Mitch Calvert Sarah Milling of Kitowski Trucking looked to clear the puck out of harm’s way with Hailey Beaudry of Super 8 close by in Sunday’s all-Fort Frances final of a girls’ PeeWee tournament here. Milling’s team took the crown with a suspense-filled 4-3 overtime win.
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Duane Hicks Ray Coran checked out a beer cooler donated by Labatt for the live auction at the 11th-annual “Community Chest” benefit dinner last night at La Place Rendez-Vous. The dinner and auction raised $14,775 to provide financial aid to local families facing medical expenses.
Peggy Revell Missy Hammond got ready to send a rock down the ice during the “blind curling” event at the 27th-annual Nestor Falls Winter Carnival on Saturday. The weekend was filled with events, including a visiting Elvis impersonator, an ice-fishing derby, and a cribbage tournament.
Mitch Calvert Carlee Bosma (#12) of the Muskie girls’ hockey team corralled the puck with the Kenora Broncos’ Brittany Sherred close behind during Fort High’s 5-4 victory in the opener of their best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final series here Friday night. The Broncos got revenge with a 2-1 win yesterday, setting up […]
Mitch Calvert Muskie forward Brendan Cawston tried to slow down Scott Bailey of the Kenora Broncos during the opener of their best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final showdown last night at the Ice for Kids Arena.
Mitch Calvert Maggie Lemesurier looked to get the puck away from Fort Frances Jr. Sabres’ forward Colin Moberly during Fort Frances Day Care activities at the north end rink yesterday afternoon. The Sabres take to the ice for real tonight and tomorrow when they host the first-place Fort William North […]
Staff It’s time to take the next step. The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team will look to make their first OFSAA appearance since 2001 when they take on the Westgate Tigers in the best-of-three NWOSSAA final today and tomorrow in Thunder Bay. The series opens at 4 p.m. today (EST), […]
Edward Peter Bond, 64, of 631 Church S., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Peter was born Dec. 31, 1944 on the kitchen table in Toronto, Ont. He was a very good math and science student, graduating from the […]
Duane Hicks The Rainy River Future Development Corp. is getting ready for its sixth-annual customer service challenge, with the “mystery shopping” to start in a few weeks. RRFDC officer manager Cynde Milette said 29 district businesses signed up for the challenge as of the Feb. 20 deadline, including 20 from […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie boys’ hockey team gained the upper hand in their NorWOSSA semi-final showdown against the Kenora Broncos thanks to a series-opening 5-3 victory here last night. The win came at a cost, however, as Mike Jourdain, Josh Scott, and David Chambers all left the game early with […]
Peggy Revell Joelle Bruyere shook hands with the “Cat in the Hat” at yesterday’s Storytime at the Fort Frances Public Library. The Cat in the Hat, along with other Dr. Seuss favourites, will be making a visit to all library programs next week, including Family Storytime on Monday at 6:30 […]
Staff Those wanting to attend the 11th-annual “Community Chest” benefit dinner this Sunday at La Place Rendez-Vous had better get tickets quick as it’s almost sold out. The Rendez-Vous reported this morning it only had six tickets left out of the 275 that were available. Costing $30 each, they are […]
