Lucas Punkari Brett Kenny of the Fort Frances Firemen took control of the puck while Chandler Pollard of Green’s Countrywide Furniture gave chase during the second game of the house league PeeWee final at the Ice for Kids Arena last night. When the dust settled, it was Green’s who took […]
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Duane Hicks Local artist Lindsay Hamilton worked on her team’s snow sculpture, entitled “Building Bridges,” yesterday afternoon at the site near the old Huffman School. Teams have until Sunday to complete their creations.
Duane Hicks Teams have begun working on their snow sculptures near the old Huffman School as part of the “Snoasis” community event—and there’s no better time for people to come out and see what they’ve been up to than during a family fun day set for this Saturday. Slated from […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers won their 11th-straight game in dramatic fashion last night in Dryden, rallying to edge the Ice Dogs 4-3 in overtime. Trailing 3-1 early in the third, the Lakers tied things up midway through the period on goals by Merritt Rysavy and Jon Carlson. In a […]
Lucas Punkari Although her graduation from Fort Frances High School is still a few months away, Grade 12 student Jess Caul already is looking forward to the future after agreeing to play soccer at Providence University College in Otterburne, Man. this fall. “I’m pretty excited now so I don’t know […]
Lucas Punkari For fourth-year Muskie and team captain Nick Kaun, the excitement in his face and voice was easy to see. “To finish off my high school career with a win like this is just awesome,” he enthused. That joy was prevalent throughout the locker-room at the Ice For Kids […]
Lucas Punkari With the SIJHL playoffs just around the corner, the Fort Frances Lakers have become the hottest team in the league. Having won 10-straight games heading into tonight’s contest against the host Dryden Ice Dogs, the Lakers (33-15-1-2) have clinched second place in the standings and will enjoy home-ice […]
Heather Latter Volunteering for “Habitat for Humanity” was always something Bernie Schulzki wanted to do. And upon officially retiring as a Fort Frances High School teacher on Jan. 24, he was on a plane the very next day to take part in the organization’s “Global Village” program in New Zealand […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s newly re-branded Business & Community Expo is set for April 26-27 at the Memorial Sports Centre. Formerly known as the Home and Leisure Show, the focus of the event has been shifted to put more emphasis on the vendors. Chamber manager Annely […]
Duane Hicks Betty Anne Johnson, with Kenora-Rainy River Districts Child and Family Services, recently was commended by OPP Superintendent Ron van Straalen, regional commander of the North West Region, for her work with “Project Safe Hallowe’en.” “I am deeply honoured,” said Johnson, who is supervisor of strategic and quality initiatives […]
Duane Hicks Starting today, residents will have an incentive to shop locally now that “Go Local” loyalty cards are available at more than 30 participating businesses. All you have to do is drop by one of the businesses, fill out a form, and get a card for free. After that, […]
Duane Hicks With the town still looking to balance its 2013 budget, mayor and council started to talk of service cuts and increasing user fees at Monday’s budget meeting. As of Monday, the town’s operating budget showed a deficit of $1,769,668, of which $1,188,640 is the retroactive amount the town […]
