“Operation Pumpkin” was out in full force again last night to keep an eye out for mischief—and it seems all those watchful eyes worked in curbing most pre-Hallowe’en hi-jinx. Fort Frances OPP Cst. Caroline Spencer said this morning that only two acts of vandalism were reported last night. The first […]
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A scar on her forehead and another near her left eye said volumes about the war Katie Mc- Tavish had just been through. The smile on her face, though, told the real story. McTavish hit a foul line jumper with 58.4 seconds left to give the Muskie junior girls’ basketball […]
Trick-or-treaters won’t be at a loss for things to do tomorrow as Hallowe’en events will be going on at Scott Street businesses, the Fort Frances Museum, and the parking lot at McDonald’s. Like a movie monster in a sequel, the fifth-annual “Scott Street Scare” is looking to come back bigger […]
The Borderland Thunder would be happier if Tyler Desjarlais stuck to piling up penalty minutes rather than points. The Dryden Ice Dogs’ forward was one of the SIJHL’s most frequent visitors to the “sin bin” last year. But while he still has a solid place in the top 10 of […]
After the weekend they had, any chance the Muskie senior girls’ basketball squad had to hone their offence was most welcomed. The Muskies had their share of shooting woes while going 2-1 in their annual home tournament, but looked much sharper—at least in the first half—en route to a 47-30 […]
His team is on the mend both physically and emotionally after being swept last weekend in Thunder Bay, but Dave Allison isn’t too worried about hurting the feelings of a few Borderland Thunder members he views as not carrying their weight. “There’s some players here that have to start justifying […]
Dear sir: I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the dedicated and caring foster parents that we have in the Rainy River District. Oct. 19-25 is Canadian Foster Family Week. We currently have 30 foster families in Rainy River District. Foster parents are a very important part […]
For Chrissy Thomson, wind is nothing to whine about. The Fort Frances native, and member of the St. John’s Red Storm university women’s golf team, gritted her teeth in the face of a brisk Atlantic breeze and crafted a two-day total of 18-over 162 to finish second by three strokes […]
Those voters still undecided as to who they’ll mark an “X” beside on the list of public school board trustee candidates on their mail-in ballots are encouraged to wait until Monday (Nov. 3) before they commit and attend a trustee debate at the Townshend Theatre. Rudy Zeitlhofer, political action officer […]
Squash is a challenging enough test for any individual on two good legs. Take one of those away and it gets to be a bigger challenge in a big hurry. Colin Drombolis of Fort Frances had jumped out to a commanding 2-0 lead in his best-of-five consolation final match against […]
The “Battle of the Border” turned into a one-sided rout for the guys from the land of the Maple Leaf. Four Fort Frances sharks took the top positions at the inaugural “Battle of the Border” 32-person singles pool tournament at Warp 9 last weekend, which also featured players from Dryden, […]
Always looking to boost business in Fort Frances, the municipal Economic Development Advisory Committee wants to add the Twin Beech aircraft at Rusty Myers to the list of tourist attractions here. “It’s an idea that’s been kicking around for four or five years,” noted EDAC member Bruce Caldwell. “But it […]
