Dan Falloon The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team hasn’t even seen game action yet but an injury already is throwing a wrench into its plans. Veteran setter Mikaela Kroeker, expected to be a cornerstone of the squad, was injured last week. And that has head coach Duane Roen scrambling to […]
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Press Release The Fort Frances BP Royals PeeWee ‘AA’ squad went 3-1 this past weekend in winning the 2010 International Falls PeeWee ‘A’ Hockey Classic. Game one of the round-robin series saw the BP Royals face host International Falls, who skated away with a 3-1 win. In game two against […]
Dan Falloon A surprise superstar tripped up the Muskie boys’ basketball team at the Westgate tournament in Thunder Bay over the weekend. The black-and-gold lost 60-47 to eventual champion Superior in the opening game of the tournament, but then rebounded with wins of 47-42 versus St. Ignatius and 75-45 over […]
Peggy Revell Citing discrimination and safety issues, parents called for the Rainy River District School Board to revisit its busing transportation policy at last night’s meeting. “We want to see this policy changed. To see it changed to better suit the needs of all of our students, of all of […]
Dan Falloon It isn’t much, but Rainy River District is home to the province’s first stretch of open snowmobile trails for the 2010-11 season. A five-mile stretch from Emo to the Highway 11/71 junction opened Monday. “It’s finished and groomed and open right now,” said Borderland Snowmobile Club president Dave […]
Dan Falloon The Fort Frances Lakers certainly conquered the first half of the SIJHL season—emerging atop the six-team loop at the midway point. Granted, the expansion Wisconsin Wilderness are just a point behind with two games in hand, but the local Junior ‘A’ squad still is a force to be […]
Duane Hicks After 26 years at the Fort Frances Museum, Pam Cain is retiring from the position of curator to become executive director of the Community Art and Heritage Education Project in Thunder Bay. “It gives me the opportunity to do something different at this stage,” said Cain, who starts […]
Duane Hicks The 2011 budget, aging infrastructure, assisted living, the doctor shortage, and economic development are among the top priorities in the next four years, Mayor Roy Avis said during his inaugural address for the 2010-14 term Monday evening at the Civic Centre. “Our first order of business will be […]
Peggy Revell With a passion for PR, Fort Frances native Mia Pearson has been recognized as one of “Canada’s Most Powerful Women” for 2010. “I was proud.” Pearson said about being a recipient of the annual award presented by the Women’s Executive Network, which highlights 100 of the country’s top […]
Duane Hicks ‘Acts of Kindness’ fetch $20,000 The generosity of district residents never seems to end—the proof being the “Acts of Kindness Benefit” held Friday evening at the Royal Canadian Legion in Fort Frances, which raised about $20,000 for the “Community Chest” and with more donations still coming in the […]
Duane Hicks Like other parts of Ontario, the Northwestern Health Unit is reporting ’flu shot numbers have been lower than usual since its immunization campaign began in mid-October. “It’s a bit slow,” Donna Stanley, manager of infectious diseases, said during an interview last week. “We’re probably in line with the […]
Duane Hicks Christmas came a little early for local choir director Diane Maxey this year after the Ontario Trillium Foundation announced last week it granted $11,500 to local choral groups, including the Fort Frances Choraliers and Fort Harmonies. “It’s very exciting new that we were able to get that,” enthused […]
