Cameron Penney Austin Arpin squished his hands into a concrete mold with the help of his mom, Sarah, yesterday evening at Belluz Concrete and Rentals. Creating the concrete handprints was part of a Mother’s Day fundraiser for the Fort Frances Community Chest.
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Staff Ryan Faragher is back in the AHL after being called up by the San Diego Gulls late last Friday. The 23-year-old Fort Frances-based goalie had just finished getting shelled for three goals on six shots before being pulled just 3:23 into Game 1 of the Utah Grizzlies’ 6-4 loss […]
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP is seeking the public’s assistance in speaking with anyone who may have had dealings with a young male cyclist/pedestrian on Highway 11, about two km east of Emo, yesterday around 6 p.m. Anybody having any such dealings is asked to call the […]
From the OPP On Sunday at 1:15 p.m., members of the Rainy River District OPP responded to a report of an assault in the west end of Fort Frances. Local detachment members, assisted by members of the North West Region Emergency Response Team, Fort Frances Crime Unit, and K-9 Unit, […]
Staff Once they shook off the rust, it was all systems go. The Muskie girls’ and boys’ soccer teams opened the NorWOSSA regular season here yesterday with a pair of wins apiece achieved in similar fashion. The girls needed a goal in the 70th minute from Maggie Jean to edge […]
The Associated Press CLEVELAND—Your shot, Warriors. Dropping jumpers from every corner and angle, the Cleveland Cavaliers drained an NBA record 25 three-pointers—the most in any regular season or playoff game—during a 123-98 runaway win over the Atlanta Hawks last night in Game 2 of their second-round series. J.R. Smith made […]
Press Release Only a few days remain before Fort Frances again welcomes Canadian fiddle champion Scott Woods’ “Love that Fiddle” show back to Knox United Church next Wednesday (May 11). Knox has been getting very favourable comments regarding to its recently-completed renovations, which included the addition of an elevator lift […]
Cameron Penney Masson Normand of Saskatoon led students at St. Michael’s School through a “Pulse Retreat” yesterday morning as part of Catholic Education Week activities. Students were taught how to build their faith through music, prayer, scripture, and skits.
Staff Aaron Bujold will rejoin his Muskie boys’ soccer teammates next week. He has a little “birdie” business to attend to first. Bujold opened play this morning in the senior boys’ singles division at the OFSAA badminton championships in North Bay. After an opening-round bye in the 40-player field, Bujold […]
Staff When the cards were on the table, Brayton Levesque came up aces. The Fort Frances goalie backstopped the Windigo Ice Hawks to a 5-4 victory over the Nipigon Caribou in a shootout to capture first place in the Atom division of the 28th-annual All-Native Goodwill Hockey Tournament in Thunder […]
Staff The United Native Friendship Centre here is asking the public to help it reach out to those hungry in both the traditional sense and the psychological one. In conjunction with Mental Health Week, the UNFC is holding a fundraising barbecue tomorrow from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at its Portage Avenue […]
Duane Hicks The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is sending staff to help fight the raging wildfire that forced the evacuation of Fort McMurray, Alta. More than 100 personnel from across the province will be deployed, including five from the local MNRF fire headquarters. “Currently we have one of […]
