Muskies Kayla Lauzon (#15) and Emma Elliott (#5) couldn’t block this shot from the Dryden Eagles during their NorWOSSA showdown here yesterday. Fort High was swept to remain winless on the season (0-5).
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Valerie Larson, left, and Bridget Dobransky were busy decorating the window at Betty’s on Scott Street to promote the upcoming VALA variety show entitled “The Wacky River Cruise.” The show is scheduled to run Friday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. and again Saturday, Feb. 2 at 2 p.m. and 7 […]
The family of Dorothy Louise (Faulkner) Miller announce her passing on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2007 at Bevan Lodge in Abbotsford, B.C. After the passing of her husband of 62 years, Jim, in May, 2000, Dot lived on her own in good health until March, 2007, when a fall put her […]
Ellen Mosher, a long-time resident of Rainycrest in Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Sunday, Dec. 23, 2007 at her residence. She was born in 1909. She was predeceased by her husband, Daniel, in 1979; daughter, Patricia, in 1990; and two sons-in-law, William Maher and Harry Ashworth. She is survived by […]
It is with deep sadness that the family announces the passing of Landon Comegan, infant son of Teri Major and Sean Comegan of Big Grassy First Nation, Ont., on Friday, Jan. 4, 2008 in Winnipeg, Man. He was born Friday, Jan. 4, 2008 in Winnipeg. Landon will be sadly missed […]
At home and within the embrace of loving family, Natalie O. Greig (nee Rinas) passed away gently on Dec. 19, 2007 after a brief but brave struggle with cancer. She had been born in 1938. During the late 1950s, while studying at the University of Toronto, Natalie married Brian, her […]
Several grandparents brought their grandchildren to the Fort Frances Public Library this morning to participate in Grandparents’ Day—an hour-long fun workshop that featured lap rhymes, songs, and snacks.
The Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River District is getting ready for its third-annual “Chefs’ Charitable Dinner and Auction” coming up Sunday, Jan. 20 at the Adventure Inn here. With only a week and-a-half to go, Margaret Schonewille, executive director of the local Alzheimer Society, said yesterday that most of the […]
Both Muskie hockey teams extended their respective leads atop the NorWOSSA standings with victories over the visiting Kenora Broncos on Tuesday night. The Muskie girls (5-2-0-0) won a penalty-filled 3-2 battle over Kenora (2-4-0-1). Anikka McTavish, Lauren Krukoski, and Nina Bird were the Muskie goal scorers in a match that […]
The seemingly invincible Muskie senior boys’ basketball team proved beatable Tuesday as they fell 60-55 to the host Kenora Broncos. The black-and-gold (3-1) had led throughout the match, but found the fourth quarter to be their undoing. “We did have a lead of 19-18 at the end of the first […]
Every prospective filmmaker needs to start somewhere. With little experience and a bare-bones budget, Fort Frances resident Andrew George started with “The Show”—a 42-minute mockumentary centring around a day in the life of a 20-year-old Fort High student. Styled after more well-known entries into the mockumentary genre, such as “FUBAR” […]
Last weekend saw some late New Year’s fireworks for the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres as they rung in 2008 with a pair of wins over the Thunder Bay Bulldogs, including the team’s first-ever shutout. The Sabres blanked the cellar-dwelling Bulldogs 2-0 on Saturday night before Sunday afternoon’s wild 7-5 win. […]
