Staff A slow start cost the Fort Frances Lakers a chance for a victory Saturday night in Dryden. The second-place Ice Dogs erupted for four first-period goals, outshooting the Lakers 20-5, en route to a 7-2 win to improve their record to 27-5-5. The loss was the fourth-straight for the […]
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Duane Hicks Curator Pam Cain straightened a very large painting by local artist Eric Keast at the Fort Frances Museum on Friday afternoon. The painting is but one of the works by area artists being exhibited in the main gallery through February to promote the local Community Arts & Heritage […]
Dan Falloon Nancy Phillips led the charge to the finish line ahead of Josh and Anika Fischer during the annual 10K “Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Run” in International Falls on Saturday morning in conjunction with “Ice Box Days” festivities. The three finished the race, which didn’t live up to its […]
Submitted Kole Pitkanen, left, Malcolm Wilson, Hunter Leishman, and Brody McPherson peeked out of their quinzhee during a winter snowshoe hike at the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club property out at Frog Creek last week. Students in the Grade 7/8 class from J. W. Walker School also learned about habits and […]
Staff Plans for the Alzheimer Society’s fifth-annual “Chefs’ Charitable Dinner and Auction” coming up Sunday, Jan. 24 at the Adventure Inn here just got a little more fun with the addition of musical entertainment for the evening. “Lorne Nelson comes all the way from Dryden to bring us music that […]
Dan Falloon The OPP might be looking into laying some arson charges because there certainly was a barnburner last night at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Fort Frances Lakers (8-23-4) lost their third-straight game, falling 7-4 to the K&A Wolverines (14-22-5), who now lead the Lakers by 13 points […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ basketball teams remain undefeated just past the halfway point of the NorWOSSA season. The senior squad clipped the visiting Dryden Eagles 36-23 here yesterday while the juniors romped to a 61-33 victory. But it was a different story on the volleyball court as the black-and-gold were […]
Press Release The Salvation Army is mobilizing resources to respond to the destructive earthquake that struck the Caribbean nation of Haiti on Tuesday. The country remains paralyzed and many are without power, clean water, and food after the quake all but destroyed the capital of Port-au-Prince. The Salvation Army in […]
Peggy Revell Olympic fever hit Fort High yesterday when students and staff had the chance to have their photo taken with the torch which local Olympic torchbearer, Anne Renaud, carried in Vermilion Bay on Jan. 4. Pictured here are Hailey O’Donnell, Rebecca Vandermeer, teacher Natasha Shack, Caitlin Fitzgerald, and teacher […]
Heather Latter Grade 4/5 students in Cynthia Donald’s class at Robert Moore School practised some songs on their recorders yesterday in preparation for this year’s Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts. The festival is set for April 12-24, but the deadline for entries is Feb. 22. The syllabus […]
Heather Latter Alexis Norris’ Grade 3 students at Robert Moore School took advantage of the mild weather yesterday to get in some physical activity while building snow forts there. The task also saw the students learning about co-operation and working together.
Peggy Revell Aimee Beazley, left, with the United Native Friendship Centre here, and Naomi McNeill of the Smokers’ Helpline were at the Memorial Sports Centre yesterday to locally launch the fifth-annual “Driven to Quit” challenge. With the chance to win a 2010 Ford Escape hybrid, vacation getaways, and monetary prizes, […]
