Staff Benton Ashworth scored twice to pace the Fort Frances DC Giants to a 6-4 win over the Fort Frances Armstrong Crushers on Sunday morning in the final of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual Novice tournament at the Ice For Kids Arena. Kolton Joyce opened the scoring for […]
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Staff The Mighty Mustang youth wrestling program from International Falls had a number of its members compete in another state qualifier in Bemidji, Mn. on Sunday. Placings there included Pre-Kindergarten wrestlers Brantley Herbert and Victor Schermerhorn in third while Jace Krueger took fourth. First-grader George Boe took third while Jenika […]
Submitted byFaith Ivall “Where Have All the Flowers Gone” was written by Pete Seeger and Joe Hickerson in 1955 and 1960. This song is about the missing flowers that young women picked for their husbands who had gone to war. Not returning, the young women placed the picked flowers on […]
Press Release Canada Post has issued a stamp honouring Albert Jackson, thought to be the first black letter carrier in Canada. Jackson earned his appointment to the civil service in 1882 but faced racism from his colleagues, media, and members of the public as he pursued what ultimately turned out […]
Jamie Mountain It truly is the “dog days” of the SIJHL regular season and it has had its effect on the Fort Frances Lakers. The undermanned Lakers weren’t able to keep up with the league-leading Thunder Bay North Stars in a 5-0 loss here Friday night but rebounded with a […]
It was a Valentine’s Day windfall for Stan Peterson of Sleeman, who won the $500 up for grabs on Feb. 14 in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for the week of Feb. 10-16 Amil Alexiuk Sr. (Atikokan), Betty Jo Campbell (Atikokan), Denis […]
Jamie Mountain At this rate, the Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team is starting to look like a dynasty. The black-and-gold capped an undefeated season with a 3-0 sweep of the second-place Kenora Broncos in the NorWOSSA final Friday afternoon in Kenora. It also was the second-straight league title for the […]
Local artist Cher Pruys just received notification that her painting, “Innocence,” has been juried into the International Guild of Realism’s (IGOR) Winter Salon International Online Exhibition. The exhibition will run from March 20-May 20 on the IGOR YouTube channel, Instagram, and Facebook, as well as on two major art websites, […]
Submitted Jeff Gustafson held up a couple of large spotted bass during the Day One weigh-in at Lake Lanier last week.
Submitted Nikolas Pocock, a kindergarten student at Robert Moore School, passed out his Valentines as celebrations got underway in the classroom last Thursday.
Duane Hicks Tess Coish of Tess’s Kitchen here baked 4,000 cookies for groups, workplaces, and individuals in time for Valentine’s Day last week. She also received help with icing and bagging the cookies from numerous individuals. This year’s charity cookie campaign was dedicated to the late Samantha (Sam) Pearson, who […]
Submitted Ainsley Mann, a Grade 6 student at Robert Moore School, put the final toppings on her pizza last week. The two Grade 6 classes worked in groups to make pizzas as a Valentine’s Day treat but also incorporated curriculum elements, such as math and language, into the activity.
