Mitch Calvert Thunder Bay Bearcats’ forward Tyler Miller (#20) broke free from a pair of hard-checking Fort Frances Jr. Sabres during the second period of the visitors’ 3-1 win Saturday night at the Ice for Kids Arena.
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Staff It was a wild one at the ARCA RE/MAX Series Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 on Saturday afternoon at the Daytona International Speedway. The 80-lap event was slowed by a series of multi-car wrecks, including one that stalled Fort Frances native Steve Arpin in his debut, but he returned […]
Duane Hicks Town council will receive a request tonight from local resident Nadia Hedman to establish a bylaw prohibiting animals travelling in the backs of trucks. In a written plea to council (which also appeared as a letter to the editor last Wednesday), Hedman said the practice of dogs riding […]
Mitch Calvert In a game that featured playoff-like intensity, it was only fitting the goal that decided it was of the simple variety. Brad Pawlowski’s wrist shot found a hole through a sea of bodies midway through the game and ended up as the winner, lifting the Thunder Bay Bearcats […]
Peggy Revell The chocolate was piled high yesterday afternoon during the fifth-annual “Chocolate Affair” fundraiser held at the Backus Community Center in International Falls. Thomas A. Smith, one of the event’s volunteers, showed off some of the many delicious chocolate cakes, pies, and other creations that filled up the raffle […]
Mitch Calvert Pinewood Blades’ forward Joedy Morrisseau carried the puck during yesterday’s final of the Bantam girls’ hockey tournament here. The local squad captured its third-straight tourney title with a narrow 3-2 victory over the Kenora Barbarians while the Thunder Bay Tigers blanked the local Energy Fitness Wild 1-0 in […]
Duane Hicks Austin Morrison, left, Everett Bannon, and Austin Fowler looked on as Eric Matthews showed off his stick-handling skills and moved in for a breakaway yesterday afternoon at the north end rink here. Taking advantage of the balmy weather, many residents could be seen out snowmobiling and walking their […]
Duane Hicks Helping customers beat the winter “blahs,” Skylar Odahl and Chris McKinnon donned red noses this morning for M&M Meat Shops’ 18th-annual Red Nose Day. Staff at more than 465 M&M Meat Shops locations across Canada, including here in Fort Frances, are wearing red noses today to entertain customers.
Staff It will be a busy weekend at the Memorial Sports Centre as local Midget and Bantam girls’ hockey teams compete in their home tournaments. In Bantam action, the Pinewood Blades, BDO Dunwoody, and Energy Fitness Wild will compete against two teams from Dryden, one from Kenora, and one from […]
Staff Book worms will be happy to know the Kenora-Rainy River branch of the Alzheimer Society of Canada’s fifth-annual book sale is coming up Feb. 26-28 at Revco Carpet here. But in order to have a sale, organizers need book donations. As such, the public is being asked to start […]
Staff The Muskie senior and junior boys’ basketball teams kept their unblemished NorWOSSA records intact yesterday with hard-fought wins over the Kenora Broncos to improve to a league-best 6-0. The seniors’ goal of a perfect NorWOSSA season almost was in jeopardy as the host Broncos came out firing with seven […]
Staff Fort Frances native Steve Arpin is preparing for the race of his life tomorrow. Arpin qualified 32nd out of 54 drivers with a time of 50.395 going into the 80-lap Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at the Daytona International Speedway. He was slightly off the pace of pole-sitter Matt […]
