Staff Those women wanting to get their kicks this winter need to be at the Memorial Sports Centre tomorrow night. The Borderland Women’s Indoor Soccer League will hold its registration from 6-8 p.m. in the atrium of the Sportsplex. The league is hoping to draw enough interest to make six […]
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Submitted image Crossroads student Kaitlyn Gerhard’s poster is one of the local winners in the Fort Frances Lions Club’s annual peace poster contest, and it has been sent on to be judged at the “district” level. The other winners are Kasey Kreger-O’Neill (Robert Moore), Jaden Cooper (J.W. Walker), and Ciara […]
Staff A different year meant the same result for Jess Caul. The Fort Frances native had one assist in helping the Providence University College Pilots (Otterburne, Man.) blank the Ohio Christian University Traiblazers (Circleville, Ohio) by a 4-0 margin in the bronze-medal game of the National Christian Colleges Athletic Association […]
Staff The Muskie boys hockey team found gold amid the snow-covered wheatfields of Manitoba this past weekend. Fort Frances captured the Morden Thunder Boys tournament in Morden, Man., by whitewashing the Crocus Plains Plainsmen (Brandon) 9-0 in the championship final. Defence was the name of the game for the black-and-gold […]
Staff The Town of Fort Frances will be getting an annual allocation of $165,000 a year for 2014-2016 under the new permanent Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF), which is meant to provide a steady source of predictable, long-term funding. Other recipients and the amount of annual funding they’ll receive, includes: […]
Joey Payeur The Muskies’ Jacob Jack was the definition of focused as he prepared to blast this serve during Saturday’s decisive third match of the best-of-three NWOSSAA senior boys volleyball final between the Muskies and the St. Ignatius Falcons at Fort High.
Joey Payeur From 1-7 to one unbelievable ride—and it’s not over yet. The Muskie senior boys volleyball team is heading to Dryden to take on the best in the province after besting the St. Iganatius Falcons 2-1 in their best-of-three NWOSSAA championship series at Fort High this past weekend. Fort […]
Heather Latter Two-year-old Deegan Fulcher got his sweet fix on Saturday during the Christmas tea held at St. John’s Anglican Church here. Besides tea and dainties, the event also featured baking, meat pies, draws, and miscellaneous items to purchase.
Staff Staff Now that’s the power-play Fort Frances Lakers fans came to know and love last year. The Lakers were a red-hot 4-for-6 with the man-advantage to boost themselves to a 5-3 win over the English River Miners in SIJHL action in Ear Falls on Saturday. Fort Frances (14-5-1) moved […]
Duane Hicks Peggy Loyie, left, enjoyed afternoon tea and dainties with her parents, Rose and Dick Bird, yesterday during the C.W.L. annual Christmas bazaar at St. Mary’s parish. Hundreds of people packed the church hall to socialize, enters draws, and do some Christmas shopping.
Submitted image Robert Moore student Kasey Kreger-O’Neill’s poster is one of the local winners in the Fort Frances Lions Club’s annual peace poster contest, and it has been sent on to be judged at the “district” level. The other winners are Kaitlyn Gerhard (Crossroads School), Jaden Cooper (J.W. Walker), and […]
Heather Latter Grade 3 students Sophie Donaldson, left, Timea Enge, and Eva Gerstner demonstrated their support for “Movember” along with Reading Recovery Teacher Leader Alison Simpson at Robert Moore School this morning. The moustache theme day was initiated by the school’s student council and saw many of the students and […]
