Staff It’s a wonder the Muskie boys’ hockey team even could lift their arms in celebration a day after almost reaching the 20-goal mark. But the black-and-gold had enough strength in their bodies to muster a 5-3 victory over host Detroit Lakes in the inaugural Thanksgiving Shootout Cup tournament. It’s […]
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Duane Hicks Tammy Crowe inspected Peyton Avis’ car seat Friday afternoon in the Canadian Tire parking lot during a safety blitz. Under supervision from a Transport Canada instructor, trainees from several agencies did the inspections. OPP Cst. Anne McCoy, a certified car seat inspector, organized the blitz and will be […]
Duane Hicks Jillian Calder and her cousin, Jake McKinnon, were among the children who decorated cookies at the Fort Frances Museum on Saturday afternoon. The museum will be the site of the BIA’s annual “Cookies and Cocoa with Santa” this Saturday (Dec. 5) from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Peggy Revell Fort Frances Canadians’ forward Chris Bobczynski corralled the puck during his team’s first game at the third-annual Gus Lindberg Memorial Midget ‘AA’ tournment held this weekend at the Memorial Sports Centre. The Canadians opened with a 5-0 win against the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints but then lost their […]
Duane Hicks Playing “Scotland the Brave,” pipe major Dr. Bruce Lidkea of the Fort Frances Highlanders piped in the haggis, carried by Jacob McIntosh, on Friday evening during the St. Andrew’s supper at St. John’s Anglican Church. Gord McTaggart addressed the haggis, after which those on hand enjoyed a traditional […]
Heather Latter Raegan Woodgate, nine, had her photo taken with Santa on Saturday at Wal-Mart during his first stop in Fort Frances. Money collected from the photos was going towards a local charity.
Submitted CN Railway locomotive engineers took to the picket line here Saturday morning, joining some 1,700 engineers who have gone on strike across the country after talks with the company came to an impasse just before midnight Friday. The company used qualified supervisors and managers to keep trains running over […]
Press Release The local Nor-Fab Flames PeeWee and Dynamic Homes Hurricanes Atom girls’ rep teams are competing in Warroad this weekend. The Flames open action tonight at 7 p.m. against host Warroad (Olympic rink), then will face Roseau at noon tomorrow at the Gardens. They’ll wrap up play tomorrow at […]
Staff Both Muskie hockey teams and a volleyball squad will face some weekend work. The girls’ hockey team is in Dryden for a tournament today and tomorrow. The black-and-gold opened play against the Sioux Lookout Warriors at 12:30 p.m. (the score wasn’t known by press time), then will take on […]
Staff Apparently, the K&A Wolverines didn’t get the memo about how they were supposed to be the more tired squad. The Wolverines blitzed the Fort Frances Lakers to the tune of 57-18 on the shot clock, and scored twice in the final 20 minutes, to capture a 4-2 victory in […]
Staff With Christmas now less than a month away, the holiday season in Fort Frances officially will kick off tomorrow with the 52nd-annual “Parade of Lights.” The lineup will start up at 3 p.m. at the old CN station. If they so choose, people with floats will be able to […]
Staff A 14-year-old Kenora youth faces several charges stemming from an incident there Wednesday night. Police were conducting a RIDE check near the junction of Highway 17A and Darlington Drive when a vehicle stopped prior to reaching their location and turned to avoid it. The driver then proceeded south on […]
