Heather Latter Three-year-old Max Hanson, second from right, joined in playing at the water centre with kindergarten students at St. Michael’s School yesterday as he toured the facility with his parents prior to registering for school this fall. St. Michael’s is holding an open house Thursday from 9:15-10:15 a.m. for […]

Staff The situation is simple for Fort Frances native Tirzah Keffer and the rest of her Northern Ontario rink at the M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships in Fort McMurray, Alta. today. If the foursome from the Port Arthur Curling Club hopes to advance to the championship pool, they’ll […]

Staff Students participating in the “Leaders of Hallway Pride” team, as part of the “Leader In Me” program at Crossroads School in Devlin, will receive the Rainy River District School Board’s monthly Recognition of Excellence at its regular meeting tonight. The “Leaders of Hallway Pride” team is one of the […]

Lucas Punkari Tyler Fontana controlled the puck here Friday night as the Muskie boys’ hockey team cruised to a 15-0 drubbing of the Red Lake Rams. Fontana had two goals and two assists while teammate Tyler Mosbeck led the way offensively with four goals and two assists. Next up for […]

the OPP Shortly after 11 p.m. on Saturday, the Rainy River District OPP responded to a complaint of a possible impaired driver on the 800 block of King’s Highway in Fort Frances. Officers located the vehicle in question and conducted an investigation as a result of the complaint made by […]

Lucas Punkari Warroad’s Hannah Christian skated into the offensive zone as Madison Botsford of M&M’s Skates & Blades battled for the puck yesterday afternoon during Warroad’s 6-2 win in the Bantam consolation final of the FFGWHA’s Bantam and Midget tournament here this weekend. Energy Fitness Wild prevailed in their home […]

It is with deep sadness that the family announces the passing of Gaylord “Bebomaash” Horton, of Rainy River First Nations, Ont., on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. A traditional Midewiwin ceremony will be held Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 at 10 a.m. at the […]

Staff Former Muskie skip Tirzah Keffer, who now attends school in Thunder Bay, earned her first win at the 2013 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships yesterday in Fort McMurray, Alta. Keffer and the rest of her Northern Ontario foursome, which also includes third Sheree Hinz, second Megan Westlund, […]

Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Lakers missed a golden opportunity to move into sole possession of second place in the SIJHL on Saturday night after falling 3-1 to the visiting Minnesota Iron Rangers. “It was definitely a step in the wrong direction for us and I don’t think we were […]

Heather Latter Samual Gray, three, was read a story in one of the Early Learning classrooms during the “Come and See” event at Robert Moore School yesterday afternoon. Youngsters who are eligible to attend the full-day program there in the fall were invited to check out all the school has […]

Lucas Punkari Maya Davis, left, and Emma Bone watched as Kevin Kurm and Jordan Nolan of the Fort Frances Lakers helped them out with a science activity yesterday morning during a visit to Alexis Norris’ Grade 3/4 class at Robert Moore School as part of the local Junior ‘A’ hockey […]

It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family of Patricia Friday, 61, of Couchiching First Nation, announces her passing on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. Patricia was born May 27, 1951 in Seine River, Ont. to Boudreau and Jessie Friday. Although she was called away too soon, she […]