Lucas Punkari With the crowd cheering them on all weekend, there was no stopping the Fort Frances PeeWee ‘AA’ Canadians during their annual home tournament. Leading the five-team field during the round-robin portion with a 3-1 record, the Canadians captured the title Sunday afternoon with a 3-1 victory over the […]
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Lucas Punkari A lengthy slump about a month ago that saw the Fort Frances Lakers slide in their race for top spot in the SIJHL is now a distant memory. The red-and-white have won their last seven games, including three on home ice over the past week, which has bumped […]
Lucas Punkari Even though her rink fell short in their quest to win the Northern Ontario junior women’s provincial championship in Sioux Lookout over the weekend, Tirzah Keffer still was very happy with how her crew performed. Keffer, who hails from Fort Frances but currently lives in Thunder Bay to […]
Lucas Punkari Having faced tough competition in a pair of out-of-town tournaments over the holiday break, Muskie boys’ hockey head coach Shawn Jourdain is hoping his squad learned some valuable lessons as they prepare to resume NorWOSSA play this week. “The kind of hockey that we went up against in […]
Peggy Revell Betty’s of Fort Frances is thrilled about a third-place finish in a worldwide window display competition. The Scott Street store finished ahead of hundreds of others from around the globe that entered the competition organized by Schleich, a toy company which produces figurines. “We were super excited,” said […]
Heather Latter Fourteen-month-old Sawyer Zimmer happily took part in the Duck/Sea Turtle swimming class at the Memorial Sports Centre yesterday morning with his mom, Kristy. The first swimming session of the New Year is now underway, but registrations still are being accepted.
Submitted Weighing in at seven pounds, six oz., Elsie Faith Nighswander was the district’s New Year’s baby for 2012 after being born Jan. 5 at 12:19 p.m. at La Verendrye Hospital here. Proud parents are David and Pauline Nighswander of Barwick, along with big sister, Sylvia, three. Ironically, David was […]
Dave Ogilvie Renovations to the Emo Public Library will make the building more accessible, as well as allow construction of a handicapped-accessible washroom near the entrance. Plans also are underway to improve the accessibility of the arena and curling rink in the near future.
Lucas Punkari Adam Bolen was in the zone as he watched a rock come down the ice during the final of the NOCA men’s Region 1 playdowns against Trevor Bonot of Stratton on Sunday night at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Bolen’s local rink ended up falling just short of […]
Kathryn Pierroz Dear editor: I am writing in response to Ms. Batiuk’s letter printed on Dec. 29. Theatre, like all great art forms, is a matter of personal taste. If you do not have a liking for a certain piece of art, you have the option to not view it […]
Do you know what today is? Well, besides Wednesday, that is—and Jan. 11. Here’s a hint? It has to do with an important figure in Canadian history. Still nothing? Umm, someone who played a key role in forging Confederation back in 1867. Okay, okay—final clue: our first prime minister. That’s […]
By Sarah Campbell
With Queen’s Park in the midst of its winter break, normally this time of year is quiet on the provincial front. That’s not the case this year, however, as the media is abuzz with the highly-anticipated report on the province’s finances by economist Don Drummond. The report is expected to […]
