Staff Look out Fort Frances, you have a winner! Priscilla Miller, a teacher with the Rainy River District School Board, clocked in at 21:48 to claim top spot in the female age 30-39 5K division at the annual “Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Run” held Saturday in International Falls in conjunction […]
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Jamie Mountain If there were any doubts that the Causeway Cougars were the best team at the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual Atom ‘A’ tournament over the weekend, those were quashed Sunday. Evan Wright scored twice to lead the Cougars to a 3-1 victory over the Fort Frances Rainy […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers had been on quite the run over the past two weeks. After Thursday night’s 9-2 romp over the last-place Minnesota Iron Rangers in Hoyt Lakes extended the team’s winning streak to a season-high four games, it appeared the Lakers were at the top of […]
There were more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Jan. 14-20 were Bill Teeple (Lorette, Man.), Joe Reynolds (Stratton), Pat Armstrong (Atikokan), Luke and Marissa Esselink (Devlin), Dave Beauregard (Sault Ste. Marie), Laura and Adam Fraser (Kitchener, Ont.), and Stephen […]
From the OPP The OPP responded to 27 snowmobile deaths during the 2016-17 season, marking the highest number of fatalities since the winter of 2003-04. Last season also was the worst on record for snowmobilers whose ride took a tragic turn while travelling on frozen waterways. One-third (nine) of last […]
Press Release For many people, the thought of navigating through a collapsed and burning building is the stuff of nightmares. But for the students in Confederation College’s Pre-Service Firefighter program doing firefighter survival training, it’s just another Friday afternoon. Program co-ordinator Shane Ferguson calls the training “boot camp”–and it’s exactly […]
Jamie Mountain It was quite the ride for Hailey Beaudry’s Northern Ontario rink during the Canadian Junior Curling Championships that ran last week in Shawinigan, Que. The squad, which curls out of the Fort William C.C. in Thunder Bay, did qualify for the four-game championship round after finishing preliminary play […]
Staff The SIJHL yesterday announced a make-up date for the game between the Fort Frances Lakers and English River Miners that was postponed back on Dec. 19. This contest now will be held Wednesday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice for Kids Arena. The cause for the original […]
Jamie Mountain It was good while it lasted. The Thunder Bay North Stars survived two separate comebacks by the Fort Frances Lakers in escaping with a 5-4 victory Saturday night at the Ice For Kids Arena that snapped the hosts’ four-game winning streak. Thunder Bay jumped out to a quick […]
Staff How I Set Your Mother, Scared Hitless, the Volley Llamas, and Let’s Talk About Sets all garnered the maximum six points in Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League action last night. Gillons’ was right behind, nabbing five points. Take A Hit and Kiss My Pass both grabbed three on the […]
Jamie Mountain Hailey Beaudry’s Northern Ontario rink has seen its run come to end at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships being held in Shawinigan, Que. The squad, which curls out of the Fort William C.C. in Thunder Bay, fell 6-5 to Alberta this morning to finish with a 3-7 record […]
Jamie Mountain Arctic Cat hung around as long as it could with a short bench but wound up falling 66-65 to the senior Muskies in Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League action Tuesday night at Fort High. Although Arctic Cat sported just a four-man team, neither squad could finish at the […]
