Staff Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Jordan Christianson has been named the SIJHL’s player-of-the-week for the second time this season. Christianson, a 20-year-old from International Falls, earned the award yesterday after registering two goals and five assists in the Lakers’ three wins last week. He previously won the award Dec. 24 […]
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Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Kiwanis Club is back again with its very popular Good Friday breakfast, with tickets now for sale. The breakfast will take place Friday, March 29 at 8 a.m. at La Place Rendez-Vous. Tickets, which cost $10 each, are available from Green’s Brandsource and Lidkea Optometry, […]
Duane Hicks The town won’t be putting money into reserves this year but instead will earmark funds towards paying off retroactive taxes owed to Resolute. At the start of yesterday’s budget meeting, the town’s operating budget showed a deficit of $1,769,668. A total of $1,188,640 of this is the amount […]
Staff It wasn’t as tight as their two most recent affairs at the Ice For Kids Arena, but the outcome was the same. The Fort Frances Lakers made it 10-straight wins with a 5-2 triumph over the Dryden Ice Dogs here Saturday night. After giving up a goal late in […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ basketball teams once again are tops in their league after both the senior and junior squads captured the Northland Cup on Saturday in Kenora. The seniors were pushed to the limit in the final against the Red Lake Rams, but came away with a narrow 74-72 […]
Staff Four individuals submitted applications to be considered for the vacant seat on town council prior to the Feb. 28 deadline. Clerk Glenn Treftlin said he officially will inform council of the applicants at its March 11 meeting. At that point, council will provide direction as to what it will […]
Staff Entrepreneur, columnist, and speaker Zahra Al-Harazi will visit Fort Frances on Thursday in celebration of International Women’s Day, with a particular focus on entrepreneurship. The event, entitled “Dine, Learn and Grow with Zahra Al-Harazi,” will be held at La Place Rendez-Vous from 5:30-9:30 p.m., with tickets costing $40. “We’re […]
Staff For the first time in Fort High history, both the Muskie boys’ and girls’ hockey teams captured their respective league crowns. The girls captured their first-ever league title—this year known as the Northland Cup—by beating the host Kenora Broncos 5-1 on Sunday, giving them the two-game, total-goal series by […]
Heather Latter Janet Whitehead, centre, chair of the County and District Law Presidents’ Association (CDLPA), listened to concerns from members of the local law association during a meeting Friday morning at La Place Rendez-Vous. She also toured the courthouse and learned of consequences faced locally since the loss of the […]
Lucas Punkari Peyton Cousineau of the Fort Frances Black IP team made his way past a defender from the International Falls White team at the Ice For Kids Arena during the FFMHA’s annual IP Jamboree on Saturday. The event featured 14 teams, with five coming from here.
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Chamber manager Annely Armstrong, left, Chamber president Mark Caron, and BIA chair Doug Anderson helmed a meeting to brainstorm ideas to revitalize Borderland last night at La Place Rendez-Vous. About 40 people attended, including several representatives from International Falls.
Heather Latter Rev. Barb Miller, of Knox United Church, pulled the winning ticket this morning at International Travel Services for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” draw as Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on. The winner of a trip to Bermuda, valued at $4,500, was Betty Lou Nordin […]
