Duane Hicks Myles Kuharski of Gillons’ Insurance perused a copy of “Mice on Main” yesterday evening during a BIA/Chamber of Commerce brainstorming session at La Place Rendez-Vous. The Rainy River District “Best Start” Network is working on a project similar to “Mice of Main,” which combines child literacy and downtown […]
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Lucas Punkari It was a madhouse in front of Warroad Squirt A’s goalie Zach Foster this morning at the Ice For Kids Arena as teammate Mayson Skogman tried to clear the puck away from a mob of Dryden Paper Kings during his team’s 13-2 victory in the opening game of […]
Staff With only two round-robin games left at the Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts playdowns in Waterloo today, Tracy Horgan’s Sudbury rink needs to win out to have any chance of making the playoffs. The defending provincial champs, which includes Devlin native and former Muskie Jenna Enge at second, entered […]
Press Release “Word at the Library” is a new program that promotes keeping your wits—with words. With the sponsorship of the Canadian Mental Health Association, the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre has purchased a number of word games for all ages. Together with the CMHA, the library wants people […]
Duane Hicks Marking the first meeting of a promising partnership, members of the Downtown BIA and Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce met yesterday evening to brainstorm ideas to improve commerce here in town and the surrounding area. The 30-plus individuals on hand at La Place Rendez-Vous agreed they no longer […]
Heather Latter Drummers were part of the traditional opening of the day that marked the 40th anniversary of the United Native Friendship Centre yesterday at its main building on Portage Avenue. All three locations held open houses to commemorate the occasion, handing out information about their programs as well as […]
Duane Hicks Taking the next step forward to determine a long-term housing solution for our aging population, the Assisted Living Action Group launched its strategic action plan, “Aging With Dignity,” yesterday morning at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. Based on feedback from strategic planning workshops, the “Aging at […]
Press Release A teach-in for the public is planned for this Sunday (Jan. 27) at the Sunset Country Métis Hall here as part of the “Idle No More” movement. Confirmed speakers will include Lakehead University instructor Robert Animikii Horton, who is from Rainy River First Nations. His topic will be […]
Staff The latest pair of games in the Fort Frances men’s basketball league Monday night at Fort High resulted in a couple of firsts. Taggs earned its first win of the season with a dramatic 92-91 triumph over the Muskies in the night’s opening contest. Trailing by two points with […]
Staff If Tracy Horgan’s rink wants to represent Ontario again at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts this year, they are going to have to be nearly perfect over the final two days of round-robin play at the provincial playdowns. Heading into action today at the Kitchener-Waterloo Granite Club, the Sudbury-based […]
Press Release The greatest encouragement any stroke survivor can receive is from another who already has “walked a mile in those shoes.” But if you live in a small community, where do you find these people? For instance, a 30-year-old mother of two whose language centre of the brain has […]
Staff For the second time this season, St. Cloud State Huskies’ goalie Ryan Faragher nabbed the WCHA’s defensive player-of-the-week honours. The 22-year-old Fort Frances native, in his sophomore season with the Huskies, earned a pair of home victories over Denver last weekend. Faragher made 23 saves in the Huskies’ 5-2 […]
