Lucas Punkari The local Lakewood Tire Eagles PeeWee girls’ hockey team went undefeated over the weekend to capture their annual home tournament, downing the International Falls 12U’s 3-1 in the final Sunday afternoon. “The girls are really excited right now,” Eagles’ head coach Pete LeDrew said after the game. “That […]
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Lucas Punkari It was a tightly-contested affair that came down to the last shot. And when it mattered the most, the skip came through. Thanks to a clutch draw to the four-foot with his final stone, Raymond Roy captured the 2012 Fort Frances men’s bonspiel title with a 7-6 win […]
Staff The Judy LaBelle rink from Fort Frances fell short in its bid to win the Northern Ontario senior women’s provincial playdowns in Kapuskasing over the weekend. The foursome finished with a 2-4 record to miss making the playoffs. Darla Esch (North Bay) captured the provincial title, earning a berth […]
Lucas Punkari They were roommates a year ago, and are close friends away from the rink. So for Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Byron Katapaytuk and goalie Tyler Ampe, it made perfect sense that they shared Most Valuable Player honours at the team’s annual awards banquet Friday night at the Adventure […]
Duane Hicks The stars may have been out in Hollywood on Sunday for the Academy Awards, but district businesses were in the limelight a few nights earlier for the 16th-annual Bell Business Awards banquet. Nick Beyak of Sunset Country Ford Sales Ltd. was named Entrepreneur of the Year. Beyak, who […]
Heather Latter The Police Foundations program at the Seven Generations Education Institute here will be wrapping up its first two-year course this spring and students are thrilled by the learning experience they have received. The program, offered in partnership with Canadore College in North Bay, provides students with the “opportunity […]
Lucas Punkari After two years of heart-breaking losses in the NWOSSAA playoffs, the excitement for the Muskie boys’ basketball team was clear to see Saturday morning in their home gym. The black-and-gold were all smiles (or in the case of Gavin Moorhouse, jumping around the court in delight) after they […]
Duane Hicks Canadian Blood Services is changing when it holds its blood donor clinics, with the spring clinic here having been rescheduled from April to August. “Nationally at Canadian Blood Services, one of our top priorities is to ensure we collect the right type and number of blood and blood […]
Duane Hicks The town soon will be looking for representatives to sit on a new board called the Fort Frances Sustainability Strategic Steering Committee. The committee is being struck as the next step in the process to apply to funding agencies for the completion of a community sustainability plan as […]
Heather Latter Grade 7 and 8 students at St. Francis School here and Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton marked the beginning of Lent last week by participating in a student leadership initiative called “THINKfast,” a 25-hour educational and fundraising fast. A popular youth activity conducted by Development […]
Lucas Punkari Even though Team Ontario finished up the Scotties Tournament of Hearts with a 4-7 record, the opportunity to compete at the national women’s curling championship was one Devlin native and former Muskie Jenna Enge will never forget. Enge, who now lives in Thunder Bay and plays second for […]
Lucas Punkari Having won their last three regular-season games while setting a franchise high win total with 37, it would be easy for the Fort Frances Lakers to rest on their laurels heading into the playoffs. But with a pair of two-game, total-goal mini-series against the league champion Wisconsin Wilderness […]
