Staff The Associates of Ste. Marguerite d’Youville once again are looking to help make sure no one goes cold this winter. The group will hold its annual coat drive next week. The public is encouraged to drop off clean, used winter coats in good condition for men, women, and children […]
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Staff The Muskie court teams earned a split of their four matches against the host Dryden Eagles in NorWOSSA action yesterday. In senior girls’ basketball, Fort High (5-1) moved into sole possession of first place with a 39-27 victory over Dryden (4-2). Abby Sanders had a game-high 12 points and […]
Staff The English River Miners were akin to the free space on the Fort Frances Lakers’ Bingo card the past two seasons. But Tuesday night, the Miners reached into the ball bin and pulled one out under the ‘N’—as in “no longer.” English River unleashed 20 shots in a three-goal […]
Staff In an effort to reach more women in Fort Frances and surrounding area who require Pap tests, many local family doctors once again are striving to make them more accessible. “Since October is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, we have set time aside in our schedules to allow for many […]
The Associated Press PARIS — Iraq’s prime minister vowed Thursday to protect civilians displaced by the battle to oust Islamic State extremists from Mosul, as world diplomats met to make a long-term stabilization plan for the city. French President Francois Hollande urged the international community not to abandon Mosul once […]
By Nancy Benac The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Sometimes, the answer to a debate question seems obvious. Donald Trump, will you absolutely accept the results of this presidential election? He dodged. Twice. “I will look at it at the time,” Trump bobbed. Moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News pressed the […]
By David Bauder THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Fox News’ Chris Wallace worked hard to keep the final presidential debate substantive with tough questions to Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, but it was the simplest of queries that extracted the biggest headline. Noting Trump’s claims Wednesday night that the […]
By Gene Johnson The Associated Press SEATTLE — If your heart is going to stop, right outside a hospital is not a bad place for it. And if 41 people within a 330-yard radius have a cellphone app alerting them to your distress, so much the better. That’s what happened […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press We all have our favourite winter dishes and mine is stuffing ‚Äî or dressing, technically, since I don’t stuff it in a turkey. The classic flavours lull me into feeling like I’m in white-capped mountains, even when I live in sunny San Diego and […]
Last week in Times, we ran a story about a labour shortage across Rainy River District. Then in Monday’s Daily Bulletin, we reprinted an article from 1936 about employment in the bush of the district. More than 800 men had appeared to work in the logging camps. Between 1936 and […]
Thanksgiving has passed. I ate enough turkey and stuffing and fixings to sink the ship a few times. The pumpkin pie was exceptional, if I’m allowed to say so; the pumpkin grown in my own garden, which somehow makes it more noteworthy, almost noble. If Rod Stewart is knight-worthy so […]
Though it was a damp morning here in Rainy River District on Monday, we sure cannot complain about the temperatures! It seems odd not to be dressing up in full outdoor gear. I even had to cut my grass again over the weekend—amazing! And my flowers are still blooming. I […]
