Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent The annual “Holly Daze” festivities take place this Friday and Saturday (Dec. 1-2) in Emo. Be sure to take part in all the fun this weekend. The annual parade goes Friday evening. It will leave Donald Young School at 6 p.m. and work its way to Front […]
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Jamie Mountain It seems to never get easier for the Fort Frances Lakers when they face the Thunder Bay North Stars. That was the story again Friday night as they dropped a 5-1 decision at the Fort William Gardens. The loss was the Lakers’ third this month to the North […]
Staff How I Set Your Mother, the Volley Llamas, and Bump It Up all nabbed the maximum six points in Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League action last night. Kiss My Pass was right behind after garnering five points. Bumping Uglies, No Diggity, Duck and Dive, and Gillons’ all managed to […]
Jamie Mountain The Memorial Sports Centre wasn’t a friendly place for the visiting Kenora Broncos on Tuesday night as the Muskie boys’ hockey team skated to a 9-1 win while the girls’ squad cruised to a 20-2 rout. Eric Pitkanen and Cole Magill both scored twice and added an assist […]
Jamie Mountain The Thief River Falls Norskies have been a handful for the Fort Frances Lakers so far this season. That trend continued last night. Mitchell Soderberg had a four-point night as the Norskies doubled the Lakers 4-2 at the Ralph Engelstad Arena. The loss was the Lakers’ third-straight while […]
Jamie Mountain You could say Rob Swan is a man on a mission. The Harvey Station, N.B. native began his “Curling Across the Nation” tour in October of 2014 to help bring more attention to the sport of curling, as well as to generate funds for much-needed renovations at his […]
Jamie Mountain The Sunset Country Squash Club kicked off its season at the Northwestern Open tournament in Thunder Bay over the weekend. Club president Bob Tkachuk said the local juniors “stole the show” as 11 members participated in a variety of divisions. Owen Riches downed his younger brother, Corbin, 3-1 […]
Sandra BrunettaSubmitted by The weather outside may be frightful but residents of Rainycrest are warm and busy during this cold November. The Remembrance Day Tea was a special event. Hallett Hall was beautifully decorated with white tablecloths while each table centerpiece was a white cross with bright red poppies. Mira […]
Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Nov. 23-29: •Nov. 23–7:35 a.m. and 4:26 p.m. •Nov. 24–7:36 a.m. and 4:25 p.m. •Nov. 25–7:37 a.m. and 4:24 p.m. •Nov. 26–7:39 a.m. and 4:23 p.m. •Nov. 27–7:40 a.m. and 4:22 p.m. •Nov. 28–7:41 a.m. and 4:22 p.m. •Nov. 29–7:43 a.m. and […]
Jamie Mountain The weekend could not have gone any better for the Fort Frances Bantam ‘AA’ Canadians at their annual home tournament over the weekend. After finishing pool play with a perfect 4-0 record, the host squad skated to an impressive 7-1 victory over the Norwest Stars in Sunday’s final. […]
Submitted byIlka Milne The Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists and community volunteers will take part in the annual Christmas bird count on Saturday, Dec. 16 this year. Organized by the Audubon Society, some 72,000 volunteer bird counters in more than 2,500 locations across the Western Hemisphere will participate. The count […]
Jamie Mountain You can forgive the Muskie boys’ and girls’ hockey teams if they’re seeing double over the next week. A scheduling quirk had the squads hosting back-to-back games against the Kenora Broncos last night (the outcomes of which were not known at press time) and again next Tuesday (Nov. […]
