Staff The Fort Frances Midget ‘A’ Canadians capped off the weekend in style as they nabbed a 3-1 win over the Westfort Rangers (Thunder Bay) in the championship final of their annual home tournament on Sunday at the Ice For Kids Arena. After finishing preliminary play with a 2-1 record […]
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Henry MillerSubmitted by The Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists (RRVFN) met on Nov. 20 to prepare for the Christmas bird count and to discuss the future of the club. This marks the 120th Christmas bird count and the 25th for Fort Frances. Each year, bird watching and field naturalist groups […]
Jamie Mountain You could say the confidence level is at an all-time high for the Muskie boys’ hockey team right now. An 11-1 rout of the visiting Dryden Eagles last Tuesday night saw the Muskies’ record improve to a league-best 4-0 in NorWOSSA play and the squad appears to be […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers got through a season-worst slump and are starting to play some of their best hockey of the year lately. Ben Hoefler’s goal just over eight minutes into the third period proved to be the game-winner as the Lakers skated to their third win in […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team took their border rivals to school on Saturday afternoon. Issy Taylor scored twice and assisted on two others to pace the Muskies to a 5-1 win over the International Falls Broncos in the opener of their annual two-game “Border Battle” exhibition series at Bronco […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers have been putting in a more committed effort lately are reaping the rewards of it. Ben Hoefler’s goal just over eight minutes into the third period proved to be the game-winner as the Lakers skated to their third win in a row with a 5-3 […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ and boys’ hockey teams both did a great job of protecting home ice on Tuesday night against the visiting Dryden Eagles. Both squads came away with wins in their home-openers to stay unbeaten in NorWOSSA play. Captain Jill Calder scored twice and added an assist while […]
Staff Tyler Malpass seems to be finding his offensive groove lately. The Sault. Ste. Marie native scored twice to pace the Fort Frances Lakers to a 6-4 win over the Thief River Falls Norskies last night in SIJHL action at the Ralph Engelstad Arena. It was the second victory in […]
Staff With a successful season officially in the books and a championship trophy in hand, the Muskie football team needed to hand out some more hardware. The gridiron gang held their annual awards banquet on Monday night at the Copper River Inn. Lane Sargent took home the rookie-of-the-year award. The […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie boys’ hockey team is looking like the team to beat so far this season. The black-and-gold got off to a fantastic start to the NorWOSSA regular season with a 13-0 rout of the host Kenora Broncos last Tuesday and followed that up by going undefeated and […]
Jamie Mountain With the team recently caught in a tailspin, the Fort Frances Lakers’ management has begun to make some moves to improve the team. In the first of three transactions, Lakers’ head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan announced on Thursday that the team had acquired the playing rights […]
Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Nov. 21-27: •Nov. 21–7:31 a.m. and 4:28 p.m. •Nov. 22–7:32 a.m. and 4:27 p.m. •Nov. 23–7:34 a.m. and 4:26 p.m. •Nov. 24–7:35 a.m. and 4:25 p.m. •Nov. 25–7:37 a.m. and 4:24 p.m. •Nov. 26–7:38 a.m. and 4:24 p.m. •Nov. 27–7:39 a.m. and […]
