the OPP Rainy River District OPP participated in the province-wide distracted driving enforcement campaign from Feb. 13-19. Within this period, officers charged eight motorists for driving while using a cellphone or device capable of texting. The resulting fine was $155. A total of 21 charges were laid in Northwestern Ontario […]
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Lorraine Norris (Mattson), 85, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 24, 2012 with family by her side after a brief illness. Lorraine was born May 24, 1926 in Shaunavon, Sask. to Esther (Ottavainen) and Hugo Mattson. Lorraine married Jimmy Keith Norris on Sept. 14, 1947 in […]
Lucas Punkari Advance to all-Ontarios The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team is headed to the all-Ontarios for the first time since 2001. The black-and-gold captured the NWOSSAA crown here Saturday morning after sweeping the Thunder Bay champion Winston Churchill Trojans in the best-of-three showdown. “Our goal at the start of […]
Staff The town will be submitting an grant application to the Ontario Trillium Foundation for funds to make Sunny Cove Camp renovations. Council is expected to authorize a report to give the application the go-ahead at tonight’s regular meeting. The application is for $76,300 for remedial repairs to Russell Hall. […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team is heading back to the NorWOSSA final after sweeping the Dryden Eagles in their best-of-three semi-final series over the weekend. The black-and-gold wrapped up the series yesterday afternoon with a 3-1 victory in Dryden, thanks to a pair of goals by Braden Webb and […]
Staff Jeanie Townson of Fort Frances took home the top prize of $97,800 during a “Monster Bingo” last night at the Couchiching Bingo Palace. “I’m still shocked,” she admitted. “I don’t even know what to do with it yet. “But I’m very happy.” The cash was won on the U-Pik-Em […]
the OPP Shortly after 9 p.m. on Friday, the OPP responded to a single-motor vehicle accident on Highway 11 near Shortreed Road in Watten Township. Fort Frances Fire Rescue and the Watten Fire Department attended the scene to extricate two occupants. The Fort Frances Ambulance Service tended to all three […]
the OPP On Saturday, the Rainy River District OPP responded to the report of a fraud regarding a female canvassing for donations on behalf of a local resident concerning medical expenses. The suspect is trying to fundraise on behalf of the local resident without consent. Fundraising initiatives are important and […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers concluded their regular season on a winning note Saturday night with a 4-3 victory over the visiting Thunder Bay North Stars. With overtime looming, Lakers’ forward Henry Gutierrez took a feed from captain Blake Boaz and slid the puck past North Stars’ goalie Carter McEachern […]
Lucas Punkari Muskie Tim Metke drove past Jordan Kelley of the Winston Churchill Trojans on his way to the basket in the opener of the best-of-three NWOSSAA final here Friday afternoon, which the black-and-gold won 59-53.
Lucas Punkari Lead Patrick Briere, left, and third Mark Broman swept the rock delievered by second Butch Wensley as their rink, skipped by Raymond Roy, took on Lorne Jackson in the ‘A’-final of the annual Fort Frances men’s bonspiel Saturday night. In a tightly-contested affair, the Roy rink emerged with […]
Lucas Punkari Casey Meyers of the International Falls 12U’s, left, battled Annalise Hayes of the Lakewood Tire Eagles for the puck during the final of the FFGWHA’s PeeWee tournament yesterday afternoon at the Ice For Kids Arena. Hayes scored an empty-net goal late in the third period as the Eagles […]
