By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press This old-fashioned cherry cupcake is just the thing for Valentine’s Day. I’ve updated a cake that my mother used to make for my sisters and me when we were children with all the flavours of a bourbon Old-Fashioned. The rosy pink colour of the […]
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By Michael Biesecker The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Pentagon says it disagrees with Republicans in North Carolina who claim a $400 million clean energy project slated to power data centres for Amazon.com Inc. poses a threat to national security. State legislative leaders have asked the incoming Trump administration to […]
Staff It wasn’t often last season that Maggie Jean was held off the scoresheet. After being blanked last week, she wasn’t about to make it a habit. The reigning Golden Boot Award winner netted her first two goals of the new season to help Kicker Instinct take over first place […]
Everett Freeman, 66, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 at 11 a.m. at the Knox United Church in Fort Frances. A complete obituary will follow.
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP would like to remind members of the public that using hand-held communication devices is an offence under the Highway Traffic Act. If you have an A, B, C, D, E, F, and/or G licence, you’ll face bigger penalties when convicted of distracted […]
Staff The new kids on the block were hanging tough until the more experienced band showed they still have the right stuff. Tracy Fleury led her Sudbury-based rink, which includes Devlin native Jenna Walsh (nee Enge) at second, to a runaway 14-5 victory over a Thunder Bay squad skipped by […]
Joey Payeur Muskie Brandon Kocuiba, left, and Nathan Kiddie of the Dryden Eagles crossed paths—and sticks—as they waged war to get to the puck during Fort High’s 4-2 win in NorWOSSA action Tuesday night at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Joey Payeur Mike Thayer hoped some pre-game affection might soothe his savage beast as he participated for Team Fort Frances in the “Dairyland Donkey Ball” fundraiser at Falls High School last night. The event was held to raise money for the Falls’ Class of 2017 for its upcoming trip to […]
Staff A Hydro One power interruption, originally scheduled for this past Tuesday, has been rescheduled for next Tuesday (Jan. 24). The outage will affect 1,051 Hydro One customers living in Couchiching FN, Halkirk, Red Gut FN, Farrington, Watten, and Rainy Lake 18C FN. The interruption will take place from 11 […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers left Thunder Bay last night seeing “Stars” yet again. Nicholas Nigro and Jake Robinson each tallied twice as the host North Stars remained perfect this season against the Lakers with a 6-1 pounding in the opener of their home-and-home series. The rematch is set for […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers left Thunder Bay last night seeing “Stars” yet again. Nicholas Nigro and Jake Robinson each tallied twice as the host North Stars remained perfect this season against the Lakers with a 6-1 pounding in the opener of their home-and-home series. The rematch is set for […]
Joey Payeur How did the Muskie boys’ hockey team look after not playing for 19 days? Pretty much like a team that hadn’t played in 19 days, at least early on. The black-and-gold eventually shook off the rust and skated to a 4-2 win over the Dryden Eagles in NorWOSSA […]
