Staff Mayor Roy Avis will announce the recipient of the town’s 23rd “Citizen of the Year” award at tonight’s council meeting. A total of 17 applications, including some for the same nominees, were submitted by the Oct. 22 deadline. The selection committee, consisting of Bill Gushulak (“Citizen of the Year […]
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Staff There are better ways to earn two points, but getting those two points in the bank was the top goal for the Fort Frances Lakers. The local Junior ‘A’ squad earned its second-straight 5-4 win at the Ice For Kids Arena on Friday night, fending off the hard-charging Duluth […]
Peggy Revell Julia McManaman, Alacea Yerxa, Kaidence Perrault, and Emma Yerxa checked out some of the crocheted dolls that were for sale during yesterday’s Remembrance Day tea held at the local Legion. The annual event organized by the Br. #29 Legion Ladies Auxiliary once again was bustling as people dropped […]
Dan Falloon Fort Frances Canadians’ forward Dylan Curtis did his best to escape a sprawling West End Bruin in a 4-2 loss at the Ice For Kids Arena yesterday morning. Curtis netted Fort Frances’ first goal of the game, but the Bruins exploded for three in the third period to […]
Dan Falloon Lakers’ defenceman Phil Jennrich dove to whack the puck away from Duluth forward Joe Nelson in Friday night’s down-to-the-wire 5-4 win at the Ice For Kids Arena. Jennrich also contributed offensively with a pair of assists.
Staff Fort Frances Lakers’ captain Tyler Stevenson has been named the SIJHL’s first Sportop Marketing performer of the month for the 2010-11 season. In 16 games played in September and October, Stevenson notched 15 goals and five assists. He also put together an eight-game goal-scoring streak and a nine-game points […]
Peggy Revell Getting ready for holiday shoppers, Tonia Dolph decorated a tree at Fort Floral this morning. Several businesses in downtown Fort Frances, including Fort Floral, Betty’s and Northwoods Gallery & Gifts, started offering tax-free sales yesterday, and will continue to do so today and tomorrow. Some businesses also are […]
Dan Falloon Muskie senior hoopster Chelsea Hill lifted the ball to keep it away from an aggressive Dryden defender in NorWOSSA action at Fort High yesterday. The Muskies came away with a 34-28 win to finish the season at 7-1 and earn an automatic bye into the league final here […]
Staff The hoopsters ruled the day as the Fort High Muskies took on the Dryden Eagles yesterday. Both basketball teams came away with victories, as the junior girls came away with a 33-10 win to even their record at 4-4, while the seniors improved to 7-1 with a 34-28 win […]
Press Release Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship (FFCBC) will offer an early bird prize to teams that enter the 2011 tournament by Dec. 20, 2010. Every team that enters by the deadline will be entered in a draw for a free entry to the 2012 event. The draw will take […]
Staff How’s this for a comeback? Fort Frances Laker forward Zach McCool, playing in just his second game of the season after missing nearly six weeks with an injury, halted a see-saw of a game by notching the winning goal with just 3:35 left. McCool hadn’t played since the Lakers’ […]
Joey Payeur Atikokan’s mining boom may be on the horizon, but the St. Francis Sentinels staked their claim on Saturday and struck a motherlode of precious medals. All five St. Francis squads in the Gord Savoy Invitational Grade 7-8 volleyball tournament pocketed medals at the event, with three of them […]
