Staff All that separated the BDO Stars girls’ Bantam hockey team from overtime in the bronze-medal game of the Lake of the tournament was a couple of seconds. Trailing Morden 2-1 as time wound down in the third period, Jessica Coran fired a shot that found the back of the […]
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Lucas Punkari For the six members of the Fort Frances Aquanauts who competed at the annual Prairie Winter Invitational meet in Winnipeg, it was a weekend where they left all of their previous best times in the dust. Donovan Taylor, Adam Stromberg, Levi Rittau, Lyndsi Jo Wilson, Regan Danylchuk, and […]
Lucas Punkari While a record of 1-4 in NorWOSSA play, not to mention a three-game losing skid, may suggest the Muskie girls’ hockey team is in a bit of a funk at the moment, head coach Scott Clendenning doesn’t see it that way. “I wouldn’t consider it a slump at […]
Staff When the junior women’s provincial curling championship gets underway in Sioux Lookout next month, a pair of rinks with local ties will be vying to represent Northern Ontario at the national showdown. Jessica Haw of Stratton advanced to the provincials after finishing in a tie for first at 4-1 […]
Lucas Punkari It didn’t fully take away the bitter feeling of losing but it did help to lessen the sour taste just a little bit. Following a pair of home shootout losses to the Dryden Ice Dogs last Wednesday and then to the Wisconsin Wilderness on Friday night, the Fort […]
Lucas Punkari The first taste of tournament play for the Fort Frances Midget ‘AA’ Canadians didn’t end according to plan, but overall all parties involved were pleased by their effort. The Canadians finished with an overall record of 1-2 in the fifth-annual Gus Lindberg Memorial tournament here over the weekend, […]
Heather Latter Given the aging population in Fort Frances, programs such as “Meals on Wheels” need more volunteers if they want to continue to serve the community. Fortunately, local co-ordinator Gaby Hanzuk has seen some new volunteers getting on board recently, although she’d like even more businesses and organizations to […]
Dave Ogilvie “Holly Daze” 2011, which took place this past Friday and Saturday in Emo, was deemed a success by most. Despite a rather chilly breeze, the “Santa Claus” parade on Friday evening was extremely well-attended. A large crowd lined both sides of Front Street to admire the brightly-lit floats, […]
Lucas Punkari It didn’t fully take away the bitter feeling of losing but it did help to lessen the sour taste just a little bit. Following a pair of home shootout losses to the Dryden Ice Dogs last Wednesday and then to the Wisconsin Wilderness on Friday night, the Fort […]
Duane Hicks Most user fees will jump by three percent in the new year although some will be rising more as the town strives to generate more revenue to run its landfill. At a special meeting Monday, council voted 4-3 in favour of bags tags staying at $2 for a […]
Staff Local snowmobile racer Curtis Boivin remained in critical condition in hospital as of press time this morning following a horrific accident Sunday during the Canadian Power Toboggan Championships’ season-opening weekend at Beausejour, Man. The 19-year-old currently is in a medically-induced coma as doctors work to determine the full extent […]
Peggy Revell Local businesswomen Dawn Gustafson has been recognized with an “Enterprising Women” award by the PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise. “I just think it’s neat that I was actually recognized because it’s such a new concept—independent dental hygiene,” noted Gustafson, whose business, LifetimeSmiles Preventative Oral Health Care, opened here […]
