It took four people—and a fishing net—to bring one tired little piggy home last weekend after a night of scampering around town lost and confused. “Clementine,” a three-month-old Vietnamese pot belly pig, had the adventure of her life when she trotted away from her owner, Beth Paleczny, on Friday afternoon. […]
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With three new full-time paramedics set to start locally this fall, and a new paramedic program to be offered by Confederation College here next year, ambulance services are looking at a possible end to the staffing shortage that has plagued the district. One full-time paramedic is slated to begin working […]
Those attending “tour de Fort’s” first concert of its 2002-03 season had better be prepared for some side-splitting antics as Lorne Elliott takes the stage at the Townshend Theatre tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. “Hopefully, all passport-holders can make it out to the show and if they can’t come, maybe they […]
The home schedule for the Muskie ‘A’ football team may have reached a premature ending last Friday. Fort High athletic director Darren Johnson is feverishly working the phones this week to find enough officials to suit up for both the Muskie ‘B’ game Thursday against visiting Warroad as well as […]
Take away Derek Schelske and the Muskie ‘A’ football team would have scored a shutout. The Kenora Broncos running back ruined the annual Homecoming game for the black-and-gold by rushing for three touchdowns to lift his team to a 20-2 victory Friday afternoon in Winnipeg High School Football League action. […]
Art enthusiasts hoping to attend this year’s “Music in the Gallery” at the Fine Line Art Gallery here will have to act fast as only a limited number of tickets will go on sale Wednesday. Just 35 people will be lucky enough to snap up the $8 tickets to the […]
With their captain in dry-dock, the rest of the Borderland Thunder crew rallied together to keep their unbeaten streak afloat. Matt Alexander scored twice in the third period, including the game-winner, and Tyler Krozka added another pair to lift the Thunder to a 5-4 victory over the visiting Northwest Wisconsin […]
Fort Frances OPP would like to see a few more volunteers for its “Policing for Results” telephone survey it hopes to start conducting here next week. “Right now, we have about 10 people to do it. Ideally, I’d like to see 15 or more,” Fort Frances OPP Sgt. Steve Shouldice […]
The fifth-annual “Scott Street Scare” once again will give little ghosts and goblins a safe and easy way to get their goodies on Hallowe’en. As such, candy donations from local residents, businesses, and service clubs are now being accepted. “I think the businesses must have gotten their letters about it […]
The Kenora Broncos’ skills as gracious hosts need some work, but there’s not much wrong with their athletic efforts. The Muskie court teams certainly weren’t given a very warm welcome yesterday in Kenora, losing three of their four NorWOSSA clashes to the Broncos. The junior boys’ volleyball squad (2-2) salvaged […]
With the Times’ annual Great Chili Cook-off coming up tomorrow, everything is in place, including the lineup of judges willing to indulge—or perhaps in some cases brave—their taste buds. This winner of this year’s chili cook-off will be decided by Laurie Walsh, Marla Thomson, and Ala Dulas. “I’m a general […]
French and Ojibway story times, as well as transportation programs, are just some of the initiatives starting up at the Fort Frances Public Library this fall. French story time, which runs Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m., is brand new this year thanks to the Ontario Early Years Challenge Fund. “We’ve already […]
