Mitch Calvert The Masters had a Fort Frances flavour this year with local golf fans Greg Tighe and Doug Baird taking in all the mystique of Augusta National. “Both Doug and I are big golf fans, so it was obviously a thrilling experience,” said Tighe. “Our wives got together and […]
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Staff The Fort William North Stars, led by Devlin’s Jordan Davis, drew first blood at the Dudley-Hewitt Cup yesterday afternoon. The SIJHL champs nipped the Soo Thunderbirds (Northern Junior Hockey League) in the tournament-opening game by a 2-0 score. Randal Hanlan notched the eventual game-winning goal on a power play […]
Mitch Calvert Another frustrating weekend ended on a positive note for Fort Frances native Steve Arpin in the Carolina 200 at the Rockingham Speedway on Sunday. Arpin struggled in qualifying, clocking a lap time of 26.296 seconds to start in 27th spot, and actually went right into the pits and […]
Press Release Where did it go? It seems like only last week that the Fort Frances Curling Club underwent a much-needed face-lift with a roof job and fresh paint job. Everyone was gearing up for another busy season that would see the local club host the Northern Ontario men’s playdowns […]
Mitch Calvert Calling all figure skating coaches! The Emo Figure Skating Club needs your help. The club went all of last winter with student-coach Dana Drennan at the reins, but is looking to get someone with the full credentials required by Skate Canada on board for the 2009-10 season. “We’ve […]
Mitch Calvert Squash isn’t just a fruit served at the dinner table. Three members of the local Sunset Country Squash Club are looking to prove just that with strong showings at the Canadian Junior championships tomorrow through Sunday at Niagara on the Lake, Ont. Last year’s two local reps, Anika […]
Staff The Muskie soccer teams have released their rosters for the upcoming season, which kicks off with exhibition play May 1. The girls’ squad, coached by Sarah Noonan and Adam Scott, will include Allison Brown, Chelsea Craig, Sian Donald, Emily Drouin, Emma Elliott, Lauren Gurski, Chelsea Hill, Sara Kellar, Kim […]
Duane Hicks With news last week that AbitibiBowater was granted court orders for creditor protection in Canada and the United States in order to restructure in the face of a $6 billion (U.S.) debt, many have been left wondering what this will mean for the Fort Frances mill and the […]
Peggy Revell Grand Council Treaty #3 and ministers from the Ontario government marked a commitment to improve relations between First Nations and the province at a ceremony last Thursday at Stanjikoming. Ogichidaakwe Diane Kelly, Natural Resources minister Donna Cansfield, and Northern Development and Mine minister Michael Gravelle were on hand […]
Duane Hicks Welcomes new program manager Next week is National Victims of Crime Awareness Week, and the Rainy River District Victim Services Program is taking the opportunity to raise awareness of what is does and how members of the public can get involved. In addition to a media campaign, the […]
Mitch Calvert In the words of Tom Petty, local runners Lori Green and Connee Badiuk were “runnin’ down a dream” on Monday at the 113th edition of the Boston Marathon. And, boy, was that dream ever realized. Badiuk clocked a time of 4:06:37 while Green came in at 4:27:17—but both […]
Peggy Revell Old medical equipment is getting a new lease on life—and hopefully also saving lives. Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. here is donating out-of-use medical equipment to Medical Equipment Modernization Opportunity Cuba (MEMO Cuba), which aims to help Cuban hospitals in need. “The basic concept is that . . […]
