Caroline Spencer is neither young nor old, but to classify her as part of Generation ‘X’ would be false. So when Spencer, who is the head coach of the Muskie girls’ soccer team, described their brief four-week season as “Fast and Furious,” without realizing her analogy goes towards the action-packed […]
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It seems the Borderland Thunder are playing the waiting game. There was talk at the end of their season that the team would be taking Hockey Northwestern Ontario to court to try and get approval to jump ship from the Superior International Junior Hockey League to the Manitoba Junior Hockey […]
Having her name forever encapsulated in a program’s history brings modest laughter from Christin Thomson. The Fort Frances native helped lead the St. John’s University Red Storm women’s golf team to its first Big East title at the Warren Golf Course in South Bend, Ind. (home of host Notre Dame) […]
Of the many traditions associated with Ukrainian Easter (which is being celebrated this Sunday), the elaborately decorated eggs—also called “pysanky”—are likely the most easily recognized by those outside the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. An ancient tradition, it is one still carried on by many today, including some talented local artists like […]
With plans to see work on the proposed skate park begin here next month, the Kiwanis skate park committee is looking to intensify its fundraising for the project. As first reported in yesterday’s Daily Bulletin, organizers have scaled down the skate park plans from more than 14,000 sq. ft to […]
Preparations for the “chem-free” graduation party for this year’s Fort Frances High School graduates are coming along nicely, said teacher Brian Gustafson, who sits on the grad committee. Various parents’ committees are working hard on putting everything together, including food and drinks, events and entertainment, decorations, and sponsorship. The arena […]
The summons are out and about 50 local residents will be appearing before the judge this Friday and Saturday when Fort Frances Crime Stoppers holds its second-annual “Bail or Jail” at the Memorial Sports Centre. “We’re definitely ready to jail some ‘bad’ people,” said Fort Frances OPP Cst. Caroline Spencer, […]
Whether it’s taking a peek at new products, getting information from non-profit groups, trying free samples, or hoping to get a hole-in-one, there should be plenty to do at the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s home and leisure show this Friday and Saturday at the Memorial Sports Centre. “It should […]
Ever since the first cow in North America to be infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was discovered in Alberta in May, 2003, people have been waiting for more cases to show up. In the two years since then, only three more positive tests have come in—two in Canada and […]
Ask any farmer and the chances are he/she will tell you things just aren’t the way they used to be. And according to the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, they never will be again. That was the gist of the message OFA president Ron Bonnett delivered to the Rainy River Federation […]
The local Kiwanis Club once again is looking to raise money to help district children with its 27th-annual TV auction next Saturday (April 30) on Channel 10. “I’m hoping we do as well as we did last year,” said Shanda Begin, who is co-organizing the event with Angie Korzinski. “This […]
The first cattle sale of the year at Stratton on Saturday yielded good results considering the U.S. border is still closed to live Canadian cattle. “I felt the community was here and, in general, all were fairly pleased,” Russell Richards, manager of the Stratton sales barn, said Monday. Some 1,310 […]
