Staff Muskie running back Colton Craig was rewarded for his strong play during the 2012 high school football season by being named to the WHSFL’s Andy Currie ‘A’ Division all-star team. Craig, a Grade 12 student who was co-MVP for the black-and-gold last year, was a workhorse in the backfield […]
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Staff Area residents are encouraged to tune into “MuchMusic” at 6 p.m. on Sunday to catch the “We Day” broadcast special, which features a clip of local teen Dexter Fichuk. As leader of the Fort Frances Mob(ilizers) at Fort High, a group associated with Free the Children’s “Me to We” […]
Duane Hicks Those wishing to attend the “Hats Off to Seniors” gala next Friday (Nov. 16) had better act fast as time is running out to purchase tickets. Nell Laur, a volunteer with Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (S.A.L.T.), said yesterday that the event is not sold out yet. But […]
Staff Heading into the NorWOSSA playoffs yesterday in Kenora, not many gave the third-place Muskie senior girls’ basketball team much of a chance of taking the league crown. But the squad proved their doubters wrong—capturing the gold medal with a 32-22 upset over the top-ranked Dryden Eagles in the final. […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers once again are in second place in the SIJHL standings after a convincing 5-1 victory over the Thunder Bay North Stars here last night. In the midst of a three-team fight with the North Stars and Dryden Ice Dogs for second behind the league-leading Minnesota […]
Staff Robert Moore Grade 8 student Sara Jackson’s poster is one of the four winners in the Fort Frances Lions’ annual peace poster contest. Other winners from the district included Maria Gilbert (J.W. Walker), Mackenzie Wright (St. Francis), and Gemma Friesen (Crossroads). This year’s theme was “Imagine.” The posters are […]
Press Release A dozen members of CEP Local 324-6 ratified a new collective agreement with Sonoco Canada here yesterday. “We are pleased to have reached a solid, long-term deal covering our forestry members at Sonoco in Fort Frances,” said Stephen Boon, CEP national representative for Dryden. Sonoco provides paper cores […]
Heather Latter Shawn Whalen, left, dished up a bowl of chili for Gaydonna Baker yesterday during a chili dinner at the Church of the Holy Spirit here. The meal was a fundraiser for Brittany Martin, who will be heading to Cambodia later this month to volunteer at an orphanage and […]
Heather Latter Fort High student council heads Meghan Metke, right, and Emily Brown offered a heart-felt message during the Remembrance Day assembly there this morning. Students recited poems and sang songs in honour of local veterans. Many of the local elementary schools will be holding Remembrance Day assemblies tomorrow while […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre has started a new contest called “I Made That!”—and is looking for library patrons to enter photos showing what they have made from a library book they have borrowed, such as this quilt seen here. Bring in a photo and enter […]
Staff A dozen teams will battle it out in a PeeWee ‘A’ tournament here over the weekend. Green’s Countrywide Furniture, the Lions, and Fort Frances Firemen are the local teams competing in the three-day showdown at the Ice For Kids Arena, with the Emo Express also taking part. Teams from […]
the OPP Rainy River District OPP officers, in conjunction with the OPP’s North West Region Crime Unit, continue to investigate the death of a male at the Mid-Town Motel here last week. The deceased was identified as Leo Whitecrow, 45, of Seine River First Nation. A post-mortem examination was conducted […]
