Gordon Anderson What a difference a day made for the Muskie boys’ hockey team. They looked tentative and nervous in a 6-1 loss to second-ranked Denis Morris yesterday afternoon, but they corrected themselves this morning in a gritty 4-4 tie against the No. 8 St. Mary’s Warriors (Woodstock) during Pool […]
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Staff Outside of the Fort Frances Lakers and Duncan Keith, former Fort Frances Jr. Sabres goalie Ryan Faragher is one of the few locally-connected players with a shot at hockey glory left standing at this juncture of the season. Faragher is helping to lead the charge for the North American […]
Dan Falloon It hasn’t been just the usual suspects lighting the lamp for the Fort Frances Lakers in their playoff run thus far. Actually, top-liners Tyler Stevenson and Justin Erhart were kept relatively in check for much of the Lakers’ first-round series with the K&A Wolverines. But the team’s role […]
Peggy Revell After her egg’s first dip in the dye, Anika Alexander carefully applied the next layer wax for her pysanka (Ukrainian egg) during a workshop at the Fort Frances Museum on Saturday. Young and old came out to learn about the Ukrainian tradition, and to make their own egg. […]
Duane Hicks Dick Trivers chowed down on some tasty Irish stew during a St. Patrick’s supper last Wednesday evening at the Church of the Holy Spirit here. Plenty of people young and old, Irish in heritage or just in heart, came out for the meal that was prepared by members […]
Duane Hicks Miasie Fichuk drew a beach scene last Wednesday at the Fort Frances Museum during March Break activities there. The young artists on hand were asked to draw and paint their answers to the question, “What Hooks You Here?” Their input will be used to create a rug-hooking project […]
Dan Falloon Lakers’ goalie Jameson Shortreed and defenceman Cody Hasbargen escorted Dryden Ice Dogs’ forward Kyle Heck out of the crease in Saturday night’s 4-3 double-overtime loss in Game 3 of their semi-final series. Heck later scored the overtime winner, but the Lakers struck back with a 4-2 win here […]
by Gordon Anderson The number two-ranked team in the province made short work of the 11th ranked Muskies. The Denis Morris Redmen dominated physically and possessed enough slick playmakers to dispose of Fort Frances 6-1 in Group B action at the OFSAA AAA/AAAA hockey championship in St. Catharines on Tuesday […]
Duane Hicks Will evaluate how it goes After reconsidering the decision to allow catered weddings at Sunny Cove Camp, council agreed last night to honour the four bookings the town already has agreed to and then evaluate the practice before it accepts any more. “I am very glad we are […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers have the Dryden Ice Dogs wishing they had a do-over. On the same night the Fort William North Stars rolled over the Sioux Lookout Flyers 8-1 to sweep their semi-final series, the Lakers gutted out a 4-2 win here to even their best-of-seven showdown with […]
Staff A 14-year-old First Nation girl still was missing from the Training and Learning Centre (TLC) in Watten Township as of press time today. Sarah Smith and two other teens ran away from staff on Sunday around 6:30 p.m. while on a visit to the Lions Park on Second Street […]
Dan Falloon Shelby Holden, a member of the newly-formed under-14 girls’ volleyball team, worked on her arm swing during practice at Fort High last night. The club team, coached by Jason Cain and Amy Wilson-Hands, was created to help local spikers approaching high-school age get a handle on the sport’s […]
