Duane Hicks Dozens of common redpolls flocked together high atop a pine tree in town yesterday, waiting for people to leave the vicinity so they could swoop down onto a nearby tree to feast on its berries.
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Staff The start of the SIJHL post-season did not go according to plan for the Fort Frances Lakers. The squad dropped the first leg of the 1 vs. 2 showdown series against the host Wisconsin Wilderness by a two-game total score of 9-4 over the weekend. The teams were knotted […]
Staff Fort Frances will host the regional OPP awards ceremony May 3. Three local officers will be receiving the Police Exemplary Service Award for full-time service with a Canadian police service, A/Insp. Steve Shouldice reported at Friday morning’s Police Services Board meeting here. Sgt. Phil Donald and Sgt. Darryl Wright […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team is heading back to the all-Ontarios once again. The black-and-gold punched their ticket to OFSAA after a weekend sweep of the Kenora Broncos in their best-of-three NorWOSSA final. Fort High clinched the title with a convincing 6-1 win Saturday night in a game that […]
Lucas Punkari Lorena Jenks smiled as she skied along one of the trails at Rocky Inlet yesterday afternoon during the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club’s family ski day. Those attending also could use the snowshoe trails and sit by the campfire to roast hotdogs and marshmallows.
Duane Hicks Terra Carlson enjoyed some homemade soup yesterday during the 12th-annual “Soup and Bun” fundraiser held by the St. Mary’s Youth Group at the parish hall. A soup and bun meal was held yesterday at noon as well as on Saturday evening. All proceeds will go towards the Canadian […]
The family of Albert Brunetta announces that after a long, rich, and healthy life, Albert passed away at home on Saturday, March 3, 2012. Albert was born Dec. 21, 1927 in Thunder Bay, Ont. into a large family of aunts, uncles, and cousins. He and his brothers, Ernie and Julian, […]
Ernest (Guy) John Calder Jr. passed away March 3, 2012. Ernest was born in Fort Frances, Ontario on April 20, 1948 to the late Ernie and Eileen Calder. With his family by his side, and after a courageous battle with cancer, it is with great sadness and sorrow that we […]
Lucas Punkari Muskie forward Jeff Davis, shadowed by Kenora Broncos’ assistant captain Andrew Marks, tried to screen Broncos’ goalie Jordan Spencer during Fort High’s 5-1 win here back on Jan. 13. The two squads will renew acquaintances tonight when they open the best-of-three NorWOSSA final at 7:15 p.m. at the […]
Heather Latter JK students at St. Michael’s School showed off their pink shirts Wednesday as part of “Pink Shirt Day” in support of anti-bullying. People also are encouraged to wear pink on April 11 for the “Day of Pink”—the international day against bullying and discrimination in schools and communities.
Duane Hicks Call out for groups to step up The Fun in the Sun committee will not being going ahead with any Canada Day activities except fireworks this July 1. The reason is a lack of volunteers, committee chair Randy Thoms said yesterday. Thoms said the group got very little […]
Staff The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team now know what they’ll be up against at the OFSAA ‘AA’ championships in St. Catharines next week. The black-and-gold—ranked as the 18th and final seed for the tournament—will face third-ranked and host St. Francis Phoenix in their first-round contest Monday at 11:30 p.m. […]
