Cameron Penney FFHS student council members Kassidy LeDrew, left, and Nicole Gage served smoothies yesterday to students as part of Snow Week festivities. Tickets for “Love my Court Sports” were sold Tuesday to watch the Muskie court teams in action then today featured a Valentine’s-themed photo booth. Snow Week concludes […]
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Joey Payeur On a night his team got what he called a “greasy win,” Matt Vela wasn’t shy about his team’s feeling towards its conquered opponent. “They’re very chippy and they’ve got an attitude we don’t like,” he said after the Fort Frances Lakers’ 2-1 win over the Dryden Ice […]
Staff Two different missions by two different teams ended in positive fashion Tuesday afternoon at Fort High. The Muskie junior girls’ volleyball squad capped a perfect 8-0 regular season with a 3-0 sweep of the visiting Dryden Eagles (26-24, 25-21, and 25-22). Coach Kirsten Talsma and her crew now will […]
Staff It was raining “threes” on Monday night and Caleb McIntosh was the cause of the storm. McIntosh drilled eight three-pointers in the second half as part of a game-high 34 points to lead Taggs to a 98-74 victory over Investors Group in the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League action. […]
Press Release Canadian residents can fish without buying a licence this Family Day weekend, which runs Feb. 14-16. “Fishing without having to buy a licence is an affordable way to try a new, fun family activity,” said Natural Resources and Forestry minister Bill Mauro. “You’ll get hooked!” “Breaking down barriers […]
Press Release Crime Stoppers and the OPP are asking for your help in solving a drive-by shooting that occurred in Fort Frances. On Nov. 29 around 11:50 p.m., a resident on Third Street West called police to report a mischief. The complainant was home with his mother and her friend […]
the OPP Yesterday at 11:30 a.m., Rainy River District OPP officers responded to the report of an intoxicated driver and passenger leaving an establishment on the 1200 block of King’s Highway and proceeding east. At 11:45 a.m., officers located the suspect vehicle on the 600 block of Second Street East […]
Staff Those looking for something to do on Valentine’s Day might want to get a ticket for the benefit production of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues,” which will be presented at 7 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre. “Ticket sales are going well,” noted Peggy Loyie of the Rainy River District […]
Joey Payeur Those who enjoy the thrill of tracking down and bagging that prize moose in Rainy River District each year may have to change the way they do so as early as this fall. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests on Friday announced proposed amendments to regulations under […]
Joey Payeur The Muskie boys’ hockey team wants to rule supreme at the all-Ontarios this season. But four members of the squad hope to be in a Manitoba state-of-mind once their business here is finished. Forwards Jarred Taylor, Tyler VanUden, and Matt Cheetham, along with defenceman Carter Brown, attracted the […]
Joey Payeur In one pressure-packed game after another, Chris Silver’s quartet came up with one big shot after another. But it’s the rare curling team that can keep up that pace without flinching—the kind of team Silver ran into Sunday afternoon. Three-straight steals were all Sudbury’s Tanner Horgan needed to […]
Joey Payeur All last-place finishes are not created equal. Nestor Falls native Erin Tomalty is proof of that—despite skipping her Fort Frances-based rink of third Anika Beaudry, second Tory Beaudry, and lead Katrina Slomke to a 1-6 record that left them at the back of the pack at the Bantam […]
