The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team competed in the Miles MacDonell Buckeye Classic in Winnipeg over the weekend, bringing home the consolation crown. The black-and-gold opened action Thursday night against the Garden City Fighting Gophers—the number-one ranked team in the province. Unfortunately, the 600-km drive after a game against the […]
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Fort Frances OPP officers are investigating a hit-and-run collision that occurred on Nelson Street on Friday. The owner of a red Dodge Caravan noticed someone had collided with his vehicle, causing more than $1,000 damage. The person responsible did not leave any information for the van owner nor did they […]
Zach Brintz, a 15-year-old competitive runner and high school student from Lino Lakes, Mn., breathed in some of the chilly air during the annual “Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Run” on Saturday morning in International Falls. Chisholm, Mn. native Mike Benchina finished with a time of 37:03 for his fourth-consecutive win […]
Goalie Scott Parsons of the Fort Frances KC Knights stretched to rob Brandon Pentek of the Kenora Thistles early in the final of the annual PeeWee ‘AA’ tournament here yesterday. Parsons and the Knights won the crown, beating Kenora 6-1.
Margaret Schonewille, executive director of the local Alzheimer Society, weighed some pennies turned in during the annual “Penny for Your Thoughts” weigh-in Saturday morning at Canadian Tire here. The two-day fundraiser saw a total of 181 pounds of copper donated, including a 102-pound donation from the Royal Canadian legion Br. […]
Captains Quinn Amiel, left, and Brad Pawlowski, right, battled for the puck at centre ice Saturday night in the first of a pair of games between the Sabres and Thunder Bay Bearcats. While each notched a goal during that game, Amiel proved the better of the two yesterday, netting two […]
Honourary chef Jennie Condon of B93•FM, right, served up cream of broccoli and cheese soup to Ted and Annie Fitzgerald during the local Alzheimer Society’s “Chefs’ Charitable Dinner and Auction” last night at the Adventure Inn. Some 73 people came out for the third-annual event, which featured a variety of […]
Mary Hickling, left, and Linda Reed, part of Dave Hickling’s rink, played against Tom Wherley’s squad Saturday afternoon during the annual “Icebox of the Nation” bonspiel at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Neither team made it much further, but Bryan Bonot’s rink from Stratton took the ‘A’ final over Tom […]
Both Muskie basketball teams looked as strong as ever yesterday in Dryden while their female volleyball counterparts suffered a pair of tough losses. The senior boys’ basketball team beat the host Eagles 42-37, led by Morgan Anderson and Travis Stromness, who each netted 11 points. The score was a far […]
Cst. Dan Bailey, a K-9 officer with the Rainy River District OPP detachment, was among 14 police officers and eight firefighters to receive a medal of bravery from the province this afternoon. Lt. Gov. David C. Onley invested the recipients with medals at a Queen’s Park ceremony while Safety and […]
Fort Frances Jr. Sabres players took time away from the ice yesterday to visit Rainycrest, where they joined in playing TV Bingo with some of the residents.
While it may have been cold outside, Juno Award-winning singer Connie Kaldor heated up the stage last night at the Townshend Theatre during the first “tour de Fort” concert of 2008. Embracing elements of gospel, rock, country and western, folk, bluegrass, and adult contemporary, Kaldor not only entertained the crowd […]
