The Borderland Thunder head to Dryden tomorrow night for what will be their last game before a 10-day break. The Thunder currently sit in second place in the SIJHL with a 24-6-3 record, behind the front-running Fort William First Nation North Stars, while the Ice Dogs are in third with […]
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Nicholas Grynol, 78, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly on Monday, Jan. 24, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Nick was born Dec. 19, 1926 in Insinger, Sask. to Andrew and Helen Grynol. He grew up on the family farm one of nine children. His father […]
Mary Saranchuk passed away in her 94th year at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. on Friday, Jan. 21, 2005. She was predeceased by her husband, Eugene (1991); her parents, Harry and Tania Cormylo; her sister, Jean; and brothers, Henry and Michael. Mary is survived by her sons, William […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our much loved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister, Audrey Jane Swanton. Audrey passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 24, 2005. Audrey was predeceased by her parents, Stan and Ethel Mae Hyatt; first husband, Gordon Lee; second husband, Red Swanton; […]
There’s nothing like a Friday night in Eveleth, Mn. to restore your shooting eye, ambush your coach with snowballs, and send a local restaurant into a frenzy. The Muskie girls’ hockey team delivered a scintillating performance Friday night at the Eveleth Hippodrome, firing 50 shots on goal en route to […]
Entering their series against the Fort William First Nation North Stars here over the weekend, the Borderland Thunder were looking to put some doubt in the minds of the SIJHL’s top team. And after a 0-0 overtime tie on Friday night, the Thunder accomplished just that. “If we get past […]
It wasn’t exactly the War of 1812, but the competition was intense at the annual snowshoe race between Fort Frances and International Falls there Friday night. The event, held in conjunction with “Icebox Days,” was postponed a week due to extremely cold weather but the layoff didn’t appear to affect […]
The Lorne Jackson rink of Fort Frances failed to advance to the provincial playdowns after finishing with a 2-3 record at the Northwestern Ontario men’s showdown in Terrace Bay last week. Jackson’s rink, which included Don DeBenedet, Derek Jackson, and Mike Kjerulf, began play Thursday with an 11-3 loss to […]
Parents interested in learning more about the junior and senior kindergarten classes offered at St. Michael’s School—both in English and French Immersion—are invited to attend a meeting there tonight. Marie Brady, president of the local chapter of Canadian Parents for French, said the meeting, which runs from 7-8 p.m. in […]
Both Family and Children’s Services and 1578289 Ontario Ltd.—the developers of the old Fort Frances High School property—are requesting the town change its parking rules on the 200 block of First Street East. In a letter to council, Steve Both of 1578289 Ontario Ltd. asked that the parking be changed […]
Officers with the Thunder Bay Tri-Force/Kenora Joint Forces Drug Unit executed a search warrant in Kenora on Tuesday that resulted in drugs seized and two people being charged. Police executed a search warrant at a motel in Kenora and seized items including a crack pipe, digital scales containing cocaine residue, […]
Once again it was a junior team that prevented the Muskies from being swept. This time, the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team came away with a 49-26 victory over the Dryden Eagles in NorWOSSA action here yesterday afternoon, boosting their record to 2-4 with only two games left before the […]
