Defensive troubles cost the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team a 3-1 loss in their best-of-five showdown against the host Kenora Broncos yesterday. After losing the first game 25-19, the Muskies rebounded to win the next one by that same score. But they couldn’t nail down another win the rest of […]
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Despite a committee recommendation to go with a cheaper arena seat, town council has opted for what Community Services manger George Bell called a much better model. The original seat up for approval at Monday night’s council meeting was the Ducharme 500, a floor-mounted model that came with a $22,940 […]
As the Year 2000 draws ever closer, Fort Frances looks to be in good shape for being “Y2K” compliant, Darryl Allan told town council during its regular meeting Monday night. Allan, who sits on the ‘Y2K’ Community Preparedness Committee, said a large-scale test of electrical power systems conducted Sept. 8-9 […]
More than a dozen participants of a field naturalist group that first took shape here last spring plan to formalize a club at a public meeting slated Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. at the Northwestern Health Unit. The group hopes to develop a draft terms of reference, elect directors, and […]
“No matter what kids are doing now, if they start playing chess, they will get better at what they do.” That’s what John Rutherford, co-ordinator of the COREL Northwestern Ontario Schools Chess Championships, believes. And if he’s right, then 18 youngsters who participated in a regional chess tournament here yesterday […]
They are people who have given the gift of life–over and over and over again. Local residents Paul Fraser, Darcy Oliver, Pat Pacarenuk, Ken Robertson, and Elsie Ward were honoured at the Canadian Blood Services donor clinic last Thursday night at Fort High for giving blood 35 times or more. […]
It was a chance to be heard by the federal and provincial governments, Fort Frances delegate Deb Ward said of the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce annual meeting in Atikokan last week. “We don’t like it when they make a decision on our livelihood without input,” Ward said Monday, […]
Chili–some like it hot and some do not. But just about everybody will find a batch that tickles their taste buds at the fourth-annual Great Chili Cook-off. Slated for Friday, Oct. 8 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. under the tent in the parking lot at the Fort Frances Times, […]
The government has to stop using “cookie cutter solutions” to solve Ontario’s health care problems, according to a resolution endorsed by the Northern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce at its annual meeting last week in Atikokan. Deb Ward, who represented the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce at the meeting, said […]
Extra shelter has been rounded up for the fifth-annual Rainy River Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival, which goes this Saturday at Hannam Park in Rainy River. Dr. Ewan Affleck, who started the event in 1995, said the same tent used last weekend for the walleye tournament will be set up for […]
Courtney Calder, Joe Sletmoen, Simone LeBlanc, and Jen Sletmoen intend to hit the books to prepare themselves for the provincial 4-H “Go for the Gold” showdown Nov. 6 at the Royal Agriculture Winter Fair in Toronto. The foursome clinched a berth Saturday during the regional competition at Donald Young School, […]
The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team will be looking at a bit of the old and some of the new to lead them to victory this season. Clearly, the squad will be looking for another good season from veteran players like Laureen Cousineau, Christine Noonan, Siobhan Devlin, and Sarah Vanderplaats. […]
