KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — While check-in for the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Tennessee River was scheduled for 3 p.m. ET, Jeff Gustafson was waiting in the parking lot behind the World’s Fair Park Performance Lawn by 2. With his limit of smallmouth filled and potentially treacherous waters ahead, the Keewatin, […]
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Valentina, Axel and Zedd Hyatt taking a rest on a big snowball after sliding near their house in Fort Frances. Valentina is so happy “it’s finally Spring!!!” with the weather we had last Sunday! It might look a little more wintry again, if you have a picture of your family […]
Members of the Bear Clan Patrol Fort Frances were at the Rainy Lake Square in downtown Fort Frances on Friday afternoon to accept and distribute donations of warm winter clothing and other cold-weather necessities to those in need. The Bear Clan Patrol will continue to be out at the Rainy […]
Press release
Ontario Parks is pleased to announce Quetico Provincial Park has been designated as an International Dark Sky Park by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA). With the support of Starry Skies Lake Superior IDA chapter and the Heart of the Continent Partnership, Quetico becomes the 3rd public land in the region to […]
Nancy Taggart, Administrative Assistant at the Rainy River District School Board, worked on packing the bags that will be given to children who register for Kindergarten for the 2021-22 school year. While children can register anytime, the regional Kindergarten registration week is March 1-5, 2021. Those born in 2017 are […]
By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Amanda Schmidt and her husband bought the Hilltop Lodge Motel in International Falls, Minnesota, in 2019 after a testament from the previous owners that they had made a good investment purchasing the border business. While Amanda and her husband saw predictions of revenue on paper, they never saw them materialize, […]
By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
The Bear Clan Patrol Fort Frances is continuing to do what it can to make sure Fort Frances’ vulnerable populations are equipped with some essentials to get through the harsh winter. Members of the Fort Frances chapter of the organization were set up at the Rainy Lake Square on Friday […]
By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
We tend to blame our pets for many things such as the rip on the couch or the scratches on the walls and furniture. While we, as hoomans, may exaggerate blame on our pets, one thing we cannot blame them for is transmitting COVID-19 to us. With COVID-19 having been […]
As this seemingly never-ending, brutal pandemic continues to wreak havoc on all of us, there has been one bright side for the fishing community in that more people than ever before are going fishing. Over the past several months there have been a bunch of different states and provinces who […]
Welcome to the debut of “Pet of the Week”. This column is designed to feature a pet available for adoption in the Rainy River District through Paws and Claws Canada. However, before we move on to feature this week’s pet…we have news. During the coming days we will be officially […]
By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Following a noted absence in Fort Frances in recent years, young drivers are now once again able to learn the ins and outs of being behind the wheel of a vehicle in both a classroom and safe simulated setting. Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) has stepped in to begin offering […]
By Sandra Brunetta
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
I had never really paid much attention to the tower along the Riverwalk. Oh, I admired it when it was silhouetted against the western sky, but it was just there. I had climbed to the top when it was at ‘The Point’; had marvelled at the view into Minnesota and […]
