Staff Another great year of Muskie sports has officially come to a close and it was time to dish out some hardware. Fort High recognized the contributions of its athletes over the past year at its annual awards banquet last Wednesday night at the Townshend Theatre. And the winners were: […]
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Marc Stuempfle
Marc Stuempfle
The new owners at Rainy Lake Sports, Missy and Derek Nelson, were hunting for a fresh opportunity when the couple agreed to purchase the store –a decision which brought along with it a lot of anxious nerves and enthusiasm. Before officially taking over Rainy Lake Sports on June 3, Missy […]
Sam Odrowski
The building that houses the volunteer-run Fort Frances Family Centre on Scott Street was recently sold by the landlord and the centre will soon relocate to the east side of the Volunteer Bureau on Fourth Street West. “It will just be set up a little bit different but we will […]
Sam Odrowski
Since the start of 2019, there has been a notable spike in property crimes along Scott Street as well as a larger number of people loitering who are impoverished and suffer from addictions. Due to this increase, some town residents have the perception it is no longer safe to shop […]
Marc Stuempfle Rose McKone, right, travelled over 2,300 kilometres from Penticton, B.C. to walk alongside her mother, Annette Bush, and brother, Robert Maki, during the “Walk for Alzheimer’s” here Saturday. The trio shared a lot of gratitude for the support and care the family has received from the Alzheimer Society.
Jamie Mountain Tatum Glowasky proudly accepted the female Rookie-of-the-Year award from Chris Sinclair.
Jamie Mountain Mikel Ward was presented with the golf MVP award by Muskie coach Chris Sinclair. Ward tallied the best score out of every Muskie golfer last season at each event and was just one of two Muskies to qualify for the NWOSSAA championships.
Ken Kellar Aria Brady was all smiles while wearing her special “grad glasses” at the Fort Frances Nursery School’s wind-up picnic at the Legion Park on Thursday. The event served as both an end-of-year celebration as well as a mini-graduation for those children who will be moving on to kindergarten […]
Jamie Mountain Alina Eldridge, Janissa Judson, Austin Armstrong, and Andrea Schram posed with their Letterman Awards at Fort High’s annual athletic awards banquet held last Wednesday night at the Townshend Theatre. They’re given out to graduating Muskie athletes each year who played 10 sports or more during their high school […]
Jamie Mountain Raptors-mania swept its way into Fort Frances last week. Local fans packed the Rainy Lake Square Thursday night to form their own version of Jurassic Park and watch the Toronto Raptors defeat the Golden State Warriors 114-110 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals as they claimed their […]
Marc Stuempfle Missy and Derek Nelson are excited to take on their new adventure as owners of Rainy Lake Sports. The Nelson family is looking forward to seeing a lot of new and familiar faces come through their doors.
