The Associated PressAndrew Selsky SALEM, Ore.–Rose Marie Bentley was an avid swimmer, raised five kids, helped her husband run a feed store, and lived to the ripe age of 99. It was only after she died that medical students discovered that all her internal organs except for her heart were […]
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The Canadian Press SASKATOON–Before he died, Chris Wenzel always talked about travelling across Canada with his wife. Cheryl Wenzel of Saskatoon is now planning that trip from Vancouver to St. John’s, N.L., to show off frames of her late husband’s preserved tattooed skin. It was a wish the heavily inked, […]
Tonight will be clear with a low of zero C (32 F). Tomorrow will be see some sun, a high of 16 (61) and a low of six (43). Saturday will see a mix of clouds and sun. Expect a high of 17 (63) and a low of two (36). […]
From the OPP
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Dryden detachment has confirmed the identity of a woman who died in a recent car crash as 39-year-old Susan Tilley of Dryden. As previously reported, Tilley was reported missing on April 11 at approximately 2:30 p.m. Her vehicle was later located in the Turtle River […]
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The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce (FFCC) will be holding their annual general meeting from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesday (April 23) at the Copper River Inn. The FFCC is excited to welcome MPP Greg Rickford, as well as representatives of the local OPP, as our guest speakers. This is […]
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Downtown Fort Frances will be hopping this Saturday, as the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club and local BIA once again will be hosting “Egg-stravaganza.” The wildly popular annual event will take place from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on the Great Canadian Main Street (Scott Street). Children can pick up a map of […]
Sam Odrowski St. Francis students Matthew Strain, left, and Alexa Bagacki hammered nails into a crucifix during the school’s interactive Stations of the Cross ceremony this morning. Participating in the Stations of the Cross around Easter time is a common Catholic tradition. There are 14 stations and each one depicts […]
Ken Kellar Grade 5 students from Robert Moore, led by Mike Jones, sang “O Canada” in Anishinaabemowin as part of the Anishinaabemowin Drama Division of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts at the Townshend Theatre this morning. Festival organizer Cynthia Donald said that while there have been […]
Due to the Good Friday holiday, the Times will be closed tomorrow (April 19) and there will be no Bulletin published. We will open as usual and resume publishing on Monday, April 22. A Good Friday service will be held on Friday, April 19 at New Beginnings Fellowship Church. Breakfast […]
Staff Both the Muskies and Rainy River Owls will have some representatives from their badminton teams at the NWOSSAA championships in Thunder Bay next Wednesday (April 24). The black-and-gold will have two members moving on while the Owls qualified three ‘birders’ at the NorWOSSA finals in Dryden Yesterday. Players had […]
The Associated PressMike Householder Detroit-area Roman Catholics have one more dining option during Lent than most other followers of the faith. The culinary appeal of that item, however, is up for debate. A long-standing permission allows local Catholics to eat muskrat–a furry, marsh-dwelling rodent native to the area–“on days of […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–The attraction of English baby names held strong in Quebec in 2018, with Emma and William again topping the annual list. For Emma, it was the fourth-straight year in first place and for William the sixth. Records released by Retraite Quebec show that William was followed closely […]
