She may not have walked away a finalist but Annissa Johnson still had fun and learned a lot at the Miss Hawaiian Tropic national competition in Laval, Que. on Sunday. The competition was stiff as Johnson, who won the regional contest here last month, had to vie against 130 contestants, […]
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Masonry work at the “multi-use” site here may have stopped but the superintendent of plant operations for the local public school board is saying the strike will have little impact on the project–for now. Masons walked off the site last Thursday, joining their counterparts across the province who also went […]
Numbers were lower than organizers had hoped for the Mark Collie and “Lonestar” concerts held last weekend in conjunction with the Emo fall fair but entertainment committee members still want to stage another concert next year. Ed Gellately, who sits on the entertainment committee of the Rainy River Valley Agricultural […]
Although the Fort Frances Times has had a web site for about a year now, it recently was upgraded to provide all the information anyone could need. The web site–found at www.fftimes.com–features all the top stories of the week, from hard news and sports to a community profile or feature. […]
Fort Frances is backing a proposal to widen Highway 53 to four lanes between International Falls and Virginia, Mn. in an effort to make the border crossing here one of the best in Canada. A group, spearheaded by Bob Anderson of Boise Cascade, was slated to meet this morning to […]
Dolly Teeple became the latest in the line of Emo fall fair royalty when the presitgious crown was placed on her head by outgoing queen Tammi Mann in front of the grandstand Saturday. Teeple, 16, was flanked by First Princess Laurel McQuaker, 15, and Second Princess Sheri Galusha, also 15. […]
It may have been a smaller crowd than organizers wanted but “Lonestar” managed to whip them into a frenzy during their concert Friday night at the Emo fall fair. The renowned country quartet opened with “Crazy Nights,” the title track of their latest album, then belted out two more songs […]
Heading into Sunday’s championship final against the previously unbeaten Causeway team, the make-shift squad of MEC/Merchants knew they would have to play well defensively to pull off the upset and shutdown Causeway’s high-powered offensive. In fact, while Causeway breezed through the round-robin trouncing the Dryden Selects 4-0 in their opening […]
Although Gareth Payne will be back looking to win his fourth-straight Kitchen Creek Classic title, club pro Gord Workum felt this year’s field is a talented one that could see a new champion. With several low handicap players making the trip here from areas such as Kenora and Thunder Bay, […]
For the second consecutive year, Tagg’s met the Dryden Heat in the final of the men’s “Borderland Ball Blast” soccer tournament. And for the second year in a row, Tagg’s was crowned tournament champs. Tagg’s dominated the Dryden squad from the opening whistle, controlling the ball throughout the first half […]
Dear editor: I am 88 years old and my wife is 81. I have looked after my wife, who has severe Alzheimer’s disease, at home for the last nine years with the help of Home Care and occasional respite care in hospital. Two weeks ago my wife and I went […]
It’s an age-old tradition passed through the generations, with youngsters from years gone by taught how to quilt together scraps of fabric to create a work of art that would keep them warm on those cold winter nights. Some are fortunate enough to have a quilt hand-stitched by a grandmother […]
