Several swimmers with the Fort Frances Aquanauts and one from the Cyclone Swim Club are competing in the annual Prairie Winter International swim meet in Winnipeg. Aquanauts Heather Dutton, 18, Rachel Dutton, 14, Nichole Lowey, 13, and Tahsha Schabler, 14, are scheduled to compete in the 800m free event, which […]
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As the Ice Dogs left the ice following the warm-ups Tuesday night, a Thunder fan shouted, “You’re in our house now, Dryden!” And the Thunder defended their house with a gruelling but convincing 4-2 win to give them a 16-3-1 record on the season—good enough for second place in the […]
It had been an exhaustingly long two weeks. Two weeks had passed since the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team last played and it seemed like an eternity. All the waiting, all the anxiety—they couldn’t wait to unleash it all. And when the best-of-three NWOSSAA final finally arrived here Friday afternoon, […]
FORT FRANCES—Though it may not show in the scores, the Borderland Thunder dominated play in a pair of narrow victories over the K&A Variety Golden Hawks in Thunder Bay over the weekend. The wins gave the second-place Thunder a 15-3-1 record, just two points behind the first-place Fort William First […]
Head coach Shane Bliss repeatedly has referred to the Muskie boys’ hockey team as being a growing snowball ever since their 3-0 exhibition win over International Falls here last Tuesday night. Well, that snowball grew last Thursday with a dominating 7-0 shutout over the host Kenora Broncos for their first […]
The host Dryden Eagles scored a pair of late goals to earn a narrow 4-2 win over the Muskie girls’ hockey team in NorWOSSA action last night. Katie McTavish and Sarah O’Sullivan tallied in the losing cause. What had started out so promising ended in another heartache (the black-and-gold lost […]
CUPE Local 65 recognized retiring members for their years of hard work during its annual retirement dinner/dance Saturday at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Four of this year’s retirees were from Rainycrest Home for the Aged here, including Lynn Dolk (23 years), Mabel McArthur (23 years), Carol Booth (18 years), […]
A new business opened on Scott Street today as Kathy Dolph has taken over ownership of We ’R Entertainment, now known as This N’ That. “There will be a few changes,” said Dolph, who took a few minutes out of her busy schedule yesterday to talk. She and her staff […]
Sons of Norway Vinland Lodge 1-193 will host its annual potluck Christmas party this Thursday (Dec. 2) at 6 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church over in International Falls. Members are encouraged to bring along guests. There will be a freewill offering for the potluck and $5 for lutefisk. For more […]
The turmoil that continues to unfold from last month’s disputed presidential election in the Ukraine is weighing heavily on the hearts of some area residents. Among them, Nick Andrusco of Fort Frances, who emigrated from the Ukraine with his parents in 1929, and Rev. Fr. Michael Kopchuk of St. George’s […]
Rainycrest Home for the Aged’s board of management made no final decisions Tuesday regarding how best to proceed with efforts to keep its spiralling costs in check. More than 50 people turned out for the meeting to discuss the board’s previous decision to pursue negotiations with Extendicare Inc.—a private corporation—to […]
Signs of the holiday season certainly were evident in downtown Fort Frances on Saturday as the Business Improvement Association had a slew of Christmas activities on the go. Always a popular event, “Lunch with Santa” took place from noon-3 p.m. at Warp 9, which saw hundreds of children drop by […]
