Fort Frances Time Online Edition - July 13, 2016

The town doled out this year’s share of the Moffat Family Fund—$51,021.37—to a total of 12 local causes during council’s regular meeting Monday night.

The “Friends of the Museum” received $6,000, which will be used to create interactive programming to engage patrons, especially youth.

The Fort Frances Times has decided that content from the Fort Frances Times and Daily Bulletin, such as stories and photos, will no longer be available online for free starting next week.

“What we have found is more and more people are choosing to read the paper online,” noted Times’ office manager and co-owner Linda Plumridge.

While the shovel is expected to break ground on the new multi-use/tennis court facility here later this month, the project committee is looking at ways to reduce the cost.

The tender for the new tennis courts was awarded to Court Surface Specialists with an “all-in” cost of $481,334.98.

Seven local curlers recently returned from the “Amethyst Junior Curling Camp” held July 3-8 in Sudbury, where they gained plenty of curling knowledge while meeting new people.

“[The camp] teaches them more skills and gives them an opportunity to better their existing skills during the summer,” explained Tirzah Keffer, a local curler who attended the camp as an assistant instructor.

Dallas Gervais still was pinching himself after putting a much tighter grip on a Canadian five-pin bowling title.

Amber Berg isn’t much for interviews.

Her fists of fury—and the impact they left on the face of Halley MacMillan—told enough of a story themselves.

Amber Berg of Winnipeg’s Double Dragon Gym, left, was on the offensive from the get-go against opponent Halley MacMillan from Nak Muay Gym in Winnipeg during their main event clash at Combat Culture’s “Throwdown at The Duke” Muay Thai kickboxing card at the Couchiching Arena on Saturday.

It was smiles all around as Courtney Sinclair, left, and Sara Selman of the 908 Rainy Lake Air Cadet Squadron received a cheque for $4,000 from Mayor Roy Avis during Monday night’s council meeting as its share of this year’s Moffat Fund disbursement.

Rich Chabot, left, spoke with New Gold representatives Christine Ruppenstein and Ian Strain on Monday evening during the company’s employment open house for its Rainy River Project held Monday evening at the Sunset Country Métis Hall here. Informational pamphlets about the project were available for visitors, with future open houses in the works elsewhere in the district.

Russell Guevara of Winnipeg’s Double Dragon Gym, right, punished Nenad Jurinovic from Academy 64 in Winnipeg during the second round of Guevara’s split-decision victory in their 60-kg division bout at “Throwdown at The Duke” on Saturday night at the Couchiching Arena.

BILLINGS, Mont. — Accident-prone tank cars used to haul crude oil and ethanol by rail could remain in service for another 15 years under federal rules that allow companies to phase in upgrades to the aging fleet, according to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board.

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s lightning-rod proposals to deport illegal immigrants and temporarily ban Muslims from entering the United States could cost New York state more than $800 million and New York City more 340,000 jobs, according to an analysis by the New York City Council.

CAIRO — Flying low over haze-covered Pyramids in Giza, an experimental solar-powered airplane arrived on Wednesday in Egypt as part of its globe-circling voyage.

MANILA, Philippines — In one of the world’s most disputed waters, the puny Philippine navy doesn’t stand a chance against China’s flotilla of combat ships. So when diplomacy went nowhere and Beijing’s ships seized a disputed shoal and surrounded another reef, Filipino officials took a desperate step: They went to court.

WASHINGTON — In presenting himself as the “law and order” candidate for president, Donald Trump portrays a nation of lawlessness and disorder.

That grim picture may speak to the visceral fears of voters of a country “out of control,” as Trump put it. It does not, though, reflect a trend of declining crime that has been unfolding over 25 years.

RICHMOND, Va. — Dirtier rivers or higher electric prices.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An Italian-born nun who once challenged Billy the Kid, calmed angry mobs, opened hospitals and schools in the American Southwest and is now on a path toward possible Sainthood soon will be the subject of a TV series.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An Italian-born nun who once challenged Billy the Kid, calmed angry mobs, opened hospitals and schools in the American Southwest and is now on a path toward possible Sainthood soon will be the subject of a TV series.

Years ago I was travelling alone for work in New York City, and I popped into a random restaurant across the street from my hotel.

I asked for a menu recommendation from my waiter, and he insisted on a claypot fish, a simple dish of cod, tomatoes, onion, potatoes and lemon baked in a small cazuela, or clay pot.

In grilling season, there’s probably no food more popular than burgers. And while many kinds of burgers have become mainstream, from turkey to tuna to vegetarian, beef remains king.

But what if you could have the taste and juiciness of beef while cutting back on a bit of the fat?

The answer: Add in some mushrooms.

In grilling season, there’s probably no food more popular than burgers. And while many kinds of burgers have become mainstream, from turkey to tuna to vegetarian, beef remains king.

But what if you could have the taste and juiciness of beef while cutting back on a bit of the fat?

The answer: Add in some mushrooms.