Staff Northern Ontario is now one win away from national glory. The Ron Rosengren-skipped rink from Thunder Bay, with Devlin native Jenna Enge playing second, beat Saskatchewan 7-5 in the 1 vs. 2 Page playoff game yesterday at the 2015 Canadian Postal Employees Curling Classic in Winnipeg. That assured them […]
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Heather Latter J.W. Walker School students Paige Eldridge, left, Angie Redford, Tori Toriseva, and Lauryn Marchant worked together to build a marshmallow catapult yesterday during a career exploration event at La Place Rendez-Vous. Offered by Skills Ontario, the event was held to demonstrate that skilled trades and technologies are accessible, […]
Joey Payeur It’s a numbers game that simply didn’t add up for the Dryden GM Ice Dogs. Six different goal scorers, and 12 players getting at least one point each, carried the Fort Frances Lakers to a 6-2 win over the Ice Dogs in Game 1 of the best-of-seven SIJHL […]
Staff The Muskie badminton contingent will be a one-man band next week. Aaron Bujold made his birth certificate irrelevant as the Grade 9 student cruised to gold in the senior boys’ singles division with a 5-0 record at the NorWOSSA finals yesterday in Sioux Lookout. Bujold, who didn’t drop a […]
Staff Jenny Hammond has assumed the leadership role on the Muskie track-and-field team this season. So far, she’s set a shining example for the rest to follow. The Grade 12 student collected a gold and two bronze yesterday as part of a nine-medal haul for the Muskies at the Bronco […]
Duane Hicks Former Fort Frances resident Doris Dittaro’s art was a winner at the recent 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George, B.C. Dittaro’s watercolour painting, “Home from the Rink,” featuring two boys walking through the snow after playing hockey on an outdoor rink, was one of a select few […]
Duane Hicks Times’ staffer John Pierce yesterday accepted a special order of pink sticky buns—in commemoration of the International Day of Pink—from Tess Coish of Tess’ Kitchen here, who also was adorned in pink to mark the occasion.
Press Release On March 30 at 9:35 p.m., members of the Rainy River District OPP received a report of a motor vehicle stolen from a Fort Frances residence. The stolen motor vehicle was recovered 20 km west of Atikokan the following day. Crime Stoppers always has cash rewards of up […]
Heather Latter Reo Walton, left, and Terry McMahon were busy grilling up some hotdogs and hamburgers yesterday for the United Native Friendship Centre’s “Day of Pink” barbecue. In celebration of diversity and anti-bullying, the organization hosted the free event to all.
Press Release Voyageurs National Park is seeking artwork for the 2015 Kids Art Show in honour of the park’s 40th birthday. Children from kindergarten through Grade 6 are invited to participate by creating a drawing and writing a short story related to this year’s theme: Celebrate Voyageurs National Park! There […]
Heather Latter Decked out in pink, Nancy Daley-Fulton, left, and Kristi Albright, both with the Fort Frances branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association, dropped by Rainycrest yesterday morning to deliver some pink carnations to residents to share the message of the “Day of Pink”—the International Day against Bullying, Discrimination, […]
The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts opened Tuesday with French drama performance, followed by English drama yesterday. The English drama portion also continues today and tomorrow, with piano performances set for next week. Marks of 90 or above are awarded a First Class Honours standing while marks […]
