Lucas Punkari Although the 2013/14 season is still a long way off, the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association already is taking steps to ensure its house leagues are as strong as they can be. “We will be focusing a lot of our resources to our single ‘A’ hockey and educating […]
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Staff Boaters rejoice! Recent warm temperatures and high winds Tuesday helped result in “ice-out” on the north arm of Rainy Lake as of yesterday (May 15), Gordie Melville of Melaire Ltd. reported this morning. This was a far cry from last year, when “ice-out” was on April 9—breaking the record […]
Staff With near gale-force winds causing havoc for everyone who took to the pitch yesterday in Dryden, the Muskie boys’ and girls’ soccer teams dealt with the elements as best they could in their second set of NorWOSSA games. When the dust settled, the boys split their two games while […]
Heather Latter “Marmee” (played by Larissa Desrosiers) admired a picture drawn by “Amy” (Alyssa Van Drunen), right, while “Meg” (Taylor Shouldice) looked on during a scene from “Little Women,” which opened last night at the Townshend Theatre. Presented by Fort High students, the musical runs through Saturday beginning at 7:30 […]
Robin McCormick A ham/turkey supper, also featuring salads, potatoes, veggies, and homemade dainties, is planned for Sunday, May 26 from 5-7 p.m. at the Dance Community Hall (doors won’t open until 4:45 p.m. this year). The cost is $12 for adult and $6 for kids aged six-12 (those five and […]
Lucas Punkari When Corey Dobransky first heard of the accident that injured local snowmachine racer Curtis Boivin back in December, 2011, he wanted to help out as much as he can—but was unable to do so because of injuries he had suffered the previous winter in a snowmachine accident. “I […]
Lucas Punkari For Fort Frances hockey players Carter Brown and Brandon Bodnar, the opportunity to match up with the top 1997 birthdate players in Ontario during the inaugural OHL Gold Cup tournament in Kitchener this past week was something they’ll never forget. “Everything about the event was great and I […]
Duane Hicks Patrons of Boston Pizza were treated to dinner and a show last Thursday evening when the local restaurant hosted a “Go Local” spring fashion show. A group of 16 women, men, boys, and girls modelled clothes available at Betty’s, McTaggarts, and Taggs Source for Sports here as Dexter […]
Heather Latter The musical “Little Women,” presented by Fort High students, opens tonight on the Townshend Theatre stage. “It’s quite a bit different than what we did last year,” explained director Susan De Gagne, a teacher at Fort High. She noted with the production of “Legally Blonde” last year, which […]
Duane Hicks The ’52 Canadians Arena will be brightened up with more art created by local youth after town council gave the nod for a second mural to adorn one of its walls. Artist and art instructor Lindsay Hamilton spoke to council Monday night, explaining the mural, “Elemental,” was created […]
Duane Hicks A local artist and historian have teamed up to create a new banner to coincide with the Métis exhibit currently on display at the Fort Frances Museum. Over the past few months, Wayne Barron and Merv Ahrens have worked together on the project, which depicts York boats—once used […]
Heather Latter After locking up more than 20 “convicts” at Canadian Tire on Saturday, organizers of the “Jail or Bail” event deemed the fundraiser a success. Hosted by the Voyageur Lions Club, close to $9,000 was raised, which exceeded their goal of $6,000. “It went really well,” enthused club president […]
