Fort Frances Times Online Edition - March 7, 2016

Rhae Thomas, left, of the Thunder Bay Fury had her hands full trying to contain Piper Miller of the Fort Frances Calder Legal Eagles during yesterday’s bronze-medal game in the Atom ‘AA’ girls’ “Battle of the Border” tournament at Couchiching Arena. Miller scored the game-winner with 28 seconds left to give the Eagles a 3-2 victory.

The Kenora OPP is continuing to ask for the public’s assistance in locating a 16-year-old girl from there who was reported missing Feb. 28.

Delaine Copenace was last seen in the downtown area the previous evening.

She is described as First Nation, 5’10”, with long black hair and brown eyes.

Shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Rainy River District OPP officers were dispatched to a 9-1-1 call of a motor vehicle being operated in an unsafe manner on Highway 11 in the Gehl Lake area.

Officers located the vehicle in question and conducted an investigation.

A 31-year-old Thunder Bay man subsequently was charged with:

Skip Raymond Roy hollered out directions to his sweepers during his Saturday matchup against Rod Pattison at the annual Fort Frances men’s bonspiel. Roy and his team of third Dave Broman, second Butch Wensley, and lead Patrick Gagne went on to capture the ‘A’ event of the eight-team tournament with an 8-5 victory over Tommy Mayer of International Falls.

Town council will hear from two presenters at tonight’s regular meeting at the Civic Centre.

First up will be west-end resident Merv Ahrens, who “survived” last year’s King’s Highway construction.

He has suggestions for the town to consider for the safety and well-being of businesses, residents, and tourists when doing another such project.

Mary Fehr, of The Bargain Shop, arranged some of the gently-used books available there Saturday. The books all were donated and sold for 50 cents each, with proceeds going towards Easter Seals, which helps support children with physical disabilities. The Bargain Shop also will be holding a bake sale March 19 and a “spin to win” game March 26.

TORONTO—The Toronto Raptors’ record run at home came to an end last night.

And in the minutes after their 113-107 loss to the Houston Rockets, Toronto’s first defeat at the Air Canada Centre in 13 games, the players talked about a lesson learned.

Treyton Medicine carefully lined up a putt during the Friends of the Museum’s fourth-annual “Snoasis” on Saturday at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. More than 200 children and adults turned out to enjoy some family fun.

OTTAWA—The ’80s are back in fashion, television, and movies—and maybe now in direct diplomacy, too.

That decade saw former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney and former U.S. president Ronald Reagan forge a personal friendship through state dinners and summits that would outlast their years in office.

VANCOUVER—A group of people has been honoured for saving 21 lives when a whale-watching boat capsized near Tofino, B.C. last year.

The B.C. and Yukon Lifesaving Society awarded 10 people the Governor’s Gold Award on Saturday.

The non-profit water safety organization gives out the award annually for the most heroic rescue of the year.

WINNIPEG—Author, indigenous rights activist, and now star political candidate Wab Kinew is facing questions heading into the Manitoba election campaign about lyrics he wrote and performed that are demeaning to women, gays, and lesbians.

Kinew has apologized repeatedly and without reservation over the last two years.

OTTAWA A new report by investment firm BlackRock suggests most women lack confidence when it comes to making decisions on investing.

“We are seeing more and more women categorize themselves as savers versus investors and they’re sitting on the sidelines in cash,” says Karrie Van Belle, managing director at BlackRock Canada.

CHICAGO Two new studies bolster evidence that feeding babies peanuts or other allergy-inducing foods is more likely to protect them than to cause problems.

LAS VEGAS—Brad Keselowski spent nearly a full year winless and watching while Team Penske teammate Joey Logano went to Victory Lane five times.

Keselowski had to drive through wind, rain, sand, and Logano himself to finally hit it big in Vegas again.

DORAL, Fla.—Adam Scott faced a daunting challenge—a six-shot deficit with 13 holes to go on a course that was playing tougher than it had at any point in the week.

And after overcoming that, he needed to survive two brushes with big trouble on the final hole to finish the job.

WINNIPEG—For Patrick Maroon and the Edmonton Oilers, getting back to the basics has helped fuel their recent string of success.

Maroon, who opened the scoring in last night’s 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets, said playing a “meat and potatoes kind of game” guided his team to three wins on their recent four-game road trip.

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of North Korea on Monday issued its latest belligerent threat, warning of an indiscriminate “pre-emptive nuclear strike of justice” on Washington and Seoul, this time in reaction to the start of huge U.S.-South Korean military drills.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands The tiny South Pacific state of the Marshall Islands began legal proceedings Monday against India at the United Nations’ highest court, as part of cases against three of the world’s nuclear powers aimed at breathing new life into disarmament negotiations.

Cottage cheese is a staple in my home. I love its creamy, mild flavour. It pairs perfectly with some garlic and herbs to make a protein-packed crudite dip, yet it also is at home in a quick dessert of cottage cheese and unsweetened applesauce (a d’Arabian weeknight favourite).