Ken Kellar Longtime teddy bear practitioner Dr. Elaine Spencer expertly applied a bandage to Minnie Mouse as per Collins Armstrong’s instruction, while Abby Rado, centre, waited her turn to see the doctor. While Dr. Elaine is retired from the Fort Frances Family Clinic, she has been a fixture of the […]
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Ken Kellar Fortune teller “Princess Annabelle,” left, did a reading for Nola and Leila Dalum at the Teddy Bear Picnic at the Fort Frances Library on Friday. Families came out to the annual event to take part in games, activities, a hot dog lunch and some live entertainment. Rain put […]
Ken Kellar Paromita Kar of Ensemble Topaz was one of the performers who demonstrated an assortment of traditional dances from across the different regions of India at the Festival of India held at the Rainy Lake Square on Monday evening. Ensemble Topaz is a Toronto-based music and dance company that […]
Personnel and equipment from the 116th Independent Field Battery in Kenora were on hand at “Railroad Daze” to take part in the parade and provide a hands-on look at their support vehicle. Organizer Marty Kreger said that there was an increased turnout to most events this year, including the number […]
Ken Kellar Yahia Elkheil, left, and Joshua Dittaro attended their ice tea and popcorn stand near the corner of Second Street East and Frenette Ave on Saturday. The duo took advantage of the heat and sun to provide passing motorists and pedestrians a refreshing drink and light snack.
By John Antczak The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A tiny spacecraft orbiting Earth appeared to successfully unfurl a solar sail Tuesday to test the potential of using only sunlight for propulsion, mission officials said. Deployment commands were sent to the Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 from mission control at California […]
By Wayne Parry The Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — There she is. Here she isn’t. Miss America is leaving Atlantic City for the second time, trading one casino town for another in a move that caps a whirlwind of change at the nearly century-old pageant. This year’s pageant will […]
By Christopher Reynolds The Canadian Press MONTREAL — Crude-by-rail and container traffic drove Canadian National Railway Co. to its highest ever quarterly revenue and adjusted earnings per share, shoring up confidence in its EPS forecast of low double-digit growth for 2019. The country’s largest railroad operator saw revenues rise nine […]
By Raf Casert The Associated Press Brussels is bracing for Boris and Brexit. Three decades ago, journalist Boris Johnson wrote stories for London’s Daily Telegraph playing up stereotypes about bumbling bureaucrats in the European Union wasting money and tying up U.K. businesses in red tape ‚Äî articles the European officials […]
By Dee-Ann Durbin The Associated Press OpenTable is getting into the food delivery business. The world’s biggest online restaurant reservation service ‚Äî which was founded 21 years ago ‚Äî has been watching warily as more and more diners opt for delivery. Between May 2018 and May 2019, U.S. restaurant visits […]
Jamie Mountain Mike Luhman of Deer Park, Wis., left, and Mark Raveling of Longville, Mn. were full of jubilation after claiming their second title together at the 25th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship on Saturday afternoon. The duo topped the 96-team field this year with a three-day haul of 53.6 […]
Submitted Ken “Keno” Christiansen has been a mentor to countless hockey players over his 55-year career and the longtime Muskie assistant coach will take his rightful place in the Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame next month in the “builder” category.
