Jamie Mountain Fort Frances Lakers’ centre Ben Hoefler looked on as Joel Matthews of the Wisconsin Lumberjacks won a faceoff early in the first period of the hosts’ 6-5 overtime loss on Friday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. Hoefler scored twice and added an assist in a losing […]
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Submitted Alexia Gate cruised her way to a silver-medal finish at the annual Hial Pike races held in International Falls last Tuesday. The Muskie runner wound up clocking in with a time of 14:45.40 in the junior varsity girls’ division as part of an impressive showing by Fort High’s cross-country […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Jo-Anne Hill (nee Tesarsky) announce her passing on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019 at St. Joseph Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. A celebration of life of will be held at a later date. A complete obituary will follow.
The family of John “Edwin” Sletmoen is saddened to announce his peaceful passing on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019 at Rainycrest Home for the Aged, with Sybil, his wife of 67 years, by his side. Edwin was born on May 19, 1930 in Rainy River, Ont. to Ole and Margaret (Johnson) […]
It is with profound sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Phil “Flipper” Mitchell on Oct. 8, 2019. Born on May 6, 1948 in Emo, Ont. to Adam and Ruth Mitchell, Phil has worked and lived most of his life in Emo. Although he had many different jobs throughout […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Bertram Lawrence Smeeth announces his passing on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Bert was diagnosed with multiple myeloma eight years ago, and through treatment and determination, we were blessed with a few more […]
Jamie Mountain The Owl senior boys’ volleyball team got off to decent start to the NorWOSSA ‘A’ season by splitting its road matches. After sweeping the Ignace Falcons 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, and 25-17) back on Oct. 1, the Owls (1-1) were dispatched 3-1 (19-25, 25-21, 19-25, and 22-25) by the […]
Jamie Mountain The streak had to end sometime–even if it came against a league rival. The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team saw their five-game winning streak to start the NorWOSSA season come to a halt with a 26-18 loss to the visiting Dryden Eagles last Tuesday afternoon here. Fort High’s […]
Sam Odrowski
While the upcoming federal election has been an area of focus for many Canadians, a local First Nation has been busy preparing for an election of their own. For the first time ever at Rainy River First Nations (RRFN), eligible band members have been given the option to vote online […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie girls’ hockey team braved the elements on Saturday afternoon as they hosted a fundraising barbecue and tag day in front of Safeway here. Members of the black-and-gold were serving up hotdogs to hungry patrons and were taking donations from anyone interested in supporting the team. The […]
Jamie Mountain Wayne Strachan has liked how his team plays in the final 40 minutes of games. It’s the first 20 that could use some improvement. Continued slow starts were the theme last week as the Fort Frances Lakers dropped a trio of games in which they had to play […]
Press Release
Ontario’s government is making it easier for people and businesses to check the status of an Ontario driver’s licence by eliminating the $2 fee and modernizing the online Driver’s Licence Check service. “We are putting money back in people’s pockets by making it free for Ontarians to check if their […]
