Staff How everyone can help end violence against women is the goal of a Kanawayhitowin community awareness event set Thursday (March 31) from 5:30-9 p.m. at the Circle of Life Centre (616 Mowat Ave.) Everyone—from individuals to local leaders, as well as representatives of local organizations—is encouraged to come out […]
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Staff Maury Nielson, representing the Stratton Curling Club, ran the table at the Dominion Club Championship regional playdowns in Kenora over the weekend. His rink went a perfect 4-0 to earn a berth at the provincial playdowns April 8-10 in Sault Ste. Marie. Nielson, alongside third Neil Haw, second Andrew […]
Staff Former Muskie Joe Basaraba and the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs have punched their ticket to this year’s NCAA “Frozen Four” tournament. UMD advanced with a 5-3 victory over the Yale Bulldogs in the East Regional final Saturday night in Bridgeport, Conn. A four-goal outburst in the second period sent […]
Heather Latter Eva Thornton of Fort Frances waited while Rev. Jacob Quast, with the Church of the Lutheran Hour here, signed her copy of “Angels: What You Should Know About These Divine Messengers (both the good and the bad”) on Saturday at Safeway. In addition to the book signing, the […]
Lucas Punkari Ignace junior girls’ doubles player Marlee Zappitelli prepared to serve while her partner, Charity Chapman, looked on during a match in an exhibition tournament at Fort High on Thursday. In addition to the high school meet, which saw the Muskies nab three first-place showings, the Fort Frances Badminton […]
Lucas Punkari Dan McFayden watched his final shot of the second end head down the ice while his front end applied the brushes during the ‘B’ final of the annual Fort Frances men’s bonspiel on Saturday. McFayden’s rink wound up losing 6-1 to Raymond Roy in only four ends. Adam […]
Heather Latter Gary Gamsby (NCDS board of directors), left, Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis, Gerd O’Sullivan (NCDS board of directors), Ken Boshcoff (Community Services Committee), and Gloria Mejia (Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities) cut a ribbon to mark the grand re-opening of Northern Community Development Services here yesterday. NCDS […]
Heather Latter Given the success of his first book released two years ago, retired Fort Frances High School teacher Frank Maraj is set to launch a sequel entitled, “Snapshots II: Navigating the University Years.” While “Snapshots” reflected on his childhood in Trinidad, Maraj’s newest book tells of his early days […]
VNP Come to the Rainy Lake Visitor Center at Voyageurs National Park, located east of International Falls, for a Family Movie Day this Sunday (March 27) from 2-4 p.m. Refreshments and popcorn provided. The park will show “Eight Below”–a two-hour family friendly movie about loyalty and adventure. A brutal storm […]
Staff The local men’s basketball league wrapped its regular season Wednesday night at Fort High, and in the process set the stage for next week’s semi-final match-ups. In the early game, Boston Pizza clinched the top seed for the playoffs with a convincing 83-53 win over the Muskies, giving them […]
Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Lakers’ season hangs in the balance heading into Game 5 of their best-of-seven SIJHL semi-final series with the Dryden Ice Dogs tonight at the Ice For Kids Arena here. Dryden grabbed a commanding 3-1 series lead with a 5-3 victory on home ice last night—and […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ curling rink is moving on. Fort High clinched a quarter-final berth at the OFSAA championship in Thunder Bay thanks to a 7-2 win over London Central yesterday afternoon at the Port Arthur Curling Club. Sitting at 2-1 heading into play today, the black-and-gold will advance whether […]
