Submitted Fort Frances native Cassandra Jackson posed with a Vortex Elite game ball, courtesy of Rhino Rugby, after taking home the Heart and Soul Award for the Minnesota State University Moorhead Hummerz women’s rugby team. The Hummerz nabbed a bronze medal at the National Small College Rugby Organization’s national championship […]
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Perch are becoming more popular amongst anglers across Sunset Country for good reasons. -Submitted photo
Jamie Mountain Kiernan Bailey and Kyle Uzelman of the Fort Frances Lakers did their best defensively to snuff out a scoring opportunity for Thief River Falls Norskies’ captain Bryce Johnson during the second period of their squad’s 6-3 loss in SIJHL action on Saturday night at the Ice For Kids […]
Jamie Mountain Local Chad Faragher got ready to fire a serve during the third-place match of the men’s ‘A’ division at the Sunset Country Squash Club’s 33rd-annual La Place Rendez-Vous tournament at the Memorial Sports Centre on Sunday afternoon. Faragher snared third spot with a comeback 3-2 win over Dale […]
Jamie Mountain Captain Jill Calder and Tatum Glowasky fought hard and attempted to win a puck battle in the corner during the third period of the Muskie girls’ hockey team’s annual alumni game last Thursday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. The older cohort beat the current Muskie roster […]
Press Release It will be a landmark edition of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts when the 2021 Canadian Women’s Curling Championship is staged in Thunder Bay, Ont., it was announced yesterday by Curling Canada. The 2021 event, which will be played Feb. 20-28 at the Fort Williams Garden, will be […]
Jamie Mountain To say Cassandra Jackson had a “smashing” good time during her four years with the Minnesota State University Moorhead women’s rugby team would be a massive understatement. The Fort Frances native helped lead the Hummerz to a fourth-place finish nationally in 2018 and followed that up this season […]
Jamie Mountain It may be a new year but it was the same result for Sean Cameron. The Thunder Bay native was spectacular yet again in defending his ‘A’ Open title from last year as he roared to a 3-1 win over Peter Russell of Winnipeg in the final of […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers certainly had their chances but it ended up meaning very little in the end. A slow start and some costly penalties came back to bite the Lakers in a big way as they dropped a 6-3 decision to the visiting Thief River Falls Norskies […]
Staff They tried their best but a berth to the Ontario Winter Games just wasn’t to be for the local Owen Riches and Grace George rinks over the weekend. Riches came away with a 1-2 record while George went 0-2. They both failed to advance from the qualifying round held […]
Dave Ogilvie
Emo correspondent
Emo correspondent
There will be a Men’s Fellowship Breakfast at the Emo Legion, Saturday January 18th @ 08:00 am. Come for delicious breakfast and enjoy fellowship with old and new friends. Gord Armstrong of Rainy River will be our speaker. Men and boys of all ages are welcome, cost per person is […]
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(Rainy River District, ON) As digital technology advances, the cyber realm becomes easier for criminals to exploit and extort victims. Scammers are now using phone numbers associated to the Fort Frances Courthouse as a call display number to make the public believe that the courts are phoning them. The scammers […]
