The town’s recreation advisory committee is asking council for financial support—in the form of a prize—to encourage local residents to fill out a programs and facilities questionnaire survey. As directed by council, the rec committee has developed a questionnaire survey to go out to every household in the community. A […]
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The Muskie varsity football team wasn’t able to pull out a victory in their season-opener Friday against the Churchill Bulldogs in Winnipeg. The Bulldogs—one of the better teams in the Winnipeg High School Football League’s ‘AA’ conference—blanked the black-and-gold 30-0 in a game the Muskies knew would be a tough […]
Although their regular season opened today, training camp is still in session for the Muskie varsity (‘A’) team, at least according to rookie offensive co-ordinator Shane Beckett. After winning for the first time in two seasons in an exhibition game here last Thursday against the Sturgeon Creek Schooners (18-0), the […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce once again will be presenting deserving businesses and individuals with special awards next month. Its ninth-annual business awards banquet, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 23 at La Place Rendez-Vous, will recognize the achievement of local businesses and the contributions they make to the economic growth […]
As the leaves change colour and summer turns to fall, now is the time of year when the Ministry of Natural Resources is showing a renewed concern over the possibility of human-caused fires in the bush. Recreational campfires often are left unattended and become forest fires when campers and hunters […]
The Township of Alberton has a big decision to make next week that will have consequences far beyond the term of the current council. Cory Jewell, chief of Alberton’s volunteer fire department, made a detailed pitch for a replacement for the township’s aging fire truck at Wednesday night’s council meeting. […]
About 30 organizations and individuals looking to get a share of the $50,000 the town has been allotted by the Moffat Family Fund filed their applications by Tuesday afternoon’s deadline. “We got a ton of applications with requests well exceeding the amount the Moffat family gave us this year,” said […]
What is self-abuse? When people act in such a way as to cause injury to themselves, those actions are called self-abuse. These actions also can be labelled self-injury, self-inflicted injury, self-harm, self-destructive behaviour, and self-defeating behaviour. People who are self-abusive may injure themselves directly, or indirectly by “setting someone up” […]
With the ninth-annual Fort Frances Times’ Great Chili Cook-off tentatively scheduled for Friday, Sept. 17, organizers have lined up the 12 teams they were looking for. This year’s chefs for the fundraiser include: •Susan Bodnarchuk (Holmlund Financial); •Barb Stainke—“Jack Pot Chili” (Bonnie Blue); •Darryl Allan (Town of Fort Frances); •Kai […]
Stephen Ogden (Toronto) and Jim and Cindy Thompson (Atikokan) won the $100 up for grabs Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, respectively, in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for the week of Aug. 29-Sept. 4 were Kelly McMahon (Atikokan), Ken Wright (Atikokan), Lawrence […]
Tom Bruyere will be walking his fifth 20-mile “Walk for Dialysis” this Friday (Sept. 10). He already has collected almost $5,000 in pledges himself, and hopes to increase the total with the help of the others who will be walking along with him. “The support from the community is outstanding,” […]
The Friends of the Fort Frances Public Library will hold its first meeting of the season next Thursday, Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. downstairs in the library. New volunteers are welcome to attend and needed to get involved in helping our library be the best it can be. The group […]
