Lucas Punkari With the Wisconsin Wilderness having locked up the top seed for the SIJHL post-season, the rest of the five-team loop still is jostling for the other playoff spots. And the Fort Frances Lakers, currently in second place with 69 points, are in the thick of things. The Lakers […]
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Staff Donovan Taylor made history at the Speedo Eastern National Championships in London, Ont. over the weekend, becoming the first local swimmer to earn a national medal. The Fort Frances Aquanaut captured gold in the 200m I.M. event in the 16-and-under age division on Sunday with a time of 2:05.87, […]
Staff Council will hear three presentations at tonight’s regular meeting, including a petition regarding the proposed elimination of the sidewalk on the north side of the 200 block of Third Street East. Marlene Deschamps, representing residents of that block, will present a petition to council asking that it not be […]
Staff After being postponed Friday due to poor travelling conditions, the NorWOSSA playoffs got underway this morning in Kenora, with all four Muskie teams vying for gold. Both Muskie girls’ volleyball teams were involved in semi-final action this morning, with the junior girls facing the host Broncos at 10 a.m. […]
Peggy Revell Tristan Whitehead, Emma Cole, and Raegan Woodgate toasted marshmallows over the fire at Alberton’s Millenium Rink yesterday afternoon as families came out for the township’s annual Winter Fun Day. With tobogganing, skating, and kids’ games also featured, it was one of many events held across the district to […]
Lucas Punkari Skip Tammy Lamb delivered a shot in the decisive fifth end of Sunday’s ‘A’ final of the annual ladies’ bonspiel at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Lamb gave up a steal of four to Tirzah Keffer as the Muskie rink went on to an 8-2 victory to capture […]
Peggy Revell With an eye to save money in their upcoming budget, the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board opted to end funding the newly-launched 2-11 services. “My thinking at the time is, [RRDSSAB], our municipal offices, Northern Affairs, already provide these services,” said La Vallee Reeve and RRDSSAB […]
Staff The top two teams in the local men’s basketball league squared off on Wednesday night at Fort High, with Taggs edging out Boston Pizza by a score of 64-59. Jacob Mackintosh led the way for Taggs, who moved into a tie with Boston Pizza for the league lead with […]
Staff The Fort Frances Muskies boys basketball and girls volleyball teams will have to wait a little while longer to battle it out for NorWOSSA court supremacy, as today’s scheduled “AA” championship games in Kenora were postponed due to poor weather conditions. According to a statement posted on the Beaver […]
Peggy Revell Students from Jody-Bonner Vicker’s Grade 7-8 class at J.W. Walker School tromped around in snowshoes yesterday morning at the Sporstmen’s Club here, spending an educational day outside. Sponsored by the local club and led by Henry Miller, the students learned about snowshoeing and wildlife habitat.
Lucas Punkari In a game that both sides called their biggest of the season up to this point, the Fort Frances Lakers made a huge statement towards trying to lock up the second overall seed for the SIJHL playoffs last night and defeated the Thunder Bay North Stars by a […]
Sherry George A lovely but fading photo of Uncle Cornelius and Great Aunt Mildred, a marriage certificate that belonged to your grandparents, a stiff pair of leather suspenders that you still associate with a beloved great-grandfather. We all have similar keepsakes. Items too dear to us to get rid of, […]
