Lucas Punkari The Muskie boys’ hockey team improved their NorWOSSA record to a perfect 3-0 here Tuesday night with a 2-0 win over the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora). Tuesday’s triumph was quite different from their previous league triumphs, however, as the black-and-gold’s offence was unable to match its seven- […]
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Last week we all were surprised and saddened to hear of the indefinite idling of the kraft mill and #5 paper machine in Fort Frances. For those living in Fort Frances, the news confirmed rumours that had been circulating since early fall. For others across the region, it was an […]
This is my 100th column. I suppose in the grand scheme of things, a column being number eight-nine or 512 really hasn’t a whole lot of significance, not exactly “shut the front door” worthy. But it certainly means something to me. First, it makes me feel a deep sense of […]
Early last week, I got a phone call from my good friend and fishing partner, Chris Savage. He and one of his co-workers, Dennis Chevalier, had been hunting a really big whitetail deer for most of the season. They had been taking turns, putting in many days sitting from dark […]
It’s beginning to becoming as inevitable as a story on a riot taking place in a Walmart electronics department on “Black Friday.” But yet again, the Minnesota Wilderness—who called Wisconsin home for the previous two seasons—are turning the SIJHL into their own playground and leaving the rest of the league […]
Heather Latter Rejuvenate Fitness Club in Emo will unveil its new 700 sq. ft. classroom space during “Holly Daze” this Saturday, with personal trainer Chelsea Rylander heading up a step class at 2 p.m. “We’ll have the space open to the public to see on Saturday,” noted Rejuvenate owner Lincoln […]
Duane Hicks Following news last week of impending layoffs at the Resolute Forest Products mill here, some members of the local business community are staying positive about the future. “Obviously, every businessperson and everybody in the community is concerned about the cutbacks,” George Emes, acting chair of the Business Improvement […]
Heather Latter She’s a mom. Her name starts with “J.” And she likes to bake. That’s why Jennifer (Galusha) Marr decided to call her new business “Mamma J’s Sweet Treats.” The mother of two from Emo recently took the initiative to turn her love of baking into something more. “I […]
Lucas Punkari The month of November certainly has been one to forget for the Fort Frances Lakers as the team slid down the SIJHL standings. But they were able to snap a three-game losing streak Saturday night at the Ice For Kids Arena with a 4-2 triumph over the Duluth […]
Lucas Punkari It’s not often that two of the top curlers in all of Canada make an appearance at a small three-sheet curling club, let alone the one in Stratton. But last Thursday, two of the country’s finest players in Reid Carruthers and Kaitlyn Lawes visited the district facility, where […]
Duane Hicks While it was smaller than last year, the 55th-annual “Parade of Lights” still proved to be a shining example of Christmas spirit in Fort Frances. As big, fluffy snowflakes fell on parade participants and spectators alike late Saturday afternoon, a procession of about a dozen floats and vehicles […]
Duane Hicks While a general one percent increase will be applied to the town’s 2013 user fee schedule, certain items are being increased or decreased by a greater margin in the new year. Bag tags will jump in price by 25 cents, bringing the cost to $2.25 per bag, town […]
