Dan Falloon Skating onto a clean sheet of ice with the home fans cheering over top of AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck,” the Fort Frances Thunderhawks were primed to be rip-roaring and ready to go. But not even inspiration from the Australian rockers could help the T’hawks avoid a pair of slow starts […]
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Staff The Dryden Ice Dogs sent the Fort Frances Lakers home with their tails between their legs. Kevin Burton had a goal and two assists, and eight different Ice Dogs lit the lamp, in an 8-2 victory for Dryden on Friday night. The second-place Ice Dogs (21-3-2) won their ninth […]
Staff One journey was a quick drive across the bridge. The other was a lengthy haul up Highway 502. Unfortunately, neither yielded much in the way of good feelings for the Muskie girls’ hockey team over the weekend. Fort High dropped a pair of one-goal decisions—falling 3-2 in an exhibition […]
Staff If undefeated seasons were easy to achieve, everybody would pull off the feat. After starting the season on an 18-0 run, the Muskie boys’ hockey team finally met their match a couple of different times over the weekend at the 19th-annual Genesis Hospitality tournament in Brandon, Man. After blanking […]
Heather Latter Seven-month-old Duncan Hill visited with Santa and Mrs. Claus during the annual “Cookies and Cocoa with Santa” event Saturday at the Fort Frances Museum. Children not only were able to visit with the jolly couple, but also enjoyed stringing popcorn, decorating treats, and playing games to get into […]
Peggy Revell Rochelle Bird, with the United Native Friendship Centre, spoke about the “Sisters In Spirit” initiative, and the number of aboriginal women who have gone missing across the country, during the candlelight vigil held yesterday afternoon at Knox United Church to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action […]
Duane Hicks Melissa Yellowega perused the gift-wrapped goodies for sale at the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s “Bake Sale Extravaganza” fundraiser yesterday afternoon at the Little Beaver Snow Park. The event raised about $2,000 for district health care.
Staff Almost 55 minutes of hard work by the Fort Frances Lakers last night was erased in just 53 seconds. That’s how long it took the Sioux Lookout Flyers to score three times, the last two by Dwight Lee, and turn a 3-2 deficit into a 5-3 victory over the […]
Staff With winter now here, snowfall—and snow removal—will be a fact of life in the coming months. And for those who have to park their vehicles on the street overnight, they should pay close attention to parking restrictions. Some streets have signage indicating “No parking-snow removal” from 2 a.m-8 a.m. […]
Staff Girls set to play twice Brett McMahon did his best Brett Hull imitation yesterday. McMahon played the part of sharpshooter with a pair of third-period goals to lead the Muskie boys’ hockey team to a 6-0 victory over the Sanford Collegiate Sabres in their opening game of a tournament […]
Staff Just in time for those doing their Christmas shopping, the Riverside Foundation for Health Care is hosting a “Bake Sale Extravaganza” this Sunday (Dec. 6) from 2–5 p.m. at the Little Beaver Snow Park lodge (near the dump). Similar to last year’s “Up Scale Bake Sale,” the fundraiser mainly […]
Duane Hicks Riverside Foundation director Teresa Hazel, left, admired some of Joan Allison’s many crafts and the Christmas goodies she has made for Sunday’s “Bake Sale Extravaganza” at the Little Beaver Snow Park lodge. See story inside for more details.
