Staff Town council will receive a financial request from Safe Communities Rainy River District for $.50 per capita funding for its 2010-11 programs at tonight’s council meeting. This rate is the same the group asked for—and received—last year. This money would be used to “help our communities become safer to […]
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Joey Payeur It was a long way to drive just to go up against a familiar foe—twice. The Muskie girls’ hockey team ran into their NorWOSSA nemesis, the Dryden Eagles, on two separate occasions at the John Taylor Collegiate Piper Classic Tournament of Champions at the MTS Iceplex in Winnipeg […]
Charles Dickens’ novel, “Oliver Twist,” vividly described the deplorable treatment of workers, particularly young children, in England in the 1830s. In the United States, the situation also was abysmal. Generally, workers were given no consideration whatsoever. This reached a climax in March, 1911. A fire in a shirtwaist factory killed […]
Peggy Revell Tyler Moffitt threw another Christmas tree onto the trailer while he and other firefighters made their way down Second Street on Saturday for the annual pick-up. Members of the Fort Frances Fire Brigade spent the afternoon traversing the streets of Fort Frances to pick up the trees and […]
Peggy Revell Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Jace Baldwin (96) checked to see if teammate Phil Jennrich (5) was open at the point while Dryden Ice Dogs’ defenceman Ben McClellan (19) looked to intercept the pass during Saturday night’s 6-3 win by the Lakers in SIJHL action at the Ice for […]
Peggy Revell Sherry George showed off the intricate pieces of lace and doilies that are a part of the “Snowflakes & Lace” display at the Fort Frances Museum. It is a part of the “Arts and Artifacts” exhibit which features the work of local artist. Also still on public display […]
Staff The Fort Frances Boston Pizza Royals plan to feast on some out-of-town guests this weekend. The PeeWee ‘AA’ hockey squad hosts its annual tournament at the Memorial Sports Centre, with six team vying to have gold medals dangling around their necks by the time they leave the rink Sunday […]
Staff Jillian Langtry has small-town roots, but proved she is right at home in the big city when the spotlight comes on. Langtry put in a brilliant performance yesterday, racking up five goals to pace the Muskie girls’ hockey team to a 9-5 pounding of the College Jeanne-Sauve Olympiens (Winnipeg) […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers ended December with a bang. Now they have reloaded and are ready to blaze their way through a hectic January. The Lakers vault into a stretch of 13 games in 25 days with a pair of games at the Ice for Kids Arena—against the Duluth […]
Staff The change of the calendar was a 50/50 proposition for the four Muskies court teams. After a multi-week hiatus due to the Christmas holidays, the black-and-gold returned to NorWOSSA action yesterday in Dryden. The senior boys’ basketball squad proved too much to handle for the host Eagles as Fort […]
Duane Hicks While the new “blue box” recycling bins on Sixth Street West have been getting plenty of use this week, already some garbage has begun to show up in the mix—and the town wants to send the message that this isn’t acceptable. Environmental and Facilities superintendent Doug Herr said […]
Staff After a special teams’ gem, momentum was going the way of the Muskie boys’ hockey team Tuesday night over in International Falls. Less than 30 seconds later, however, the tide decided to switch jerseys for good. A back-and-forth contest ended up going the way of the host Broncos, who […]
