Jamie Mountain Dakota Cooper of the Fort Frances Canadians looked to jam one past International Falls Broncos’ goalie Caleb Joslyn during the host team’s 5-2 win in yesterday’s final of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual Atom ‘AA’ tournament. Cooper later notched a goal while Hunter McLean and Landon […]
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Duane Hicks Warrant Officer Robin Everett spoke with civilian Dwayne Hunking about winter camping at the 116th Independent Field Battery of the Royal Canadian Artillery’s training exercise, “Frosty Gunner,” on Saturday afternoon by the Fort Frances Curling Club. The public was welcome to drop by, learn more about enlisting in […]
Jamie Mountain The Sunset Country Métis Council and the Métis Nation of Ontario Healing and Wellness Branch held a “Paddle into the New Year” event Saturday at the Sunset Country Métis Hall, where they had posters set up with MNO program information. The event also included a free meal for […]
Duane Hicks New Rainy River District OPP detachment commander Insp. Nathan Schmidt gave an activity update to the local Police Services Board during its regular meeting this morning at the Civic Centre. Insp. Schmidt has filled the shoes of Insp. Steve Shouldice, who served 19 years with the Rainy River […]
Jamie Mountain Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Christian Ward broke his way in on Thief River Falls Norskies’ goalie Jackson Nelson for a scoring chance during his team’s 5-4 loss to the visitors Tuesday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Lakers, who now have dropped two-straight games following a […]
Submitted Shannon Carlson, seen here with “Jack,” has been invited to take part in the Winnipeg Humane Society’s telethon on March 24 after she donated copies of her book, “Jack the Husky Gets Rescued,” to the society’s “See Spot Read” program.
Sheila Medwechuk, left, handed Donna Noga the handcrafted saw she won in a raffle during the annual Linda Johnston Memorial Dinner held Saturday evening at the Rainy River Legion. The saw was made by Rick Peterson and painted by Medwechuk. Meanwhile, below, Geraldine (Betty) Blight, left, claimed her raffle prize–a […]
Submitted Dr. Barry Campbell will be the guest speaker at next Saturday’s “Forget Me Not” dinner.
Duane Hicks This photograph by Eric Fagerdahl, showing two sashes woven together to form the Métis infinity symbol alongside other culturally-relevant items, is part of the new Métis Art Gallery Program exhibit upstairs at the Fort Frances Museum. The symbol has two meanings: “The joining of two cultures” and “The […]
Submitted The refurbishing of the “Owandem”–the little sister to the “Hallett”–is coming along. Mark Faragher has sandblasted and primed one side of the vessel at his BodyWorks shop in Devlin. The fundraising total for the “Owandem” now sits at more than $12,000, with $4,400 from the mail-out campaign, $3,300 from […]
Duane Hicks Elijah Gallagher, three, decorated his cupcake with sprinkles after icing it during a cupcake-decorating class with instructor Meghan Spooner on Saturday afternoon at the Fort Frances Museum. The class marked the first in the museum’s winter workshop series. For a list of upcoming workshops, see last week’s Times […]
Duane Hicks Mary O’Connor, local Client Services co-ordinator for the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts, chatted with Shelley Hyatt about how the “Finding Your Way” kit works Friday afternoon at the Fort Frances Senior Centre. In conjunction with “Alzheimer’s Awareness Month,” O’Connor has been promoting the kits, which make […]
