Dan Falloon For all the success the Muskies boys’ hockey team enjoyed throughout the 1980s, former head coach Terry Ogden doesn’t consider the two OFSAA championships to be the height of his legacy. Ogden, when speaking of former player and current Lakers’ assistant coach Bob Mainville, made it clear he […]
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Dave Ogilvie Monday (July 5) marked the beginning two weeks of fun and hard work for this year’s “River Theatre” summer program. The talented group of 18 girls and four boys quickly set to work learning the script, music, and choreography. This year’s production of “High School Musical” is a […]
Bryce Forbes It has been a life-changing six months for Chicago Blackhawks’ defenceman Duncan Keith—one that not even the greatest hockey players of all time have ever matched. Keith, who got his start in minor hockey here in Fort Frances, became the first player to win Olympic gold, the Stanley […]
Bryce Forbes For 50 years, the Thomson family has been serving Rainy River District “hot eats and cool treats” as proud owners of the Dairy Queen here in Fort Frances. To mark its half-century of existence, the popular eatery is offering various deals to its loyal customers all this week. […]
Dan Falloon Even though he spent the better part of his athletic career in Fort Frances, Clayton “Beef” Windigo had his brush with star power. Windigo, who died June 27 at the age of 24 after diving from the Bears Pass bridge on Highway 11, was a member of the […]
Staff District residents are invited to come out and see what’s growing at the Emo Agricultural Research Station during its annual open house slated for Wednesday, July 28 at 7 p.m. “We welcome everyone to come out,” research station technician Kim Jo Bliss said about the annual event, when the […]
Dan Falloon Local bowler Jeff Watts helped the Northern Ontario contingent to the Master Bowlers of Canada national crown in the men’s teaching ‘B’ division over the weekend. With 106.5 points, Northern Ontario finished well ahead of second-place Quebec (93 points). But Watts, 21, didn’t even know he was going […]
Bryce Forbes After four decades of coaching football at all levels, Fort Frances resident Scott Fawcett always will remember his one-year tenure with the University of Calgary Dinos in the mid-1980s. And just in May, he continued to reap the rewards from his stay with the Dinos as he was […]
Dan Falloon Some call it the “Car of Tomorrow,” some call it the “Car of Today.” Steve Arpin calls it the car that helped him earn his first top 10 finish in NASCAR Nationwide Series racing. The local driver was able to adjust to the “C.o.T” car, which saw its […]
Dan Falloon “A decade at Lake Despair” might sound like the title of an over-the-top drama, but in truth, the only drama has had to do with angling. The “Castin’ for Cash” tournament held at Lake Despair Lodge in Devlin is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year with a full […]
Peggy Revell Although a valiant effort was made—and despite the help of MNR fire crews—Fort Frances lost the annual cross-border tug-of-war to International Falls on Friday afternoon near the Sorting Gap Marina. Despite the loss, the Canadian side still leads the friendly competition by a 2-1 margin.
Bryce Forbes Carter Kinnear, 11, had his hearing aid placed by Jackie McCormick of the Fort Frances Enhanced Hearing Centre yesterday while his mother, Tammy McNally-Kinnear, sat beside him. Jacques Fiset, top right, along with Ed and Val Rose from the Fort Frances Lions Club, were instrumental in the youngster […]
