Lucas Punkari It’s been a long and winding road for Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Tyler Stevenson. But if the performance from the team’s captain so far this season is any indication, the hard travels soon may be worth it. The 20-year-old Edmonton native currently holds the SIJHL lead in goals […]
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Lucas Punkari Having played one of their best games of the season in the semi-finals on Saturday, the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team just “ran out of steam” in the final of the annual Kenora Invitational Tournament. Fort High was edged 65-60 by the Transcona Titans (Winnipeg) in the championship […]
Staff Fort Frances native Steve Arpin will kick off his 2011 racing season with a bang this Saturday afternoon by running in the ARCA Series season-opener at the famed Daytona International Speedway in Florida. A winner of three ARCA races last season, Arpin will be driving the #25 Venturini Motorsports […]
Staff After earning one first-place and two third-place finishes at the Sunset Country regional figure skating competition here in late January, Sophie Potvin-Begin continued her recent run of success this past weekend in Sault Ste. Marie. The Border Skating Club member took part in the “Festival of Stars” competition on […]
Peggy Revell St. Michael’s students Roman and Ander Spuzak, along with Koda Radigan and Hailey Boshey (not pictured), stacked up 100 blocks as high as they could during activities yesterday morning to mark the 100th day of school.
Duane Hicks Having been named 2011 Librarian of the Year by the Ontario Library Boards’ Association, Margaret Sedgwick, chief librarian and CEO of the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre, proudly displayed her W.J. Robertson Medallion for outstanding leadership in the advancement of public library services in Ontario.
Duane Hicks Charles and Susan Deschamps enjoyed appetizers—whitefish cakes and wild rice salad—at the sixth-annual “Chefs’ Charitable Dinner and Auction” here Sunday at the Adventure Inn. The fundraiser brought in $6,500 for the local Alzheimer Society.
Lucas Punkari Dan Smith scored on Wisconsin Wilderness goalie John McLean to give the Fort Frances Lakers a 6-5 shootout win in SIJHL action Thursday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. Smith also scored twice in the third period, including the game-tying goal during the last minute of regulation […]
Lucas Punkari With five draws in the books at the Northern Ontario men’s curling championship, Tim Nordin’s rink from the Stratton Curling Club still is looking for that elusive first victory. Nordin sat tied at the bottom of the 12-team field with an 0-3 mark heading into action today at […]
Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Lakers don’t need to look at the standings to know how big their next two games are as SIJHL teams jostle for position heading into the post-season. The Lakers will host the Dryden Ice Dogs tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice For Kids Arena, […]
Lucas Punkari The Muskie girls’ hockey team continued their recent run of success with a 5-1 exhibition win over the host Baudette Bears last night. It was the black-and-gold’s third-straight victory. With the game tied 1-1 after the second period, the Muskies’ offence came to life in the third—lighting the […]
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