Peggy Revell St. Francis students re-enacted the story of the nativity during dress rehearsal of the junior grades’ concert yesterday morning. The concert included plenty of readings, carols, and musical interludes as the students showcased their talents.
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Staff The local Wednesday night men’s basketball league has started to even out. After the Muskies and Taggs were the story of the first three weeks of the season, both lost Wednesday night to tighten the standings. First, La Place Rendez-Vous beat the Muskies 59-52. Toby Munro led the Vous […]
Staff Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Betty’s of Fort Frances is putting the spotlight on local products this evening through Sunday. Doug Anderson said yesterday that he and his brother, Blair, have been thinking about the idea for some time and finally decided to go for it. […]
Staff A pair of Muskie court teams came home with victories yesterday. The senior boys’ basketball squad improved to 2-0 in NorWOSSA play with a 68-30 thrashing of the host Kenora Broncos. Justin Anderson led the way with 18 points while Caleb McIntosh had 17. Will Anderson and Josh Strain […]
Peggy Revell Members of the Robert Moore School Builders Club showed off the boxes and boxes of non-perishable items the school had collected for local food banks. In the name of friendly competition and to bolster donations, the class which brought in the most items (which ended up being Mrs. […]
Staff With winter having hit Borderland early this year, and fresh powder still falling, snowmobilers have been out riding areas trails. But just like every year, they must remember to obey the laws and be safe. “The OPP reminds snow vehicle operators that it is up to you to drive […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team played its second league game in Kenora—and came away with an eerily similar result. Jessica Taggart tallied in the opening period to put Fort High up 1-0, but the Broncos came back with three-straight goals to secure a 3-1 win. With the loss, the […]
the OPP Fort Frances OPP is investigating the report of a missing female youth from Watten Township. An investigation revealed that Kristen Bruce-Morrison, 15, was last seen on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at the United Native Friendship Centre (school) on Portage Avenue in Fort Frances. Bruce-Morrison has not attended her […]
Duane Hicks Plans for the annual community Christmas dinner here are well underway, with all of the food and supplies in place thanks to local businesses and individuals’ donations and the OPP’s recent “Stuff a Cruiser” initiative. But what’s needed now is more helping hands to make the event, which […]
Staff Another night, another Fort Frances Lakers’ comeback negated in extra time. The local junior ‘A’ squad (19-10-3) dropped its fourth-straight game, falling 5-4 to the host Dryden Ice Dogs (21-12-0) last night. The skid is the team’s longest since dropping its final five games of the 2009-10 regular season. […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team suffered its first loss of the NorWOSSA season Tuesday night in Kenora, falling 6-4 to the host Broncos. Fort High (3-1) had won its first three match-ups against Kenora counting tournament and league play, but the Broncos (4-1) got the better of the black-and-gold […]
the OPP The Fort Frances Community Drug Action Team has investigated a number of drug-related incidents throughout Rainy River District recently. The OPP would like to provide the public an overview of the results from these investigations. Officers hope the information will bring awareness to our community partners and community […]
