Staff The Fort Frances Lakers ended a hex they’ve had with the Dryden Ice Dogs of late with a 4-2 victory here Friday night. But the squad fell just short in its quest of a weekend sweep when former Laker Dane Morin netted the game-winning with 21 seconds left in […]
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Lucas Punkari Madison Weir of the BDO Stars tried to knock the puck away from Janelle Kaemingh (NorFab Flames) before she could get a shot on Stars’ goalie Kate Parsons during the Stars’ 8-0 win Friday afternoon in the opening game of the Fort Frances Girls’ Hockey Association’s Bantam/Midget tournaments. […]
Duane Hicks “Friends of the Library” president Cathy Robinson, left, and member Barb Marr are updating their membership and callings lists, and encouraging fellow “Friends” to fill out the lists at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre as soon as possible, especially if they’d like to help out by […]
Lucas Punkari Matthew Armstrong delivered his final stone of the sixth end during an eventual 7-5 loss to Zacharia Warkentin (Thunder Bay) on Friday night at the Northern Ontario Bantam boys’ provincial playdowns hosted by the Fort Frances Curling Club. Armstrong’s rink, from the Stratton Curling Club, finished with a […]
Heather Latter Kayden Ellis, who is almost two, enjoyed playing in the “car” at the “Kids Being Kids” program offered Thursday mornings at the Sunset Country Métis Hall here. Run in part by the local Best Start Hub, the playgroup remains the only outreach programming available by the organization. All […]
Press Release The Rainy River Area Woodworkers chose new officers at their last meeting. The club is approaching its two-year anniversary and as per bylaws, members met in January to confirm officers. Quinn McCarthy and Howard Arch will continue as the club’s president and vice-president, with former treasurer Cory Norgart […]
Press Release Students at St. Francis School will celebrate their next Spirit Day on Tuesday, Feb. 7. “The theme is ‘Love’ and an old-fashioned sock hop dance will be held in the gym to celebrate the ‘love’ of music,” noted principal Teresa Dennis. Students are invited to wear their best […]
Duane Hicks Getting the freezers stocked with snack foods in anticipation of Sunday’s Super Bowl parties, local owner Chris McKinnon donned a red nose today for M&M Meat Shops’ 21st-annual Red Nose Day. Staff at more than 400 M&M Meat Shops across Canada, including here in Fort Frances, wore red […]
Lucas Punkari RJ McDonald, third for the Matthew Armstrong rink from Stratton, watched as second Jake Vandenbrand and lead Cody Armstrong swept a rock down the ice during the fourth end of their 13-0 loss to Tanner Horgan of Sudbury last night to open the Northern Ontario Bantam boys’ provincial […]
Duane Hicks Students in Becky Booth’s Grade 2 class at Robert Moore School said goodbye to baby Anthony Brunetta and his mother, Ellen Gibson, this morning during the “Roots of Empathy” program. It works to create emotional literacy and prevent bullying amongst students by using the baby as a “teacher,” […]
Staff On the heels of yet another successful Linda Johnston Memorial Alzheimer’s dinner this past Saturday in Rainy River, the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River is gearing up to stage one here next month. But instead of it being a “Chefs’ Charitable Dinner and Auction” as in past years, the […]
Staff Stratton curlers Matthew Armstrong and Jessica Haw haven’t got off to the starts they were hoping for so far at the Northern Ontario Bantam provincial playdowns. Both rinks were sitting at 0-2 following play this morning. Armstrong, competing at the Fort Frances Curling Club, was blanked 13-0 in six […]
