Peggy Revell St. Michael’s students Joshua Ward and Jack Klinker were all smiles as they showed off the spiffy new glasses they and other Grade 1 students donned to celebrate the arrival of the 100th day of school today. Students also were busy participating in learning activities based around the […]
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Lucas Punkari With their coach emphasizing the fact they needed to find the back of the net more often, the Muskie girls’ hockey team certainly did that over the weekend with 14 goals in two games. Fort High opened with an 8-3 win over Sioux Lookout on Friday night at […]
Lucas Punkari Tim Nordin’s rink, representing the Stratton Curling Club, was sitting at 0-2 heading into action this afternoon at the Northern Ontario men’s championship at the Fort William Curling Club. After being drubbed 11-1 in just six ends last night by defending champ Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste. Marie), Nordin […]
the OPP The body of Edwin (Ted) Davis, 74, of Fort Frances was recovered Saturday around 1 p.m. from the depths of the Lower Manitou Lake by members of the OPP’s Underwater Search and Recovery Unit. The coroner ordered a post-mortem examination today at Lake of the Woods Hospital in […]
Lucas Punkari Bryan Bonot and Ken McKinnon were unable to capture provincial curling glory over the weekend, but the way their two runs ended couldn’t have been more different. Both teams were eliminated from further contention at the Northern Ontario Masters playdowns in Kakabeka Falls on Sunday as McKinnon’s rink […]
Staff The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team were in Thunder Bay over the weekend for a tournament hosted by Lakehead University, where they reached the semi-finals before bowing out to the St. Ignatius Falcons. Fort High finished second overall in their pool during the round-robin portion of the tournament thanks […]
Duane Hicks Mary-Catherine Kelly, left, and Cheryl Wilson enjoyed an entrée of date-stuffed pork tenderloin, roasted rosemary potatoes, and a carrot and green bean medley yesterday evening during the sixth-annual “Chefs’ Charitable Dinner and Auction” hosted by the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts at the Adventure Inn here. The […]
Lucas Punkari Muskies forward Jillian Langtry received the puck in front of the net during Friday’s 8-3 win over Sioux Lookout at the Ice for Kids Arena here. Langtry finished up the game with four goals and three assists.
Duane Hicks Kailey Curtis, left, and Jamie Nelson donned red noses Friday for M&M Meat Shops’ 20th-annual Red Nose Day. Staff at more than 400 M&M Meat Shops locations across Canada, including here in Fort Frances, wore red noses aimed at helping customers beat the winter blues and brighten their […]
VNP Enhance your experience while visiting Voyageurs National Park east of International Falls by learning how to take photographs you can be proud of. Bring your camera or just follow along as photographer Jackie Briggs gives basic tips to get the best nature shots of the park this Sunday (Feb. […]
Duane Hicks Some tickets still available The Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River District’s sixth-annual “Chefs’ Charitable Dinner and Auction” is set to go this Sunday (Feb. 6) at the Adventure Inn here—and it’s not too late to get tickets. Executive director Lynn Moffatt said more than 70 tickets have been […]
Lucas Punkari After being benched for Sunday’s game in his hometown of Duluth, Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Dan Smith wanted to make a statement in his return to the lineup last night at the Ice For Kids Arena. He certainly did just that—netting a pair of third-period goals, including the […]
