Staff The postman may ring twice, but it turns out that Santa Claus doesn’t. After performing a minor Christmas miracle in stunning the league-leading Fort William North Stars 2-1 here Dec. 18, the Fort Frances Lakers opened the 2010 portion of their SIJHL schedule with a rematch with the North […]
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Staff The first baby of 2010 here in Rainy River District is a girl. Jocelyn Gibbins and Ryan Big George, of Big Island First Nation, welcomed Princess Lillian Gibbins into the world at 2:33 a.m. yesterday (Jan. 3) at La Verendrye Hospital here Born about a week early, the newborn […]
Dan Falloon Looking at the Greenway Raiders’ bench, Saturday night’s match-up with the host Muskies appeared to be a foregone conclusion. And it was. The Raiders brought only 10 skaters and a goalie, who were overmatched by the black-and-gold, who rolled with 16 skaters and two goalies in an 8-0 […]
Staff FORT FRANCES—With the crowd cheering them on, dozens of brave souls rang in the New Year by taking a dunk in Rainy Lake for the Voyageur Lions Club’s annual “Polar Plunge.” “We were down in numbers and were down in money, but were not down in spirit,” said club […]
It will be mostly clear tonight, with an low around minus-34 (29 below zero F) and calm winds. Tomorrow will be sunny but continued cold, with a high of minus-16 (three) and low around minus-27 (16 below). But expect wind chills of between minus-29 and minus-34 (20-30 below). Partly sunny […]
Peggy Revell Members of the Muskie cheerleading team took a big leap into an ice-cold Rainy Lake on Friday afternoon for the annual Voyageur Lions Club’s “Polar Plunge.” More than 40 people participated, raising $13,585 for community organizations and causes. See story inside.
Dan Falloon Muskie forward Jeff Cridland stared down Greenway goalie Erikur Amason as Raiders’ defender Tyler Haigh (#4) rushed to cut him off during exhibition action Saturday night at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Heather Latter Citizen of the Year Diane Maxey picked the winning ticket for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” draw for January this morning at International Travel Services here as Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on. Kevin Nielson of Fort Frances will be heading on a Caribbean cruise—a […]
Heather Latter Despite the frigid temperatures, Kaitlyn Degagne was one of 43 jumpers who took part in the 2010 “Polar Plunge” on New Year’s Day. Jumping on behalf of the Sunset Country Squash Club, she raised a total of $325.
File “The Wild Women from Wisconsin” were just four of the brave souls from out-of-town who took an icy dip during the Fort Frances Voyageur Lions’ “Polar Plunge” last Jan. 1. The popular event raised more than $14,000, and will go again tomorrow (New Year’s Day) at 1 p.m. on […]
Dan Falloon Ed Katona and his grandson, Bransen Campbell, enjoyed a leisurely skate courtesy of Mayor Roy Avis at the ’52 Canadians Arena yesterday afternoon. The free event, which ran from 1-2:15 p.m., attracted about 75 skaters of both the hockey and figure-skating variety.
Dan Falloon Talk about the narrowest of margins. The Muskie boys’ hockey team won all three of its games at the annual Hilltopper Holiday Classic in Duluth, Mn. this week, including twice in a shootout. As of press time, though, coach Shawn Jourdain hadn’t heard if his team had captured […]
