Joey Payeur It was next man up so Kendyn Faragher stepped up. With reigning team MVP Tyson-Skylar Morrisseau forced out of action on his sixth hole by a shoulder injury, the rest of the Muskie golf squad were left to defend their home course at Heron Landing during the second […]
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Joey Payeur Every team wants to get off to a good start. But no team would dare to dream to get off to as good a start as the Muskies football team had here Friday afternoon. Tristan Badiuk returned the opening kick-off 95 yards for a touchdown as Fort High […]
Kiera Kowalski Fort High students have one less option for lunch this year because the cafeteria kitchen there is not running due to the lack of a cook. Students either are bringing their own lunch or going out to one of the nearby fast-food restaurants. For senior student Sierra Cousineau, […]
Duane Hicks In what’s believed to be a first for the “Great Canadian Chili Cook-off,” organizers had to hold a sudden-death, blind taste test to break a tie to see which team would win this year’s “People’s Choice” award last Wednesday. A total of 150 ballots were filled out by […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Lakers are asking the town to help them host the Dudley Hewitt Cup next spring. Fort Frances Lakers Association spokesperson Larry Patrick spoke to council Monday night, requesting they consider the group’s wish list in its 2015 budget deliberations. Patrick said it will cost $100,000 […]
Duane Hicks “We Remember Them” is the theme of the new exhibit at the Fort Frances Museum marking the 100th anniversary of the start of WWI and the 75th anniversary of the beginning of WWII. And given the amount of time and effort that went into the exhibit, it’s evident […]
Duane Hicks The new exhibit at the Fort Frances Museum already is proving popular—drawing keen interest from those connected to local men and women who served in the two world wars. One of the many people who contributed family keepsakes for “We Remember Them” was Greg Ross, who brought in […]
Heather Latter As the Rainy River District Courthouse marked its 100th anniversary last week, the hardships brought on by the loss of the resident judges could not be forgotten. The decision to relocate the resident judge for Rainy River District to a base in Kenora was made in June, 2012, […]
Heather Latter Residents joined several dignitaries in marking the 100th anniversary of the Rainy River District Courthouse here last Wednesday afternoon. The importance of law within society also was celebrated. “In 1625, Sir Francis Bacon wrote in his essays of judicature, ‘The place of justice is a hallowed place,’” said […]
Duane Hicks The kraft mill here could have a buyer. Municipal representatives met yesterday with Wisconsin-based Expera Specialty Solutions, which reportedly has signed a letter of intent with Resolute Forest Products. “After months of consultations pertaining to a potential repositioning of the local pulp mill, I was contacted by a […]
Heather Latter This weekend, 70 girls from across the region will come together at Sunny Cove from the second-annual “I Am Awesome! (And I Know It!)” retreat for a “journey of the heart, body, mind, and spirit, providing that being uniquely you is the perfect you.” While the inaugural event […]
Joey Payeur Ho-hum, another SIJHL season, another Fort Frances Lakers’ winning streak. It’s only two games into the new campaign but the defending Bill Salonen Cup champions appear intent on keeping a stranglehold on their elite status after a pair of weekend wins. The Lakers beat the Thunder Bay North […]
