Staff A Fort High curling rink is headed to the all-Ontarios for a second-straight year—only this time it will be the guys carrying the Muskie colours. The Muskie boys’ foursome, featuring skip Isaac Keffer, third Cody Heyens, second Ian Grant, and lead Jordan Sokoliuk, nabbed the OFSAA berth with a […]
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Lucas Punkari It was a whirlwind tour that would make any rock group envious. But despite suffering the effects of a cold following its completion, it was well worth it for local swimmer Donovan Taylor. The 16-year-old member of the Fort Frances Aquanauts finished up a four-meet span over two-and-a-half […]
Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Lakers are heading into the second leg of their two-game, total-goal series with the Wisconsin Wilderness in a bit of a hole after losing the first leg by a combined score of 6-3 last weekend in Spooner. After taking the opening game 3-2 on Friday […]
Lucas Punkari It’s not very often that a runner-up finish at a national tournament can be considered a disappointment. But given the run of success for the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs women’s hockey team over the last few seasons, that was exactly the case a year ago. With a […]
Heather Latter Margaret Benjamin, left, and Marvel Ricard took part in the cribbage tournament Saturday in conjunction with the 29th-annual Nestor Falls winter carnival. The weekend event also included a fish derby, scavenger hunt, pancake breakfast, and much more. See B1 for the story, more photos.
Heather Latter Nicole Rogozinski, a dental hygienist with the Northwestern Health Unit, took a look at Twila Kabatay’s teeth during the “Healthy Futures Fair” at Fort Frances High School on Thursday.
Peggy Revell Confederation College president Patricia Lang, far left, Rainy River District School Board chair Michael Lewis, and Education Director Heather Campbell put their pens to paper here Monday afternoon to renew the corporate partnership formed five years ago which provides credits and programs to high school students to help […]
Lucas Punkari Muskie goalie Devin Stromness had a clear view of a shot from Kenora Broncos’ forward Colt German during the first period of the opening game of the best-of-three NorWOSSA final here Friday night. Stromness turned aside German’s shot as he helped the black-and-gold to a 5-1 victory, and […]
Town council is facing a dilemma in deciding whether to install solar panels atop the Public Works garage, Memorial Sports Centre, Children’s Complex, water treatment plant, and the Civic Centre in order to generate electricity which then can be sold back to the grid for much-needed revenue. The proposal certainly […]
Morris and Cindy Judson Dear editor: Shortly after midnight on Friday, Feb. 25, we were awakened by persistent knocking on the front door of our home. We were shocked to find OPP officer Christopher Spence at the door to inform us what we then could see in the distance. A […]
George and Shirley Nault Dear editor: Thank you, David Kircher! You are a breath of fresh air in this stagnant so-called democracy that feels the taxpayer is not entitled to know what is being done with our taxes. Thank goodness you are willing to stand up for us. It is […]
Paul Soucy Dear editor: Beware medical marijuana card-holders! Det. Cst. Landgraff of the OPP’s Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau is out to get you! Early on the morning of Thursday, Feb 24, Landgraff and his posse of cowboys served a search warrant on a legal medical marijuana possession/production card-holder in La […]
