Staff Nancy Daley Fulton handed Linda Plumridge a “convo plate” at the Fort Frances Times’ office earlier this month in conjunction with Mental Health Week. They are small ceramic plates that aim to spark conversations about mental health. Once someone receives the plate, they pass it on to a friend. […]
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Submitted bySensei Chuck MacDonaldBorderland Judo Club This past Saturday, four local Borderland Judo Club judokas attended the Minnesota State Judo Championships held in Minneapolis. The competition brought the best fighters from Minnesota and the surrounding area to compete for the title of sate champion, with Borderland Judo claiming six medals […]
Brittany Bowman Rainy River students impressed the audience last Thursday during the opening night of Owl Theatre’s production of “Music of the Heart.” They also put on a dinner theatre performance on Friday.
From the MNRF Two Maple residents have been fined a total of $6,000 for moose hunting offences. Gennaro Adamo pleaded guilty and was fined $4,500 for discharging a firearm without reasonable consideration for people or property. He also received a one-year hunting suspension, and will be required to successfully complete […]
Nicholas Donaldson If you recently received information about the Ontario Badger Project in the mail, and had questions about who they are and what they’re doing, don’t worry: you’re not alone. Josh Sayers, a biologist studying badgers in the area, sent out that information but quickly realized he should have […]
Submitted byBrittany Bowman Mother’s Day weekend was a fun-filled weekend with Rainy River hosting a 5K family run/walk. Rainy River Recreation Centre teamed up with Métis Nation of Ontario and local physiotherapist Curtis Taylor to organize a family run/walk throughout the town. The event was free to all who wanted […]
Submitted Cynthia Donald, co-chair of the Class of 1977 Fort Frances High School reunion, showed off this framed chalkboard she discovered at the Mother’s Day Market held earlier this month at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Dave Coats, husband of local artist Jennifer Coats, cut the mini-chalkboard from a larger […]
Duane Hicks FFHS co-op student Chris Silver showed off a couple of items made with a 3D printer in the maker space at the public library here. Silver is helping information technology co-ordinator Jeremy Hughes put together a 3D printing certification program so library patrons will be able to use […]
Joey Payeur Being younger on average than most of their opposition and missing five regulars from the lineup, the stars were not exactly aligned in the favour of the Borderland Rage. As it turned out, Rage coach Les Kaun’s fears were realized, as the girls regional hockey squad wound up […]
Submitted Jeff Gustafson with Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford at a charity bass tournament on the Mississippi River this past weekend.
Joey Payeur Lynden Peters of the Cyclone Swim Club looked like a polished pool veteran rather than a raw rookie in her first career race in the 50m backstroke to kick off the Fort Frances Aquanauts Swim Team’s ‘0 to 100’ Sprint Relay Meet at the Memorial Sports Centre this […]
Duane Hicks By all estimates, it takes 2.1 million steps to travel by foot around the perimeter of Lake Superior. Not a task for the faint-hearted. But Bill Michl, past district governor for Lions District 5M10, is stepping up to the challenge to make the 1,985-km (1,300-mile) trek in 82 […]
