Staff The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team’s trip to the ‘AA’ all-Ontario championships in St. Catharines was a quick one as they were eliminated after a pair of losses yesterday. The black-and-gold, seeded last in the 18-team field, lost their opening game 69-30 to the third-ranked St. Francis Phoenix (St. […]
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Staff Jason Kabel is the newest member of the town’s management team after council approved the appointment at yesterday’s budget meeting. Effective April, 9, Kabel will take on the duties of Community Services manager, with the exception of emergency services, which will be designated to CAO Mark McCaig. Current Community […]
Staff La Place Rendez-Vous improved its league-best record to 9-2 with an 85-69 win over Taggs in local men’s basketball play last night at Fort High. Josh Mastin once again led the Vous offensively, this time netting 52 points. Jacob McIntosh scored 19 for Taggs, which fell to a league-worst […]
Duane Hicks Keri Raftner, community services co-ordinator for the Canadian Red Cross, joined Mayor Roy Avis yesterday to raise the flag at the Civic Centre to mark March as “Red Cross Month” in Fort Frances. Residents can help support the future of Red Cross by making a financial donation or […]
Duane Hicks Dozens of common redpolls flocked together high atop a pine tree in town yesterday, waiting for people to leave the vicinity so they could swoop down onto a nearby tree to feast on its berries.
Staff The start of the SIJHL post-season did not go according to plan for the Fort Frances Lakers. The squad dropped the first leg of the 1 vs. 2 showdown series against the host Wisconsin Wilderness by a two-game total score of 9-4 over the weekend. The teams were knotted […]
Staff Fort Frances will host the regional OPP awards ceremony May 3. Three local officers will be receiving the Police Exemplary Service Award for full-time service with a Canadian police service, A/Insp. Steve Shouldice reported at Friday morning’s Police Services Board meeting here. Sgt. Phil Donald and Sgt. Darryl Wright […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team is heading back to the all-Ontarios once again. The black-and-gold punched their ticket to OFSAA after a weekend sweep of the Kenora Broncos in their best-of-three NorWOSSA final. Fort High clinched the title with a convincing 6-1 win Saturday night in a game that […]
Lucas Punkari Lorena Jenks smiled as she skied along one of the trails at Rocky Inlet yesterday afternoon during the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club’s family ski day. Those attending also could use the snowshoe trails and sit by the campfire to roast hotdogs and marshmallows.
Duane Hicks Terra Carlson enjoyed some homemade soup yesterday during the 12th-annual “Soup and Bun” fundraiser held by the St. Mary’s Youth Group at the parish hall. A soup and bun meal was held yesterday at noon as well as on Saturday evening. All proceeds will go towards the Canadian […]
Lucas Punkari Muskie forward Jeff Davis, shadowed by Kenora Broncos’ assistant captain Andrew Marks, tried to screen Broncos’ goalie Jordan Spencer during Fort High’s 5-1 win here back on Jan. 13. The two squads will renew acquaintances tonight when they open the best-of-three NorWOSSA final at 7:15 p.m. at the […]
Heather Latter JK students at St. Michael’s School showed off their pink shirts Wednesday as part of “Pink Shirt Day” in support of anti-bullying. People also are encouraged to wear pink on April 11 for the “Day of Pink”—the international day against bullying and discrimination in schools and communities.
