Lucas Punkari If the final of the eighth-annual Muskie girls’ hockey tournament is any indication, the 2012-13 NorWOSSA season will be an exciting and competitive affair. In their second-straight meeting in a tournament final in as many weekends, the Kenora Broncos edged the host Muskies 3-2 on Sunday afternoon at […]
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Lucas Punkari For most of us, being thrown right into the mix against the very best athletes in the province might seem extremely intimating. But for Muskie cross-country runners Sydney Radigan and Hailey Beaudry, their first-ever trip to the all-Ontario championships in Brampton on Saturday was one they’ll never forget. […]
Heather Latter Del Cumming was among those who got a first look at the completed rug-hooking project “What Hooks You Here?” which was unveiled Thursday evening during the “Friends of the Fort Frances Museum” wine-and-cheese fundraiser there. Also unveiled was a Norval Morrisseau painting that had been donated to the […]
Heather Latter Lori Flinders, director of Nanaadawewinan, presented Radius Kelly with a gift Thursday during the ground-breaking ceremony for “Abinoojii Akiin.” Kelly, along with six-year-old Kianna Shughrue, represent the children the land has been symbolically given to.
Heather Latter St. Francis students Spencer Murphy, left, along with Logan Hamilton, got a sneak peek at the “Mathletics” website last week—an online learning resource labelled as the next generation in learning—that helps students enjoy math and achieve outstanding results. The school was set to begin using the new program […]
Lucas Punkari With Dryden Ice Dogs’ defenceman Jake Berrey watching his every move, Lakers’ forward Jordan Christanson used his feet to keep the power play going here Friday night during a 4-1 victory for the visitors.
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Museum curator Sherry George checked out photos of local World War II veterans there this morning. In the spirit of Remembrance Day, the local Legion Ladies Auxiliary has been busy the past few days putting up the new exhibit, which focuses on local veterans of wars, […]
the OPP “Be A Fan” campaign is a national awareness and fundraising initiative in support of Special Olympics. The Special Olympics movement transforms communities by inspiring people to open their minds to accept and include people with intellectual disabilities, and to celebrate differences among all people while recognizing and respecting […]
Staff The Rainy River District School Board will look to approve the Strategic Plan Goals for 2012-13 through 2016-17 at tonight’s regular meeting at the Education Centre here. Back in June, the board approved a revised mission statement and crafted a new vision statement. The this past fall, through another […]
Duane Hicks Kay Veert, front left, along with Jackie Dalgetty, front right, Olive Eisenhauer, and Gladys Kerr, were among the hundreds of people who attended the annual Remembrance Day tea yesterday at the local Legion. Hosted by the Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary, the popular event featured baking, cabbage rolls, meat pies, […]
Staff The Mid-Town Motel was barricaded all weekend as police investigated the scene in connection to the suspicious death of a man there early Friday morning. A post-mortem was scheduled earlier today in Kenora, after which an update will be provided by the OPP.
Staff After winning five-straight games, the Fort Frances Lakers dropped a pair of decisions to the Dryden Ice Dogs over the weekend. The Lakers’ winning ways came to an end here Friday night in a 4-1 loss to the Ice Dogs, which marked the first time the local squad had […]
