle Schwarber, Anthony Rizzo and Javier Baez homered and the young Cubs clinched a post-season series at Wrigley Field for the first time ever, beating the […]
By Michele Kayal The Associated Press Disney princesses reimagined as hot dogs and drunken rants by name-brand chefs are de rigueur for quarterly food magazine Lucky Peach. But a new cookbook from the journal’s editors leaves most of that on the table, favouring instead a just-campy-enough approach to Asian home […]
By Leanne Italie THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The 28-year-old Londoner, who plays menacing, white-haired Daenerys Targaryen, aka Khaleesi, aka Mother of Dragons on “Game of Thrones,” is Esquire’s Sexiest Woman Alive. The magazine made the announcement early Tuesday, but GQ got there first, anointing Clarke Woman of the Year in September. […]
The Canadian PressDean Bennett EDMONTON—The CEO of a group that runs several venues, including the NHL arena where the Edmonton Oilers play, is defending his decision to fire all its parking lot cashiers amid allegations of rampant theft. Tim Reid, of non-profit Northlands, said Friday that some of the 38 […]
Joey Payeur Muskie defensive backs Hunter Koles (22) and Isaac Smith (21) tried to corral Kenora running back Lyndon Hensrud on this fourth-quarter jaunt during the Broncos’ 45-16 triumph in WHSFL action here Friday. Fort High fell to 2-2 on the season while Kenora improved to 4-1 to sit tied […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK—Playboy no longer will publish photos of nude women as part of a redesign of the decades-old magazine, according to a news report today. Executives for the magazine company told The New York Times that the change will take place in March. The paper reported the […]
The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO—A California prosecutor said yesterday he has filed murder charges that could lead to the death penalty for three young transients accused of gunning down a backpacker from Quebec and a yoga instructor walking his dog. The three arrived in California yesterday evening and were taken […]
