Local golfer Greg Ward was one-under par through 36 holes to stay within striking distance of the lead heading into the final two rounds of the 80th-annual Clarica Manitoba Amateur Championship. After opening with a one-under 71 on Tuesday, Ward shot an even-par 72 yesterday for a 143 total and […]
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A $550,000 expansion at Rainycrest Home for the Aged here will allow less cognizant residents to be separated from others there. Construction currently is underway for a second dining room, which will enable staff to keep the two groups separated within the home. “It’s basically for those patients who are […]
Emergency sirens wailed briefly in Fort Frances on Wednesday night after Environment Canada issued a tornado warning for Rainy River District around 10 p.m. The sirens were sounded to warn residents to prepare for the possibility of a tornado hitting. “We had a tornado warning, which is one up from […]
The fluid, hypnotic movements of Tai Chi make it look easy. But an hour of practising this ancient Chinese martial art is surprisingly strenuous, in a good way, of course. This is what the close to 20 seniors enrolled in an afternoon Tai Chi class here are learning as they’re […]
The new recycling truck added to the Northwestern Ontario Recycling Association’s fleet for Fort Frances back in May is out of commission after catching fire Saturday. “The truck was going very well until Saturday, when it started on fire,” noted Cindy Buttner, owner of Buttner Enterprises which picks up the […]
Those attending the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship next week once again have an alternative to alcoholic drinks during the evenings thanks to the local chapter of Ontario Students Against Drinking and Driving (OSAID) “We had a really great time [making ‘mocktails’] last year, and it was great success–we broke […]
Until recently, Casa Ampara did not have a problem with advanced education–the girls at the orphanage never expected to receive any more schooling than what they already had. Few had even finished secondary school. And those who did generally left the Casa fully unprepared for the outside world. The girls […]
For Stella Keast, comfort comes in the form of a dress. Keast, who is critically ill with auto-immune hepatitis, dons the traditional Ojibway “jingle” costume whenever she can to take part in pow-wows and other cultural events that lift her spirits. Since her illness, these customs have taken on a […]
Believe or not, one brainchild for Mike and Dave Allison’s successful “AA” Developmental Hockey Camp here came from California. “The basis I took it from was at a Los Angeles Kings’ hockey camp,” said Mike, a former NHL veteran who helped out with the camp when he was a Kings’ […]
With less than a week to go before a two-day kayakers’ symposium kicks off here, Eric and Caren Fagerdahl of Rainy Lake Boatworks have more news to report. Earlier this week, they received two phone calls from people offering to contribute their own expertise to the family’s second-annual symposium. The […]
John Madigan of Timmins this week was named as the new director of education for the Northwest Catholic District School Board, effective Aug. 25. As reported in last week’s Times, the board approved the hiring at a special meeting July 10 but did not reveal who the winning candidate was […]
