Raymond Roy of Fort Frances captured one of the two berths up for grabs at the provincial senior men’s playdowns. Competing in Red Lake, Roy ended up tied for first with former world champ Al Hackner (Thunder Bay) and Murray Affleck (Kenora) at 6-1. Roy and Hackner advanced after a […]
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Like any good curling match should, the final of the 25th-annual Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts came down to the last rock here Saturday night. And Krista Scharf delivered to perfection—making a nose hit for two to lead her Fort William Curling Club rink to an exciting 7-6 win over […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team lost 6-3 to Oak Park in the final of a tournament in Winnipeg on Saturday. The black-and-gold had started out strong, opening action Thursday with a 6-1 win over Stonewall before dumping Sisler 8-2 on Friday morning. Then they were supposed to play Tec-Voc, but […]
The local Alzheimer Society’s second-annual book sale held here Thursday through Saturday brought in $2,332.09. “It went fantastic,” Margaret Schonewille, executive director of the local Alzheimer Society, enthused of the fundraiser, which took place at Revco Carpet. “I found at Revco they’re always so hospitable. It’s a ‘What’s ours is […]
Don’t put your life on the line. That’s the message CN is sending out to the public to hammer home the point that not only is riding a snowmobile on a railroad’s right-of-way illegal, it’s dangerous. “It’s definitely been an issue this year. The snowmobile traffic has increased,” local CN […]
The Pictograph Art Gallery in Atikokan will be featuring “My World in Watercolour,” by local artist Gordon Ringius, starting tomorrow (Feb. 4). You can meet the artist from 1-3 p.m. (EST). This exhibition runs through Feb. 25 at the gallery, which is located downstairs in the Voyageur Mall. Admission is […]
Michel Maillé, Abitibi-Consolidated’s vice-president of Operations, Commercial Printing Papers, announced Tuesday a regional manager has been named for Northwestern Ontario. Doug Murray, who most recently has been general manager at Abitibi’s pulp and paper mill in Iroquois Falls, will be “working closely with the Fort Frances and Fort William mill […]
Krista Scharf watched her rock during a 9-2 win over Janet McGhee yesterday afternoon in the final draw of the round-robin. With the victory, the Fort William Curling Club rink secured first place and a rematch against McGhee in the #1 vs. #2 game tonight at 7:30. —Jenni Condon photo
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team notched their first win of the NorWOSSA season when they beat the host Kenora Broncos 45-42 yesterday. Morgan Anderson led the Muskie attack with 20 points. Head coach Paul Noonan said the black-and gold are playing much better at this point in the season. […]
Krista Scharf reeled off five-straight wins to claim the top berth after round-robin play at the 25th-annual Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts here. Sitting at 2-2 after four draws, Scharf, representing the Fort William Curling Club, completed her streak with a 9-2 romp over Janet McGhee (Uxbridge and District) yesterday […]
Only one thing is absolutely clear going into this afternoon’s final round-robin draw of the 25th-annual Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts here. Janet McGhee will finish in first place outright at 8-1 if she beats Krista Scharf (Fort William Curling Club). If she loses to Scharf, however, that’s when things […]
Around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Fort Frances OPP investigated a report of a pick-up truck in the ditch on the west side of the 1200 block of Idylwild Drive. Upon arrival, the officers located an intoxicated male who subsequently was arrested for impaired driving. A 39-year-old of Stanjikoming FN man […]
