Joey Payeur With or without an accompanying soundtrack, Max Williams is dangerous in a short-handed situation. Williams lit the lamp twice while the Muskie boys’ hockey team was a man down as part of Fort High’s 9-0 shutout of the visiting Kenora Broncos in NorWOSSA action Tuesday night. The Muskies’ […]
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Staff Just call her Maggie the Magnificent. Maggie Jean set a new one-game scoring record with seven goals to help the Boston Pizza Ball Blasters to a 15-2 romp over the U15 Borderland Lightning in Borderland Women’s Indoor Soccer action last night. Jean now has a league-high 11 goals in […]
Staff With its first big tournament of the season looming this weekend, the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association provided plenty of exciting action over the past week. Fort Frances Novice Lions Club edged the Emo Express 2-1 last Thursday (Jan. 29). Jersey Rose and Hayden Allam scored for the Fort […]
Staff A hot shooting night by its ace scorer almost wasn’t enough for La Place Rendez-Vous. Josh Mastin drained 52 points—and his team needed almost every one of them in the end as the Vous hung on for a 100-97 victory over Taggs in Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League action […]
Staff Robbie Bonthron figured he had waited so long to light the lamp, he might as well get his money’s worth all in one night. In front of family and friends who made the 30-km trek from his hometown of Kaministiquia, the Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman scored his first two […]
Staff Want to show your love for the library this Valentine’s Day? Why not donate baked goodies to the Friends of the Library’s annual bake sale next Friday (Feb. 13). Friends’ president Cathy Robinson said the group has its list of volunteers who help bake for the popular fundraiser. But […]
Joey Payeur With their head coach sidelined by illness, the Muskie girls’ hockey team delivered its own special get-well-soon card. Amy Penner had a goal and three assists yesterday to lead the black-and-gold to a 6-0 shutout of the visiting St. Thomas Aquinas Saints to sweep a NorWOSSA night-day doubleheader. […]
Joey Payeur Katie Sinclair maintained a lack of goals on her part recently wasn’t a reflection of her overall play. Her ability to find the net, however, provided a kick-start to a much-need sweep for the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs women’s hockey team. Sinclair’s short-handed breakaway tally opened the […]
Staff Instead of 13 being their unlucky number, the Fort Frances Lakers finally were tripped up by No. 14. Their baker’s dozen winning streak was derailed by the Thunder Bay North Stars, who nipped the Lakers 4-3 last Thursday in the second of two games for both teams at the […]
Duane Hicks As town council weighs whether to ban dogs from the area commonly known as “Seven Oaks,” Agency One bands would like to raise public awareness that the land in question is of spiritual significance. “I think people shouldn’t forget that it was originally set aside as a reserve […]
Duane Hicks Safe Communities Rainy River District has recognized the local Substance Abuse Prevention Team as an outstanding partner. Safe Communities chair Linda Plumridge presented Tiffany Clifford-Smith and Jeanne Pasch of SAPT with a certificate of appreciation during Saturday’s annual general meeting of the Rainy River District Municipal Association in […]
Heather Latter The charitable dinner for the local Alzheimer Society, held Saturday night at La Place Rendez-Vous here, was a success—bringing in more the $3,800 that will be used locally to help people affected by the disease and their families. “We are very pleased with the turnout of the ‘Forget […]
