Duane Hicks In recognition of her 15 years of service with the Royal Canadian Legion Br. #29, Alfreda Easton, left, received a pin from Colleen Moran, program lead with the Ontario Honours and Awards Secretariat of the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, during the 2017 Ontario Volunteer Service Awards ceremony […]
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Kiera Kowalski The “Friends of the Library” held a bustling book sale Saturday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Fort Frances Public Library, which drew a large number of people like Bob Allcorn in search of a good read. All proceeds will go to programs the library puts on.
Staff John Dutton’s suspicions were correct and he also got an extra pleasant surprise. The Muskie track-and-field team coach got word earlier today that Sekina Scheibler’s silver medal-winning throw of 39.64m in the senior boys’ discus event at the NWOSSAA championships in Thunder Bay earlier this week was good enough […]
The annual Emo Walleye Classic runs today and tomorrow (May 26-27), with the weigh-ins beginning at 3:30 p.m. each day at the Emo-La Vallee Arena. See page C1 of Wednesday’s Times for a complete schedule of events. The Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary will hold a special monthly supper featuring Chicken Oscar, […]
From the OPP Shortly after 8 a.m. on Monday, members of the Rainy River District OPP investigated a drinking-and-driving related offence on Highway 622 in Atikokan. As a result, a 29-year-old Atikokan woman was charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level over .08 mg. She is […]
The Associated PressKyle Hightower BOSTON–The NBA Finals has its first “three-match,” courtesy of a “King” who passed “His Airness.” LeBron James scored 35 points, and passed Michael Jordan to become the NBA’s all-time playoff scoring leader, as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 135-102 last night to claim their […]
The Canadian PressJonas Siegel PITTSBURGH–The Ottawa Senators remarkable ride finally has come to an end. Sidney Crosby set up Chris Kunitz for the double-overtime winner and his second goal of the night as the Pittsburgh Penguins ended the Sens’ season 3-2 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final last […]
The Associated PressStephen Hawkins FORT WORTH, Tex.–Jon Rahm was at Colonial during tournament week each of the past two years to accept the Ben Hogan Award that goes to the nation’s top college golfer. This time, he’s playing in the PGA Tour event at Hogan’s Alley and among the leaders. […]
The Associated PressIan Quillen WASHINGTON–Mariners’ manager Scott Servais got ejected for the second time this season. But Nelson Cruz came through with a big hit–just like he did when Servais was tossed from a game back on April 16. “Our guys joke about it,” Servais said yesterday after Seattle rallied […]
From the MNRF Ten new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region from May 19-25 in the districts of Dryden, Kenora, Nipigon, Sioux Lookout, Red Lake, and Thunder Bay. Three new fires occurred May 19, two on May 20, and one on May 21. Then after no new fires were […]
The Canadian Press VERNON, B.C.–More than two dozen great blue heron chicks and one adult bird are dead after their nesting site in Vernon, B.C. was heavily-damaged in a windstorm. Vernon-based wildlife expert Pete Wise said he walked through the heron nesting colony in a protected grove of cottonwood trees […]
Joey Payeur There almost were as many smiles as there were fish in the water for the first-ever “Kids Gone Fishing” event to kick off the 16th-annual Emo Walleye Classic yesterday. The combination of Ophelia Lucas-Engberg from Devlin, above left, and Emo’s Tia Wagar were guided by Amber Hughes and […]
