Staff The Rolling Lake Lightning zapped their way to a tournament title in Hibbing, Mn. over the weekend, relegating their hosts to second place. The action began Friday night with a 2-1 win over the Mora Mustangs. After a scoreless opening period, the Mustangs drew first blood with a power-play […]
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Staff Even though the Fort Frances Pharmasave Wildcats lost all four games at a tournament in Dryden over the weekend, the players still are hanging their heads high. “[We] played well and games could have gone either way,” the team said in a press release. The Wildcats opened play Friday […]
Press Release More than 100,000 students will find jobs and gain important work experience this summer with assistance from the Ontario government. Through Employment Ontario’s Summer Jobs website, students can: •find job listings; •get help to improve their marketing skills and résumé writing; •learn how to start their own “Summer […]
Staff After a solid rookie season on the ARCA RE/MAX circuit, local stock car driver Steve Arpin is gearing up for his sophomore campaign. Arpin is set to race in the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at Daytona this Saturday (Feb. 6) at 3:30 p.m. He finished seventh overall in […]
Staff Here’s hoping those associated with the Border Skate Club have vehicles with large trunks because they needed them at the Keewatin meet Jan. 29-31. The local club brought home three team awards: the Don Wilton Trophy (highest point total), the Ignace Trophy (highest average point total), and the Roxanne […]
“Lakers back in loss column” is how the headline read in last Thursday’s Daily Bulletin. Now if you were a reader, an avid fan, or just a person skimming through that edition, you may have thought, “Oh, here the Lakers go again.” I know when I first picked it up […]
Staff Three Sunset Country squashers made it into a consolation final at the Winnipeg Winter Club last weekend—and two prevailed. Anniss Seid was victorious as the consolation champ in the men’s ‘B’ division after narrowly edging Blair Riordan (Winnipeg) by a 12-10 score in the final game of their best-of-five […]
Staff The Fort Frances Aquanauts are looking to conquer the water at the Memorial Sports Centre this weekend. The local swim club is hosting its annual home meet this weekend, with 20 members scheduled to suit up. Eighty swimmers are registered in all. The action starts Friday at 6 p.m., […]
Press Release The annual Nestor Falls bonspiel began last Wednesday and wrapped up Sunday at 11 p.m. The ’spiel, which is a sell-out most years, once again sported a full field of 24 teams and three events. The ‘A’-event winner was Keith Jolicouer, who wins most of the time up […]
Staff The Fort Frances Canadians have found the golden touch again. The local Midget ‘AA’ team took home the top prize at a tournament in Grand Forks over the weekend, edging Duluth 3-2 in the final. The Canadians got off to a solid start, edging the Rugby Ice Hawks 2-1 […]
Staff The Boston Pizza Royals PeeWee ‘AA’ hockey team returned home from the PeeWee Classic tournament in Regina, Sask. this past weekend with a 2-2 record. The Royals opened round-robin action Thursday by defeating the Airdrie Lightning 6-2. Friday started with a 6-0 shutout over the Regina Blackhawks. They later […]
Duane Hicks Mining exploration in Richardson Township by Rainy River Resources Ltd. continues to turn up promising results, and the gold-mining operation potentially may be in production by 2014. Garett Macdonald, vice-president of operations for Rainy River Resources, told delegates attending the Rainy River District Municipal Association’s annual general meeting […]
