Press Release The Fort Frances Snipers edged the Kenora Thistles 2-1 on Saturday at the Memorial Sports Centre. Ian Tookenay, with a short-handed marker in the first period, and Jon Busch, with a power-play goal in the third, scored for the local Atom ‘AA’ squad. Matthew Booth earned the win […]
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Staff A local contingent of youth bowlers proved to be successful at the provincial round of the Northern Ontario Youth Challenge in Sturgeon Falls (near North Bay) over the weekend. The Sunset Country boys’ squad ended up winning the competition, racking up 23 points to narrowly edge out Gold Belt […]
Staff It was a bit of a reversal for the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team at their home tournament over the weekend. After romping their way to gold last year, the black-and-gold—hit by a plethora of promotions to the senior squad—finished winless this time around. In their first action of […]
Dan Falloon The Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team already is on track—and the NorWOSSA season hasn’t even started yet. Head coach Jason Cain is thrilled with how his squad is looking in practice so far this year. The black-and-gold have a solid foundation to work with as the seven returning […]
Dan Falloon The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team hasn’t even seen game action yet but an injury already is throwing a wrench into its plans. Veteran setter Mikaela Kroeker, expected to be a cornerstone of the squad, was injured last week. And that has head coach Duane Roen scrambling to […]
Press Release The Fort Frances BP Royals PeeWee ‘AA’ squad went 3-1 this past weekend in winning the 2010 International Falls PeeWee ‘A’ Hockey Classic. Game one of the round-robin series saw the BP Royals face host International Falls, who skated away with a 3-1 win. In game two against […]
Dan Falloon A surprise superstar tripped up the Muskie boys’ basketball team at the Westgate tournament in Thunder Bay over the weekend. The black-and-gold lost 60-47 to eventual champion Superior in the opening game of the tournament, but then rebounded with wins of 47-42 versus St. Ignatius and 75-45 over […]
Peggy Revell Citing discrimination and safety issues, parents called for the Rainy River District School Board to revisit its busing transportation policy at last night’s meeting. “We want to see this policy changed. To see it changed to better suit the needs of all of our students, of all of […]
Dan Falloon It isn’t much, but Rainy River District is home to the province’s first stretch of open snowmobile trails for the 2010-11 season. A five-mile stretch from Emo to the Highway 11/71 junction opened Monday. “It’s finished and groomed and open right now,” said Borderland Snowmobile Club president Dave […]
Dan Falloon The Fort Frances Lakers certainly conquered the first half of the SIJHL season—emerging atop the six-team loop at the midway point. Granted, the expansion Wisconsin Wilderness are just a point behind with two games in hand, but the local Junior ‘A’ squad still is a force to be […]
Duane Hicks After 26 years at the Fort Frances Museum, Pam Cain is retiring from the position of curator to become executive director of the Community Art and Heritage Education Project in Thunder Bay. “It gives me the opportunity to do something different at this stage,” said Cain, who starts […]
Duane Hicks The 2011 budget, aging infrastructure, assisted living, the doctor shortage, and economic development are among the top priorities in the next four years, Mayor Roy Avis said during his inaugural address for the 2010-14 term Monday evening at the Civic Centre. “Our first order of business will be […]
