The following employees are receiving their Service Award today for their contributions and long-term service to the Rainy River DSSAB: 5 year Corrine ColvinPaul CrossLarry GreenMalcolm DaleyKevin DouseMathew GiassonAdam Schmidt 15 year Pamela BodnarSandi Wilson 20 year Myrna Jacobs-BeachyMichelle JewellDonna O’SullivanStanley Vlotaros 30 year Jack Kellar 35 year James O’Sullivan […]
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The Friends of the Library held its annual used book sale last Saturday. There were all kinds of books available for all ages.Lots of people turned out early on the hunt for a good read. -Allan Bradbury photos
By Henry Miller
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
You’ve probably heard that teenagers these days are lazy and will do anything to avoid work. Don’t believe it. Two grade 8 classes from Fort Frances High School laid that impression to rest. Over two days, they worked continuously planting trees in a gravel pit. The task was not easy […]
The Senior Games are in full swing. The first local event was billiards, held May 24. Les Baker, above, took the top spot, followed by Dave Jorgenson and Bill Naturkach, in second and third. Today, golf and floor shuffleboard are scheduled. The games will continue until June 7, with winners […]
Whether I’m guiding or out on the tournament trail, I have to catch fish to get paid and avoid having to get a real Monday to Friday gig. Don’t get me wrong, I work hard to stay busy throughout the year but my main sources of income are fishing tournaments […]
It must be a long time ago, but the number of people at sports events used to be important. In every Canadian Press story the attendance was required reporting, as much as the score was. Always. Maybe the size of the crowd was not always exact, but it was always […]
Press release
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding motorists and passengers to Lock It OR Lose It when it comes to their vehicles and valuables. The annual provincial Lock It OR Lose It campaign (#LockItOrLoseIt) is sponsored by the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) in partnership with the Insurance […]
Nearly 500 players have signed up for the Fort Frances Youth Soccer league this year, flooding the McIrvine Soccer pitch with a colourful crop of players several nights per week. The league has been forced work around the wet weather, resulting in several cancellations so far, but the season wraps […]
Last week’s story about Borderland Jiu-Jitsu contained an error. In an effort to clarify wording, we changed the meaning of a quote. The quote which read: “It’s very similar to Judo,” Lockman said. “It’s a grappling martial art, it was basically created from Japanese Jiu-Jitsu which was also created from […]
