It was wins for the Muskie basketball teams and losses for the volleyball squads yesterday as NorWOSSA court action returned to Fort Frances for the first time since Dec. 4. The junior boys remained undefeated on the season (5-0), beating the visiting Dryden Eagles 32-26 on the back of Justin […]
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Muskies Kayla Lauzon (#15) and Emma Elliott (#5) couldn’t block this shot from the Dryden Eagles during their NorWOSSA showdown here yesterday. Fort High was swept to remain winless on the season (0-5).
Valerie Larson, left, and Bridget Dobransky were busy decorating the window at Betty’s on Scott Street to promote the upcoming VALA variety show entitled “The Wacky River Cruise.” The show is scheduled to run Friday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. and again Saturday, Feb. 2 at 2 p.m. and 7 […]
Several grandparents brought their grandchildren to the Fort Frances Public Library this morning to participate in Grandparents’ Day—an hour-long fun workshop that featured lap rhymes, songs, and snacks.
The Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River District is getting ready for its third-annual “Chefs’ Charitable Dinner and Auction” coming up Sunday, Jan. 20 at the Adventure Inn here. With only a week and-a-half to go, Margaret Schonewille, executive director of the local Alzheimer Society, said yesterday that most of the […]
Both Muskie hockey teams extended their respective leads atop the NorWOSSA standings with victories over the visiting Kenora Broncos on Tuesday night. The Muskie girls (5-2-0-0) won a penalty-filled 3-2 battle over Kenora (2-4-0-1). Anikka McTavish, Lauren Krukoski, and Nina Bird were the Muskie goal scorers in a match that […]
The seemingly invincible Muskie senior boys’ basketball team proved beatable Tuesday as they fell 60-55 to the host Kenora Broncos. The black-and-gold (3-1) had led throughout the match, but found the fourth quarter to be their undoing. “We did have a lead of 19-18 at the end of the first […]
Every prospective filmmaker needs to start somewhere. With little experience and a bare-bones budget, Fort Frances resident Andrew George started with “The Show”—a 42-minute mockumentary centring around a day in the life of a 20-year-old Fort High student. Styled after more well-known entries into the mockumentary genre, such as “FUBAR” […]
Last weekend saw some late New Year’s fireworks for the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres as they rung in 2008 with a pair of wins over the Thunder Bay Bulldogs, including the team’s first-ever shutout. The Sabres blanked the cellar-dwelling Bulldogs 2-0 on Saturday night before Sunday afternoon’s wild 7-5 win. […]
With voting still more than a month away, it’s already known that Rainy River District will not produce the winner of the 2008 Kraft “Hockeyville” contest. That’s because no communities in the district, including Fort Frances, submitted applications to the contest this year—despite eased rules that required just a short […]
A last-minute trip across the river Monday night turned into a convincing 7-2 victory for the Fort Frances Canadians Midget ‘AA’ team, who faced the International Falls junior varsity Broncos in their first game back from the holiday break. “You have sort of a lull through the holiday season,” noted […]
The Muskies finally met their match as La Place Rendez-Vous team hammered out an 83-82 overtime win in men’s basketball action here Monday night. Derek Dowty of the Vous squad led all scorers with 30 points, just ahead of Muskie Morgan Anderson, who notched 27. The game was a bit […]
