Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team originally thought it was going to have a pack a suitcase for this weekend. Instead, they will assume the role of host but, preferably for them, not one of the welcoming variety. The black-and-gold will entertain the Red Lake Rams in a pair of […]
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Staff Having been closed since October, 2005, the former Rainy Lake Hotel is up for tax sale by the Town of Fort Frances. Tax administrator Tara Redford noted yesterday the tax sale is permissible under the Municipal Act, 2001. “After a property is three years in arrears for taxes, this […]
Staff Another night, another win, another jump in the standings. The Fort Frances Lakers continued their sizzling play to start 2011 with a 4-2 road win last night against the Sioux Lookout Flyers. The Lakers are on a roll which has seen them move from fourth place to second in […]
The Muskies beat Taggs 84-76 in local men’s basketball league action last night. Justin Anderson led the black-and-gold with 27 points while Todd Richards had 25 for Taggs. The late game saw Boston Pizza dump the Rendez-Vous 83-68. Adrian Chapman had 26 points for the victors while Jeff Campbell had […]
Joey Payeur It was like someone getting the gift they really wanted for their birthday—then finding out the person who gave it to them had shoplifted the item. Duane Roen wasn’t about to turn down the first win of the NorWOSSA season for his Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team (1-3)—a […]
Joey Payeur Mel Langtry saw his team play seven minutes of lights-out hockey—then watched them fall asleep for much of the rest of the game. The transition from cruising to snoozing led to the Muskie girls’ hockey team blowing a 3-0 lead and wind up on the short end of […]
Joey Payeur Christmas is over, so it wasn’t holiday pleasantries the Fort Frances Thunderhawks and Kenora Thistles were exchanging near the end of their game Tuesday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. Emotions boiled over late in the third period of the Thunderhawks’ 10-5 pounding of the Thistles in […]
Peggy Revell St. Michael’s student Elijah Plastino coloured in part of the reading chart that has been set up as the school aims to read 2,011 books by Feb. 25 for the “Winter Book Challenge.” Plastino, who is in Grade 1, was the top reader last week, having read 20 […]
Peggy Revell Parents criss-crossed their youngsters’ feet during the one of the many lap rhymes as the first “Mother Goose” session at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre for the New Year kicked off this morning. Aimed at infants up to 18 months, the program is one of many […]
Staff Town council and administration are ready to start the next phase of the 2011 budget process after council officially received the preliminary operating and capital budgets Monday evening. Its first budget meeting will be held next Monday (Jan. 17). In a report from treasurer Laurie Witherspoon, she indicated the […]
the RRCA On March 27, 2008, Russel Richards had started a court action against the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association and several present or past board members. The lawsuit involved Richards’ position as sales barn manager and his termination on May 17, 2007. The defendants also had a counterclaim against Richards […]
Press Release Ontario families now have access to a faster and more affordable civil justice system. Last year, the Ontario government implemented dozens of civil court reforms that have resulted in increased access to justice, including: •opening the Small Claims Court to settle civil disputes of up to $25,000 (an […]
