Falls JournalLaurel BeagerEditor, Int’l Falls International Airport’s new terminal was celebrated last Tuesday (Oct. 10) with a ribbon-cutting that included Minnesota Lt.-Gov. Tina Smith. Smith expressed congratulations to the community and relayed the same message from Gov. Mark Dayton. “The new Falls International Airport terminal will support additional trade and […]
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Volunteer Lisa Brockie sold buttons for the popular “Heads or Tails” game at Saturday’s fundraiser. The game saw competitors guess “heads” or “tails” on successive coin flips, with wrong guesses eliminating players each round. Gary Judson won the 50/50 prize of $620 but donated it back to the Foundation.
Duane Hicks Priscilla Wright, left, eyed up a plate of goodies passed to her by Julie Lowry during the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary’s fall tea Saturday afternoon at the New Beginnings Fellowship here. In addition to bake sales and a penny table, the event featured the presentation of a $22,500 […]
From the MNRF A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty and been fined $1,500 under the Public Lands Act for leaving a boat on Crown land. Randolph MacDonell of Grand Rapids was fined $1,500 for depositing a boat, outboard motor, paddles, and boat seats on Crown land, south of Dryden at […]
Press Release The Rainy River District Library Co-operative (RRDLC) has been awarded the Ontario Library Service’s North Technology and Innovation Award. The award recognizes initiatives that promote library services in Northern Ontario through the use of technology. The RRDLC has made eBooks available to all students in the district through […]
Submitted byRuth Teeple Thanks to all who generously sponsored or contributed pictures to “Chapple’s Little Ditty Project.” The goal was to “put Chapple on the map”–The Great Canadian Song Map, that is (a project done by Canadian Geographic Magazine to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday. Anyone can Google and play this […]
Nicholas Donaldson Local firefighter Wayne Riches helped the Grade 2 class at J.W. Walker into the back of a fire truck cab parked outside the school last Thursday so they could get a first-hand look. In conjunction with Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 8-14), the Fort Frances Fire/Rescue Service made similar […]
A cutline in last Wednesday’s Times said a war memorial wall-hanging created by Emo resident Mollie Crozier, currently on display at the Fort Frances Seniors’ Centre, will return to the Emo Legion after Remembrance Day. In fact, it will be hanging in the Emo Legion as soon as possible. As […]
Words cannot adequately convey the sense of pride all of Rainy River District feels over Team Canada winning the silver medal at the world mixed curling championships in Champéry, Switzerland. There was an avalanche of local interest, of course, because the rink featured Stratton siblings Trevor Bonot and Jackie McCormick, […]
Nicholas Donaldson In a different sort of “classroom,” a couple of the 28 students enrolled in the academy practised some hockey drills last Thursday morning at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Weekly, my wife and I deliver the Fort Frances Times to our news dealers between Fort Frances and Rainy River. We call it our “date day” as we spend almost four hours with just ourselves without interruption. One of the other benefits is watching the west end of the district […]
I feel like taking a ride on a train this morning, like my family did when I was 10 years old. It probably was the most exciting few days of my life, certainly of my childhood, though getting my first “very own” pony would have to top the list (not […]
