Submitted Cohen Johnson was able to meet his hockey hero, Vegas Golden Knights’ goalie Marc-André Fleury, during the morning skate prior to the Golden Knight’s 4-1 loss to the host Winnipeg Jets back on Jan. 15. Johnson, who lives in Stratton, was surprised with NHL game tickets for his birthday […]
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Jamie Mountain Greta Fedoruk was able to display her talents as she performed her routine during the women’s Gold Interpretive on Saturday afternoon that was part of the Fort Frances Freeze–Super Series competition hosted by the Border Skating Club at the Ice For Kids Arena. Fedoruk skated to a third-place […]
Staff An aptly-named competition, entitled “Fort Frances Freeze–Super Series,” took place here Friday and Saturday. The local Border Skating Club hosted skaters from seven other clubs at the province-wide meet, which is a qualifying event for the Ontario Provincial Championship slated for March 7-10 in Mississauga. Even though it was […]
Jamie Mountain The recent cold snap has made things difficult across Northwestern Ontario–and the Fort Frances Lakers experienced some of that over the weekend. Bus issues for both teams forced the postponement of the Lakers’ home-and-home series against the Dryden GM Ice Dogs that had been scheduled for Friday and […]
Jamie Mountain Layton Hanson of the Fort Frances Atom ‘AA’ Canadians forged his way around the backcheck of a Dryden Paper Kings’ defenceman and looked to get a scoring chance during the third period of his squad’s 11-5 victory in the final of their annual home tournament Sunday afternoon at […]
Jamie Mountain Willem Kirk-Bertens was shoved down to the ice from behind by a Dryden Paper Kings’ opponent during the first period of the Fort Frances Atom ‘AA’ Canadians’ 11-5 win in the final of their annual home tournament Sunday afternoon at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena).
Staff A seven-goal outburst in the third period helped the Fort Frances Atom ‘AA’ Canadians to storm all the way back and claim the gold medal with an 11-5 win over the Dryden Paper Kings in the final of their annual home tournament Sunday afternoon at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena). […]
Staff Five local bowlers now know how they’ll be spending the week of Easter: competing at the provincial Open five-pin bowling championships in Sudbury. Jeff Watts once again topped the 19-bowler men’s field, finishing the 20-game zone roll-offs held Saturday and Sunday in Dryden with a 5,262 total (262 average). […]
Press Release The Backus Community Center in International Falls is pleased to announce a performance by comic stunt juggler Tuey Wilson this Friday (Feb. 1) at 7 p.m. Wilson’s performance does not easily fit categorization. At one moment, the audience is bursting with laughter at his quick wit and hilarious […]
Press Release The most horrible sentence in all my years of rescuing animals is, “I’m sorry, we simply cannot help you.” That brings so much hopelessness, despair, and pain to those animals that are suffering because they need medical care and there simply are no funds available. Paws & Claws […]
Jamie Mountain The new year has brought with it some new opportunities for the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club. It applied for a grant through the Ontario Trillium Foundation, which recently was approved. “The club is so grateful for this Ontario Trillium Foundation grant money,” club president JoAnne Formanek Gustafson […]
Staff Legion Br. #29 here will host a mixed team darts tournament in honour of Arlan Scott this Saturday (Feb. 2). Register by 1 p.m. and play will begin once organized. The focus of the tournament is fun and to encourage players of all levels–even those who have not ever […]
