The Muskie hockey program recently welcomed two familiar faces back into the fold just in time for this season’s playoff run. Kevin Bobczynski and Nina Bird, both former Muskies, recently re-joined the black-and-gold after spending much of this season playing in Thunder Bay. But while Bobczynski and Bird share the […]
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The Fort Frances Knights of Columbus hockey team staked their claim as one of the top PeeWee ‘AA’ outfits in the region this past weekend at the Tournament of Champions in Brandon, Man. The Knights laid waste to the rest of the 10-team field, going undefeated in their six games—including […]
EMO—Stakeholders across the country have been asked for their input on a new agriculture policy framework. And on Monday, residents from Rainy River District did just that. A public consultation was held at the Emo Legion to discuss the “Next Generation of Agriculture and Agri-Food Policy,” which was developed by […]
Although temperatures are bitter and there’s snow on the ground, Emo Centennial Choir director Renée Martin-Brown already is thinking about blooming flowers and sunshine. The choir is gearing up for a spring concert to be held in early May, with rehearsals beginning Feb. 26 at the Christian Reformed Church in […]
A crew of surveyors loaded up a helicopter this morning outside La Place Rendez-Vous on their way to conduct surveys on land claimed by Rainy River First Nation in May, 2005. About 14,000 acres of land will be marked near Sphene Lake, Pipestone Lake (Gates Ajar), and the Lake of […]
FORT FRANCES—In an effort to better serve the television viewing public, town council agreed Monday night to upgrade the audio and video system at the Civic Centre for broadcasts on Shaw Cable (Channel 10). The $6,000 upgrades not only will enhance the sound system in Council Chambers, but provide video […]
FORT FRANCES—With little change in the weather since two weeks ago, the town is continuing to remind local property owners who’ve had problems with their water lines freezing in the past to run a constant flow through their pipes as a preventive measure. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said […]
Steve Arpin continued his domination of the field yesterday at the 36th-annual DIRTcar Nationals held at the Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. The Fort Frances native won his fifth-consecutive UMP DIRTcar Racing Modified feature last night and now has taken the checkered flag in five of the first six […]
Country hoedown VALA Girls “Toots,” left, “Kitty,” “Elena,” and “Lolita” (a.k.a. Elaine Sande, Myrna Kraynyk-Cooper, Leslie Danielson, and Dolores Beach), kicked up their heels in a performance of “Hey, Good Looking” during the third-annual VALA variety show at the Townshend Theatre on Saturday. The event was a fundraiser for the […]
The Pinewood Blades faced Doug Kitowski Trucking in the all-Fort Frances Bantam ‘B’ final of the annual girls’ hockey tournament at the ’52 Canadians Arena yesterday afternoon. Pinewood won 2-1 in overtime. —Melanie Béchard photo
