Lucas Punkari Tonight’s scheduled game between the Fort Frances Thunderhawks and Kenora Thistles has been postponed after the Thistles were unable to field enough players to make the trip. However, both teams are discussing ways to make up the game, which may include a five-game series between the two rivals […]
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Staff The Rainy River District School Board will see the layout of their meeting agenda altered starting tonight as trustees move to hold their usual in-camera session at the beginning of meetings from now on. In-camera sessions for the board’s monthly meetings now run from 6-6:45 p.m., with trustees rising […]
Lucas Punkari Kelsey Scribilo of Kenora prepared to start her Gold Interpretive ‘B’ program during the 2011 Sunset Country regional figure skating competition Friday evening at the Ice For Kids Arena here. Scribilo ended up finishing in third place, with the top spot on the podium going to Border Skating […]
Peggy Revell St. Francis students faced off against each other in a game of tug-of-war this morning in conjunction with the school’s monthly “Spirit Day.” This month’s theme is “perseverance” and as part of it, students created group cheers, had a spirit leader competition, and “persevered” through various games outside […]
Lucas Punkari Members of the Fort Frances Snipers mobbed Kendyn Faragher after he scored the game-tying goal during yesterday’s final of an Atom ‘AA’ tournament here. The host Snipers went on to lose 3-2 in overtime to the Baudette Bears to settle for the silver medal.
Lucas Punkari The Muskie boys’ hockey team outclassed their opponents yesterday afternoon at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre, cruising to a 12-2 romp over the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) in exhibition action. “We kind of knew what we were getting into here,” Muskie head coach Shawn Jourdain after the […]
Joey Payeur If Mike Badiuk doesn’t want to fall short on his bold predictions, he and his curling mates need to start rocking the house in a big hurry. The Devlin resident is playing third for skip Cody Johnston’s rink at the M&M Meat Shops Canadian Juniors curling championships, which […]
Mary Lorraine Kuharski, 90, of Rainycrest Long-Term Care, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Friday, Jan. 29, 2011 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Mary was born March 31, 1920 in Minneapolis, Mn. to the late Francis and Rose Willis. Mary moved to Emo, Ont. […]
James Joseph Whitefish (Ogiimaabiinaysii), 72, of Lac La Croix First Nation, Ont., passed away Friday, Jan. 28, 2011 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born June 19, 1938 at Lac La Croix First Nation to the late John and Doris Whitefish. James worked for the […]
Joey Payeur One shot away from a gold medal, the Fort Frances Snipers ended up absorbing the last bullet. Luke Krause stunned the home crowd with the game-winner at 4:53 of overtime to give the Baudette Bears a 3-2 victory over the host Snipers in the gold-medal game of a […]
Joey Payeur Three games, three nights, three losses? There was nothing charming about that concept to the Fort Frances Lakers. Coming off a pair of bitter losses to the league-leading Wisconsin Wilderness the previous two night, the Lakers hit early and often to subdue the host Duluth Clydesdales 4-2 in […]
Staff The Town of Fort Frances has rallied district support for the concept of having the municipal airport here deemed a regional one. At the annual meeting of the Rainy River District Municipal Association on Saturday in Stratton, membership approved a resolution put forth by the Town of Fort Frances, […]
