Heather Latter Former NHL’er Mike Allison read “We’re All Friends Here” during the “Blue Spruce Celebrity Storytime” at the Fort Frances Public Library on Saturday. The book is one of the nominees for the Blue Spruce Award, which is part of the “Forest of Reading” program currently taking place across […]
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Heather Latter After adjudicating the vocal division of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts last week, Sarah Hall, an adjunct professor of music at Brandon University in Manitoba, gave a group of music students some singing tips during an informal workshop Friday evening at Knox United Church. […]
Heather Latter The Robert Moore School boys’ choir filled the gymnasium with their voices as they sang “Going Home” and “Danny Boy” during the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts last Thursday. The Vocal division wrapped up Friday, with the Drama division running until tomorrow, followed by Piano […]
Joey Payeur Katrina Slomke of the host J.W. Walker Wildcats wasn’t interested in sharing the basketball, at least when it came to Robert Moore Mustangs’ defender Julia McManaman, during the Wildcats’ 28-12 win in round-robin play at a Grade 8 girls’ basketball tournament Saturday.
Duane Hicks With town council mulling the feasibility of parking meters for downtown Fort Frances, social media reveals some local residents feel they’re not necessary. On online poll at fftimes.com found 81 percent of the 452 respondents feel parking meters are not needed while 16 percent say they are. Three […]
By J.M. Hirsch THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HYDE PARK, N.Y. — As hauntingly good recipes go, anything with parsnips as the main ingredient seems an unlikely candidate. Except for this one. During a recent meal at Pangea, a so-called “vegetable forward” student-run restaurant on the campus of The Culinary Institute of […]
Heather Latter The tender for a new classroom wing to be built at Donald Young School in Emo was awarded to Finn Way General Contractor Inc. of Thunder Bay after being approved by the Rainy River District School Board at its regular meeting last week. “We’re off to the races […]
Joey Payeur The coaching staff of the Fort Frances Lakers must feel more like travel agents lately with all the extended vacations they’ve had to plan. Head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan first had to deal with a 12-day stretch between the Lakers’ last regular-season game and its first […]
By J.M. Hirsch THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Don’t be fooled into thinking mole (pronounced mole-EH) is just a Mexican chocolate sauce. To start with, though it is rich and decadent, it is savory, not sweet. In fact, depending on how it is made, it can pack significant heat. Most varieties involve […]
By Dan Elliott The Associated Press DENVER — Garden-care giant Ortho said Tuesday that it will stop using a class of chemicals widely believed to harm bees as concerns rise about the health of the insects that pollinate a big portion of plants that people eat. The company plans to […]
By Malcolm Ritter The Associated Press NEW YORK — An Internet investor has enlisted famed physicist Stephen Hawking and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to help him with a futuristic plan for seeking life in outer space. Yuri Milner announced the $100 million project Tuesday. It’s aimed at establishing the feasibility […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—The Speaker of the House of Commons has agreed to allow an emergency debate on the suicide crisis playing out in Attawapiskat First Nation as well as other communities. The debate, requested by NDP indigenous affairs critic Charlie Angus, is scheduled to take place today after 6 […]
