Jamie Mountain There will be one less swimming option in Fort Frances for the foreseeable future. The Fort Frances Aquanauts Swim Team (FFAST) has officially gone on a hiatus as they couldn’t find a new coach for the 2019/20 swim season. Former head coach Dawnn Taylor said she stepped down […]
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Staff After a tough start to the season, things got a little brighter for the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs women’s volleyball team last Wednesday. The squad, which includes former Muskies Hailee Barnard and Alex Spuzak, split its games to improve its record to 1-5. After dropping their first game […]
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Ontario is tackling the province’s school bus driver shortage by continuing the School Bus Driver Retention Pilot Program this year. The program will help school bus operators across the province with driver retention and recruitment by rewarding school bus drivers who stay on the job throughout the year. Eligible school […]
Jamie Mountain Marissa Kerry of the Fort Frances Her-icanes tried her best to avoid the tag of Renegades’ pitcher Karma Andy after she had laid down a crafty bunt during the third inning of her squad’s 2-1 win in the RRDWFL championship final last Wednesday night. Despite Kerry getting tagged […]
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The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) is encouraging individuals working in or exploring the outdoors with friends, family or pets this fall, to make small changes that can help to prevent tick bites. Even though exposure to ticks can occur from April to November, there are two surges when ticks are […]
Jamie Mountain Further and further into uncharted waters they go. Marissa Kerry pitched a complete game, two-hitter as the third-seeded Fort Frances Her-icanes eked out a 2-1 win over the top-ranked Renegades in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League championship final last Wednesday night at the St. Francis Sports […]
Jamie Mountain Coach Karissa Kajorinne of Thunder Bay huddled a group of girls around and gave them some instruction near the end of last Wednesday afternoon’s session at a basketball camp held at Fort High. The camp, which was open to both girls and boys ages 11-14, aimed to help […]
McKenzie Jolicouer of Stratton was the $100 winner in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association cash calendar draw for the week of Aug. 25-31. The $30 winners for that week included Bev Bond, Josie Schill, Joe Shyiak, and R.J. Wilson (Fort Frances), Danielle Hammond (Devlin), Alice Bremault (Rainy River), […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers will have to appoint a new captain this season. The Lakers announced last Thursday that Nick Lucas has committed to St. John’s University in Minnesota where he will play Division III hockey for the Johnnies this season. “We are very happy for Nick. He […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Her-icanes and Renegades exchanged high-fives and pleasantries after the ‘Canes claimed a 2-1 victory in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League’s championship final last Wednesday night at the St. Francis Sports Field. It was the fourth-straight title for the Her-icanes, who have built something […]
Staff If they were aiming to make a statement, then job well done. The Fort Frances Braves used a pair of six-run innings to cruise to a 15-0 thrashing of the Barwick Blue Knights that knotted the best-of-three Rainy River District Fastball League championship series at 1-1 last Thursday night […]
Okay, so we need some good weather. This isn’t funny anymore. I have never had my cereal plots in the field waiting to harvest in September. I am kicking myself that I didn’t come into work over the weekend, but it is hard because I certainly have things to do […]
