Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Lakers finally earned a win in Spooner—and it couldn’t have come at a better time. The Lakers became the first team to defeat the Wisconsin Wilderness in their home rink this season by grabbing a 4-2 victory last night in Game 1 of the best-of-seven […]
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Staff The Donald Young School Pupil Accommodation Review committee has submitted a recommendation to the Rainy River District School Board regarding the future of the Emo school, which will be presented at the board’s regular meeting there tomorrow night. With the value to the students being the highest consideration, and […]
Staff No progress had been reported, as of press time this morning, in the child abduction case involving James Nordrum Jr. of Brookston, Mn. The St. Louis County Attorney’s Office issued an arrest warrant for the 41-year-old man accused of abducting his seven-year-old son, Wyatt, last week. A state-wide alert […]
Staff Former Fort Frances Aquanaut Alex Parent reached the podium at the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic swim trials in Montreal yesterday, coming away with a bronze medal in the multi-class Para swimmer 50m freestyle event. Parent, who competes in the S10/SB9/SM10 classification for swimmers with minimal weakness affecting their legs, […]
Staff Fort Frances curler Raymond Roy fell short of a berth in the final at the Dominion Curling Club Championships provincial playdowns in New Liskeard over the weekend, finishing in a tie for third with Alain Leduc (Espanola) with a 3-2 record in the round-robin. Russ Mellerup (Thunder Bay) captured […]
Lucas Punkari Joleigh Hayes, left, Sophie Potvin-Begin, Avery Wilson-Hands, and Ashley Croswell skated back towards centre ice in a number that featured Al Capone (portrayed by Potvin-Begin) and his “lovely ladies” during the Border Skating Club’s annual ice show, this year entitled “A Night at the Museum,” on Saturday night […]
Heather Latter Berea Edwards, seven, helped cut off about 16 inches of Kelly Haney’s hair on Saturday during a benefit for her three-year-old brother, Laud, who was diagnosed with leukemia in December and currently is undergoing chemotherapy treatments in Winnipeg. Haney, along with Ria Cuthbertson, who also cut her hair, […]
Heather Latter Heidi Putzer worked diligently on decorating her egg at the Fort Frances Museum on Saturday morning during a Pysanka workshop (traditional Ukrainian egg decorating) provided by Ann Wood and Elma Tucker.
Heather Latter The Bargain! Shop employee Mary Fehr organized the goodies at the bake sale there Saturday, with proceeds going to the local Easter Seals campaign. Paper eggs are available there for $2 until the end of the week while shoppers also are invited to use their coins to vote […]
Duane Hicks Beta Sigma Phi member Debra Taggart counted bunches of daffodils at Knox United Church last night in preparation for its annual “Daffodil Day”—a fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society. The daffodils were delivered today to businesses which placed orders, and also were sold all day at various locations […]
Lucas Punkari Nick Kawulia of M.L. Caron Electric was hard at work yesterday afternoon as he installed new metal banners onto lamp posts along Scott Street. Designed by local artist Lindsay Hamilton and purchased by the Downtown BIA, a total of 33 signs depicting local flora and fauna were put […]
Staff Three teens have been charged with murder in connection with the death of a fellow teen at Pikangikum First Nation earlier this week. A 17-year-old male was arrested and charged Wednesday after the body of Calvin Quinn, also 17, was located by police behind a residence in the community […]
