Jamie Mountain It’s a tale of two different weeks for the Muskie hockey teams. On the slate this week for the girls’ squad is two home games and one on the road. First up was a game here last night against the Kenora Broncos (the outcome wasn’t known at press […]
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Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association had two teams compete at the Larry Bowen Memorial Tournament over the weekend in Kenora. The Fort Frances PeeWee Venom went undefeated en route to capturing the tourney title with a 2-1 shootout win over the Kenora Reapers in the final. The […]
From the MNRF An Alberta resident has been fined a total of $4,000 for illegal moose hunting and fishing in Northwestern Ontario. Bradley Maguire of Edmonton pleaded guilty and was fined $3,300 for hunting moose without a licence and $700 for fishing without a licence. He also has been suspended […]
Press Release Rick Neilson, a beekeeper in Rainy River District since 1976, will be conducting a “Beekeeping for Beginners” course this winter. The Monday evening course will start on Jan. 15 and run for 10 weeks. Pending the approval of La Vallee council, it will be held in the upstairs […]
Jamie Mountain After a tough road trip that saw the Fort Frances Lakers drop a pair of games to the Thief River Falls Norskies (4-2 last Wednesday) and Thunder Bay North Stars (5-1 on Friday), the team will be looking to regroup this week. Mired in a four-game losing streak, […]
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 […]
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 […]
