Staff A pair of Muskie court teams came home with victories yesterday. The senior boys’ basketball squad improved to 2-0 in NorWOSSA play with a 68-30 thrashing of the host Kenora Broncos. Justin Anderson led the way with 18 points while Caleb McIntosh had 17. Will Anderson and Josh Strain […]
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Peggy Revell Members of the Robert Moore School Builders Club showed off the boxes and boxes of non-perishable items the school had collected for local food banks. In the name of friendly competition and to bolster donations, the class which brought in the most items (which ended up being Mrs. […]
Staff With winter having hit Borderland early this year, and fresh powder still falling, snowmobilers have been out riding areas trails. But just like every year, they must remember to obey the laws and be safe. “The OPP reminds snow vehicle operators that it is up to you to drive […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team played its second league game in Kenora—and came away with an eerily similar result. Jessica Taggart tallied in the opening period to put Fort High up 1-0, but the Broncos came back with three-straight goals to secure a 3-1 win. With the loss, the […]
the OPP Fort Frances OPP is investigating the report of a missing female youth from Watten Township. An investigation revealed that Kristen Bruce-Morrison, 15, was last seen on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at the United Native Friendship Centre (school) on Portage Avenue in Fort Frances. Bruce-Morrison has not attended her […]
Duane Hicks Plans for the annual community Christmas dinner here are well underway, with all of the food and supplies in place thanks to local businesses and individuals’ donations and the OPP’s recent “Stuff a Cruiser” initiative. But what’s needed now is more helping hands to make the event, which […]
Staff Another night, another Fort Frances Lakers’ comeback negated in extra time. The local junior ‘A’ squad (19-10-3) dropped its fourth-straight game, falling 5-4 to the host Dryden Ice Dogs (21-12-0) last night. The skid is the team’s longest since dropping its final five games of the 2009-10 regular season. […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team suffered its first loss of the NorWOSSA season Tuesday night in Kenora, falling 6-4 to the host Broncos. Fort High (3-1) had won its first three match-ups against Kenora counting tournament and league play, but the Broncos (4-1) got the better of the black-and-gold […]
the OPP The Fort Frances Community Drug Action Team has investigated a number of drug-related incidents throughout Rainy River District recently. The OPP would like to provide the public an overview of the results from these investigations. Officers hope the information will bring awareness to our community partners and community […]
Peggy Revell Jordyn Oster had a somewhat detailed conversation with Santa Claus when he paid a visit to the Fort Frances Library Technology Centre yesterday morning to greet all the children attending “Storytime.” The youngsters also enjoyed holiday stories and treats.
Peggy Revell J.W. Walker Grade 1 students cheerily sung their holiday version of “B-I-N-G-O” to a gymnasium filled with their schoolmates during yesterday morning’s dress rehearsal for the school’s primary Christmas concert that was held later in the day. The school’s junior and intermediate concert is slated for tonight at […]
Peggy Revell Fort Frances Times’ sports reporter Dan Falloon, decked in his festive elf hat, made sure the annual Christmas Greetings section—filled with all the letters to Santa from children across the district—got on its way to the North Pole yesterday before jolly St. Nick embarks on his Christmas Eve […]
