After almost four months of Muskie hockey, it’s finally here. It’s playoff time. The Muskie boys’ hockey team will host the Kenora Broncos tonight at 7:15 p.m. at the Ice for Kids Arena to open their best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final series. Game 2 is slated Sunday night in Kenora, with Game […]
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Eric Peter Tage Thorson, 90, passed away early Tuesday morning, Feb. 22, 2005 at Atikokan General Hospital Extended Care. He was born Dec. 3, 1914 in Jamptland, Sweden and immigrated to Canada in 1925. His family homesteaded at South Junction, Man. for eight years before moving to Fort Frances, Ont. […]
After responding to a pair of fires at the municipal landfill over the past two weeks, the Fort Frances Fire Department is urging people to be cautious when they dispose of burnt waste from their wood stoves. Fire Chief Steve Richardson said this morning that all ashes and burnt waste […]
Thunder head coach Dave Allison was not behind the bench last night in Dryden as he began serving a six-game suspension for his role in Tuesday night’s brawl with the Ice Dogs here. Instead, Thunder GM Brent Tookenay had the reins as the Thunder cruised to an 8-2 win over […]
A tradition in Fort Frances for more than 20 years, the annual candlelight ski and walk is slated tomorrow evening on the Eighth Street ski trails (located behind Rainycrest Home for the Aged). The whole family is encouraged to come out for the event, which will run from 6-8 p.m. […]
Two people who face charges in connection with a series of armed robberies that occurred in Fort Frances over a three-and-a-half month period were released on bail yesterday and will return to Portage La Prairie, Man. to await trial. Neil Craig Brown, 35, and Pamela Marie Magel, 24, each are […]
The Northwestern Health Unit yesterday declared Influenza A outbreaks in five facilities across both the Rainy River and Kenora districts, including at Rainycrest Home for the Aged here. The other facilities where outbreaks have been identified include Atikokan General Hospital, Birchwood Terrace Nursing Home and Lake of the Woods District […]
It’s going to come down to discipline. That’s what Lynn Kellar says will be the deciding factor if the Muskie girls’ hockey team hopes to enjoy some success against the Dryden Eagles in the NorWOSSA semi-finals, which start there this Friday night. And he should know. He is the head […]
