Lucas Punkari Tyler Ruppenstein of the Muskies chased after a loose ball as a Rainy River Owl defender applied pressure during an exhibition contest here Thursday afternoon. The black-and-gold went on to earn a 5-0 shutout.
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Heather Latter Parker Nastiuk and his younger brother, Ayden, waited while Blair Anderson of Betty’s stamped his entry form for the Scott Street “Easter Egg Hunt” on Saturday. Once all businesses had been visited and stamped, people could enter to win the grand prize of a basket of Easter goodies. […]
Duane Hicks The Salvation Army Citadel was nearly full for a Good Friday breakfast, which was held there after the local Kiwanis Club opted not to stage its popular breakfast this year. People of all ages enjoyed eggs, pancakes, bacon, sausage, and fruit that morning, after which they listened to […]
Peggy Revell Thunder Bay-Rainy River candidates Ken Boshcoff (Liberal), foreground, John Rafferty (NDP), Ed Shields (Green Party), and Maureen Comuzzi-Stehmann, faced off yesterday evening at the Civic Centre for one of the many debates they are participating in leading up to the May 2 federal election. Fort Frances resident Tannis […]
Heather Latter Four-year-old Aubrey Eldridge posed with the Easter Bunny, and received some treats, at the Fort Frances Nursery School’s Easter party this morning at Knox United Church here.
Peggy Revell Joelle Bruyere, Kaayla Fox, and Keira Strickland celebrated Earth Day a wee bit early yesterday evening as local Girl Guides units of all ages participated in a waterfront clean-up along the La Verendrye parkway. Earth Day itself is tomorrow (April 22).
Peggy Revell The four candidates vying to capture the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding in the May 2 federal election laid out their thoughts on tourism, pension reform, the forest industry, the economy, and, well, pizza at last night’s debate Fort Frances. About 50 people came out to the Civic Centre […]
Lucas Punkari The Muskie senior boys’ badminton doubles tandem of Robert Stevens and Spencer Pearce is off to the all-Ontarios next month. The pair went a perfect 5-0 in capturing top spot in their division at the NWOSSAA playoffs yesterday in Marathon. “Overall, the boys played very well,” said Muskie […]
Duane Hicks With mining exploration taking place across Rainy River District, one only has to look south of the border to see how successful such an operation can be. In a presentation to Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce members on Tuesday, Craig Pagel, president of the Iron Mining Association of […]
Lucas Punkari With the tryout phase now over and both rosters set, the Muskie boys’ and girls’ soccer squads will hit the pitch tomorrow for their first exhibition contests of the 2011 season. The Rainy River Owls are providing the opposition, with action getting underway at 5 p.m. at Fort […]
Lucas Punkari A year after falling short of qualifying for OFSAA, the Muskie senior boys’ badminton duo is hoping for a different outcome this time around. Robert Stevens and Spencer Pearce are competing at the NWOSSAA playoffs today in Marathon, where a trip to the all-Ontarios on May 12-14 in […]
Lucas Punkari Despite having fewer members than most of the 21 clubs taking part in the Division III provincial team championships in Thunder Bay on the weekend, the Fort Frances Aquanauts still amassed 138 points to come away with a ninth-place showing. “That’s really good considering what we went in […]
