Lucas Punkari A pair of third-period goals by Patrick Sofer propelled the Fort Frances Lakers to a 6-4 win over the host Dryden Ice Dogs last night—the squad’s fifth-straight victory. After trading goals over the first two periods, the Lakers dominated the third by outshooting the Ice Dogs 7-0, with […]
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Heather Latter In the spirit of Hallowe’en, infants in the “Mother Goose” program at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre were dressed up in costumes on Thursday. Parents and grandparents enjoyed photographing the nearly 20 youngsters.
the OPP This year marks the 10th anniversary of “Project Safe Hallowe’en,” a partnership consisting of Kenora-Rainy River Districts Child and Family Services (CFS), OPP, Treaty #3 Police Service, Dryden City Police Service, and district school boards. The community partnership has worked together to raise funds within each community to […]
Duane Hicks Ava Burns, left, Ava Ryan, and Jackson Marschalk enjoyed marshmallow cones this morninig after playing a game during the toddlers’ Hallowe’en party at the Fort Frances Day Care. The pre-school children had a separate party this morning while kids attending the Fort Frances Day Care’s before- and after-school […]
Heather Latter Troy Veldhuisen, dressed as a pirate, and Layne Gibson, a pink monster, played with creepy crawlers and green goo this morning during a Hallowe’en party at the Fort Frances Nursery School.
Staff The official end of the fire season is tomorrow (Oct. 31) and while it was a dry year, with a record-breaking hot summer, overall there were fewer fires reported in Northwestern Ontario than in 2011. Since April 1, a total of 664 fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region, […]
Staff The Portage Avenue underpass will be closed from 9 a.m.-noon tomorrow to do some last-minute work before winter comes. During that time, Town of Fort Frances crews will be cleaning out the storm sewer catch basins and manholes while the Fort Frances Power Corp. will remove some abandoned electrical […]
Lucas Punkari Rainy River Community College forward Taylor Dixon, a former Muskie, worked her way through a sea of Western Predators yesterday afternoon at Bronco Arena in International Falls during a 6-1 loss for the home squad in the final game of the Can-Am Invitational Tournament. The Voyageurs finished the […]
Staff Thanks to Amber Jourdain’s overtime goal, the Muskie girls’ hockey team started its 2012/13 season by capturing the Sturgeon Heights tournament in Winnipeg on the weekend with a 3-2 victory over the Kenora Broncos. The black-and-gold advanced to the final after a 3-0 shutout over their NorWOSSA rivals from […]
Duane Hicks Tanis Lesiuk, left, seven-year-old Andros Bruyere, and his dad, Alex Bruyere, gathered with the other walking dead outside St. John’s Anglican Church yesterday afternoon for the first-ever Fort Frances “Zombie Walk.” The fun event, organized by Allan Yerxa Sr. and Alex Bruyere, was a success, drawing not only […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers find themselves in second place in the SIJHL standings after a 6-3 win over the Minnesota Iron Rangers here Saturday night. It was their second-straight win—and fifth-consecutive at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Lakers now sport an 8-4-0-1 record for 17 points, which puts […]
Staff As a result of an extensive search by police and civilians, police confirmed the body of John Cochrane, 43, of Mitaanjigaming First Nation was recovered from the waters of Stanjikoming Bay at 11:20 a.m. on Friday. No foul play is suspected and OPP is continuing to assist the Regional […]
