Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team is headed to the NorWOSSA semi-finals after dumping the host Red Lake Rams 7-1 in their single-game quarter-final contest last night. Shilo Beck dominated on offence, scoring four goals to spark her team to victory. Hailey Clendenning, Katie Sinclair, and Amy Penner also tallied. […]
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Staff Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Byron Katapaytuk is the recipient of the SIJHL Pizza Hut Player-of-the-Year award, the league announced this morning. The 20-year-old from Moose Factory leads the SIJHL in scoring with 83 points (32 goals/51 assists) heading into the Lakers’ final game of the regular season tomorrow night […]
Lucas Punkari The Sioux Lookout Flyers have given the Fort Frances Lakers fits throughout the 2011-12 regular season. But the Lakers had no such trouble with the Flyers here last night, skating away with a 4-2 victory in their penultimate contest before the playoffs. After falling behind 2-1 late in […]
Heather Latter It may be winter outside but it was a busy day at the “beach” inside at the Fort Frances Nursery School yesterday with Makayla Gibbs, left, and Alexis Latter getting wet in the wading pools that were filled for the youngsters.
Heather Latter Kindergarten students at J.W. Walker School were visited by OPP K-9 handler Cst. Chris Halverson and two-year-old German Shepherd “Diesel” on Tuesday. The pair, along with Cst. Anne McCoy, stopped by to return the students’ puppet, “Jiggly Jaguar,” which recently had gone missing. Police had conducted an “investigation” […]
Duane Hicks While the annual Rural Ontario Municipal Association/Ontario Good Roads Association conference in Toronto normally is a chance for local delegates to bend the ears of various ministers, there won’t be any of that for Fort Frances’ reps this year. Mayor Roy Avis, Couns. John Albanese and Rick Wiedenhoeft, […]
Staff It’s a must-win situation for the Muskie girls’ hockey team tonight in Red Lake. The black-and-gold are in a single-elimination quarter-final game with the Rams, with the winner advancing to face the first-place Dryden Eagles in the best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-finals. The teams originally were scheduled to square off Tuesday […]
Robin McCormick Hats off to the organizers and volunteers involved with the “Heart of the Arts” benefit last Thursday evening. Adding to the evening was Alyson Wannamaker (Booth), who wowed the audience with her version of “I Will Always Love You” made famous by the late Whitney Houston. Meanwhile, Gilbert […]
Dave Ogilvie St. Patrick’s Church in Emo will be holding a roast beef supper in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day on Saturday, March 17. Set to start at 5 p.m. in the church hall, the cost of the supper is $12 for adults and $6 for children aged six-12 (kids […]
Press Release The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel McCormick as Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) effective Feb. 20. “It was encouraging to see the quality and experience of the individuals who expressed interest in joining our organization,” noted board chair Ross […]
Press Release The local 144 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Fort Frances spent the weekend of Feb. 10-12 participating in the Seamanship Inter-Divisional Competition in Thunder Bay. Five units from Northwestern Ontario took part, including 42 RCSCC Vindictive and 309 RCSCC Fort William (from Thunder Bay), 217 RCSCC Onandaga (from […]
Staff Local MP John Rafferty was pleased Bill C-19, which abolished the long-gun registry, was passed in the House of Commons last week and that he voted in support of it on behalf of his constituents. “I know it was an issue that was important to a lot of my […]
