Nicholas Donaldson The Fort Frances Seniors’ Centre, also known as the Sister Kennedy Centre, had its new sign put up yesterday on the northwest corner of the property (Nelson Street and Victoria Avenue). The sign features both the seniors’ centre and the Fort Frances “Boundless” logos, and welcomes anyone age […]
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Joey Payeur Dan Bird surveyed the scene and made the obvious analysis. “It’s definitely going to be a different year with these 10,” mused the Muskie senior girls’ basketball chief strategist who, along with co-coach Mike Krueger, will do his best to concentrate on the talent he has instead of […]
Joey Payeur Muskie running back Sekina Scheibler made Aziz Daoud (32) and most other Maples Marauders’ defenders look like turnstiles as he charged his way to 309 yards rushing and six touchdowns in Fort High’s 42-18 win Friday in Winnipeg.
Joey Payeur More coaches hopefully will translate into more polish for the Muskie junior girls’ basketball team this season. Head coach Gord McCabe is joined by assistants Angela Petsnick, who coached the junior boys’ hoopsters last year, and former junior girls’ coach Alyssa Faragher. “With three coaches, we can break […]
Press Release Ontario and Grand Council Treaty #3 are working together to transform the system of services for Anishinaabe children and youth in Northwestern Ontario. Children and Youth Services minister Michael Coteau and Grand Council Treaty #3 Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh signed a relationship agreement Thursday in Kenora that will strengthen […]
Duane Hicks Marjan (“Mar”) Fraczkiewicz has turned a longtime passion for wakeboarding and other water sports into a new business venture. Fraczkiewicz, along with his business partner, Shawna McRitchie, launched Sunset Water Sports this summer to great success, with few evenings and weekends when they aren’t out on Rainy Lake […]
Joey Payeur Barwick Blue Knights’ third baseman Brad Wakefield, left, threw an unintentional hip check on teammate Vaughan Wilson that allowed Jaden Gustafson to reach base safely during the second inning of the Fort Frances Braves’ 9-4 victory in the third-and-deciding game of the Rainy River District Fastball League championship […]
Press Release October is Healthy Workplace Month and the Northwestern Health Unit is inviting you to participate in its fifth-annual “Workplace Wellness Challenge,” which runs Oct. 2-27. The goal of the challenge is to encourage participants to be active, to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and to get the […]
Muskie receiver Winston Johnson-Jourdain looked to have made a nice grab in front of Maples’ defensive back Ty Traverse but was unable to maintain possession in-bounds on this fourth-quarter play.
Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Sept. 15-20: •Sept. 15–6:51 a.m. and 7:25 p.m. •Sept. 16–6:52 a.m. and 7:23 p.m. •Sept. 17–6:54 a.m. and 7:21 p.m. •Sept. 18–6:55 a.m. and 7:19 p.m. •Sept. 19–6:57 a.m. and 7:17 p.m. •Sept. 20–6:58 a.m. and 7:15 p.m. Hunters are reminded that […]
Staff Nine new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region between Friday and yesterday afternoon. Involving a mixture of lightning and human-caused blazes, they occurred in the districts of Fort Frances, Dryden, Kenora, Sioux Lookout, and Red Lake. The one fire in Fort Frances District, located on an island on […]
The Associated Press ATLANTA–Thanks to reconnaissance by a neighbour who stayed behind, Pam Szymanksi knows Hurricane Irma blew out the living room window of her southwest Florida home. But she isn’t sure when she’ll get to see the damage for herself. “All I know is we have to check out […]
