? The old saying, “Time flies when you’re having fun,” was especially true for me in 2009. I have some great memories from many of my outdoor adventures in a year that went by in a flash. Here are some of the highlights (and in the first case, lowlights) for […]
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By Dan Falloon, sports reporter It’s almost a rite of passage for the top teams at the world junior hockey championships. Yep, padding stats in the opening games of the tournament almost has become a Boxing Day tradition at the TSN-touted tournament, as shown by Canada’s 16-0 demolition of Latvia […]
Heather Latter Naomi McManaman, front, and Maggie Gurski were having a blast yesterday as they sped down the hill at the overpass, taking advantage of their last week of Christmas holidays before heading back to school next Monday (Jan. 4).
Heather Latter With Mother Nature having dumped more than 35 cm (14 inches) of snow on Fort Frances over Christmas, town crews have been busy keeping the streets clear. Now they will spend the coming days working on snow removal. “Hopefully, people are patient because there is a lot of […]
Staff The holiday season may have made the Muskie boys’ hockey team a little too accustomed to being kind hosts. The black-and-gold fell 4-3 to the visiting International Falls Broncos in exhibition action Saturday. Dustin Brown tallied the first Fort High goal, assisted by Devin Ball and Brendan Cawston. Matt […]
Staff With the local Voyageur Lions Club’s annual “Polar Plunge” set for New Year’s Day, organizers are hoping this year’s fundraiser will be more successful than ever. And with just a few days to go, they want those considering taking an icy dip in the name of a good cause […]
Staff Eight hours. Four best-of-five matches. That’s what competitors were in for at the annual Boxing Day Classic squash tournament at the Memorial Sports Centre on Saturday. After the dust settled, Jason Kabel emerged as the victor, blanking Anniss Seid 3-0 in the final. On the consolation side, Cole Derksen […]
Heather Latter Towering snowbanks line most of the streets in Fort Frances, as seen here along King’s Highway this morning, after the town was blanketed by more than 35 cm of snow from Christmas Eve through to yesterday morning. Most residents spent their Christmas and Boxing Day digging out from […]
Duane Hicks Rose Bernardi, left, and Lil Newman were among the 90 people who came out to enjoy the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau’s annual community Christmas dinner Friday at Knox United Church here. While the turnout was less than expected, thanks to the snowstorm that began on Christmas Eve and […]
Allen Aubrey Zubko passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009 with his family by his side. Al was born on Saturday, May 26, 1934 in Stenen, Sask. Al worked for the Canadian government for 36 years, retiring in 1992 from the Sault Ste. Marie office. Al moved to Blind […]
Press Release Have you always wanted to make your own snowshoes, or perhaps finish a pair you never completed? Well, here is your chance. Join Laurentian Environmental Center’s senior naturalist Jim DeVries as he guides you through a full day of instruction on how to lace snowshoes. The class will […]
Staff The liquor licence at the Adventure Inn and Conference Centre here has been suspended for three days—from 11 a.m. on Dec. 25 until 2 a.m. on Dec. 28—stemming from incidents that occurred there back in April and May. According to a report from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of […]
