FORT FRANCES—As part of the NDP’s “Stand Up for Northern Ontario” campaign, Sault Ste. Marie MP Tony Martin dropped by Fort Frances last Wednesday to gather input on his private member’s bill which aims to boost FedNor’s powers. “I’ve tabled a private member’s bill [Bill C-451] last year in the […]
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The meatball and perogy benefit dinner for local couple David and Jennifer Marr and their infant son, Benjamin, is set to go this Friday at the Fort Frances High School cafeteria. It will run from 4:30 p.m. until at least 7 p.m. As previously reported in the Times, Benjamin was […]
FORT FRANCES—Parents, staff, and members of the public asked questions and voiced concerns last Wednesday night at Robert Moore School during an information session regarding construction of a new school there. But since the Rainy River District School Board still is in the early stages of planning a rebuild on […]
The Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association held its annual general meeting last Wednesday night at Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton, but did not hold elections as usual. Current RRCA president Ken McKinnon informed the membership that due to an outstanding legal matter, he asked local ag rep Gary […]
While there were no flashing lights or wailing sirens, listening to guest speaker Tom Hamilton at the annual meeting of the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association last Wednesday, one would have thought they were witness to a crime scene. Using a humorous approach to a usually mundane topic, Hamilton, a beef […]
The only bad thing about the upcoming exam break for the Muskie boys’ hockey team will be the tests themselves. The squad went into the week-and-a-half layoff with a 5-1 exhibition win over the host Eveleth Golden Bears on Saturday afternoon. “All in all, the boys got a win under […]
The fact that Bryan Bonot’s rink hadn’t ever played together before last weekend didn’t seem to matter much as the Stratton foursome topped all comers, winning the annual “Icebox of the Nation” here. “We played some real good games and some a little shaky, but we were able to make […]
Their plates full of delectable food, Dick and Wanda Botsford got ready to treat their taste buds during the local Alzheimer Society’s “Chefs’ Charitable Dinner and Auction” Sunday night at the Adventure Inn here. Some 73 people came out for the third-annual event, which featured a variety of food prepared […]
Josie Patrick, left, and Debbie Bazylewski, with the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau, looked over details of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind’s annual crocus campaign. The volunteer bureau will be selling crocus bulbs Feb. 4-9 at the Sister Kennedy Centre, Wal-Mart, and the old CN station. People also can […]
Juno Award-winning singer Connie Kaldor commanded the stage last Thursday night at the Townshend Theatre during the first “tour de Fort” concert of 2008. Embracing elements of gospel, rock, country and western, folk, bluegrass, and adult contemporary, Kaldor not only entertained the crowd with her original songs, but her insightful […]
Eighth-grader David Martin focused on his brushwork yesterday at the Fort Frances Museum. SCAP students in Grades 6-8 took a tour of the exhibition of the works of local artist Millie Eide Gladu and, inspired by her artwork, tried their hands at painting with watercolours. The museum will be holding […]
Kenora Thistles’ goalie Brandon Beaulieu was all over Fort Frances KC Knights’ forward Jordan Larson during the first period of the PeeWee ‘AA’ tournament final here Sunday. Beaulieu couldn’t hold off Larson for long, though, as he scored three goals and added a pair of assists to help the Knights […]
