Heather Latter Anne Jean, left, Jordyn Ahrens, and Yvonne McPherson of the St. Mary’s Youth Group got ready to serve up some tasty spaghetti during a fundraiser at the church Saturday evening.
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Heather Latter Scott Kivimaki, along with his cousin, Julia Wrolstad from Dryden, enjoyed a bowl of soup Saturday afternoon at the United Church Christmas luncheon. The event also featured a bazaar and bake sale.
Lucas Punkari Atikokan Voyageur Matthew Bazinet was joined by teammates Eric Williams (#47) and Kyler Gannon (#14) as he rushed up the ice during the final of the local PeeWee ‘A’ tournament yetserday afternoon at the ’52 Canadians Arena here. In a wild back-and-forth affair, the Current River Comets (Thundery […]
Lucas Punkari Muskie forward Shilo Beck blew past Red Lake Rams’ defender Ashley Shewchuk as she raced towards the net during NorWOSSA girls’ action yesterday afternoon at the Ice For Kids Arena here. Beck hit the twine on this play as the black-and-gold skated to a 6-2 victory.
Peggy Revell Students from J.W. Walker School and members of the community created a sea of red poppies to mark Remembrance Day, following the annual service held at the Fort Frances Cenotaph this morning.
Staff Quick action by a neighbour prevented a fire at a local residence from causing more damage than it did, reported the Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service. Firefighters responded to a report of a house fire on the 1000 block of River Road West yesterday at approximately 4:45 p.m. […]
Press Release A new structure will replace the English River Bridge on Highway 804 near Ear Falls to provide better driving conditions, create about 20 jobs and support the Northern economy. T & K Sharp Construction of Stratton, Ont. was awarded the contract and will complete the work in the […]
Staff It was inevitable that the expansion Iron Range Ironheads were going to pick up their first ever SIJHL victory at some point during the 2011/12 season. But unfortunately for the Fort Frances Lakers, they would be the ones who would give the Ironheads that honour. The league-leading Lakers were […]
Staff Having been the class of the three team NorWOSSA league in the regular season, the Muskie junior girls basketball team solidified their status as the team to beat in the 2011 season as they captured the league championship yesterday in Dryden. With a 7-1 regular season mark assuring them […]
Duane Hicks Nasia Kavanaugh, left, and her sister, Wynonna, admired Wayne Yerxa’s painting, “Three Sisters,” at the opening of the new exhibit, “This Place Where We Live,” yesterday evening at the Fort Frances Museum. The exhibit, which features paintings by Yerxa and fellow local artist Connie Cuthbertson, features many scenes […]
Lucas Punkari For the second time in as many meetings, the defending SIJHL champion Wisconsin Wilderness got the upper hand on the Fort Frances Lakers. Their latest victory was a 3-1 triumph Tuesday night at the Ice For Kids Arena here. The Lakers, who fell 5-1 to the Wilderness on […]
Lucas Punkari Come next fall, local swimmer Donovan Taylor will be swimming for the University of Indiana swim team. The 17-year-old officially signed his letter of intent to join the Hoosiers last night at La Place Rendez-Vous, where he was joined by family, friends, and his fellow teammates from the […]
