The Borderland Thunder’s depth on offence proved to be the fatal injection that put the Dryden Ice Dogs to sleep for the season. Matt Johnson scored two second-period goals, and Drew Fisher tallied the game-winner, as the Thunder knocked off the defending SIJHL champs with a 5-2 win there Saturday […]
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A few more high fives this weekend could put the Borderland Thunder in line for their first-ever SIJHL title. Coming off 5-0 and 5-3 victories here last Friday and Saturday night, respectively, the Thunder take a 2-0 lead into Dryden as their best-of-seven semi-final series against the defending champion Ice […]
It won’t be just memories that the Muskie boys’ curling squad takes home from their appearance at the all-Ontario championships in St. Thomas. Skip Adam Bolen and his 12th-ranked team of third Brendon Loney, second Jason Pattison, and leads Joey Wensley and David Kaun trounced 17th-ranked Erindale Secondary School (Mississauga) […]
Scott Gobeil’s first-day accuracy resulted in a first-place finish at the end of a wild and woolly round-robin at the Canadian Police Curling Championship in Summerside, P.E.I. The Fort Frances skip and his team of third Jeff Simpkins, second Dennis Smith, and lead Pete LeDrew crushed John Elliott (Nova Scotia) […]
Spring has arrived (at least according to the calendar) and with it comes flowers. As such, the Fort Frances Horticultural Society is holding a free seminar at the old CN station here Monday from 4-6 p.m. for students in Grades 4-6 to learn the basics of growing flowers from seed. […]
Discussing what can be done to better Education Quality and Accountability Office test results for its schools will highlight the Northwest Catholic District School Board’s regular monthly meeting here Saturday morning. The board will review the EQAO Board Action Plan report in which reading, writing, and mathematics were identified as […]
With everything in place for a youth conference April 9-10 at the Couchiching Bingo Hall, organizers now are hoping more people sign up before the March 28 deadline. “I’m hoping to get at least 100 people there. Right now, we’re sitting at about half of that,” said Crystal Godbout, project […]
The Fort Frances Model Railroad Club is holding a garage sale this Saturday at the old CN station, with proceeds to go towards a train layout and plaque in tribute to the late Ron MacGregor. MacGregor, who passed away Feb. 15, was a dedicated member of the club, which started […]
Unless someone out there has a little pixie dust or a magic wand, nothing is going to be done with the old Fort Frances High School building or property in the foreseeable future. “We don’t have anything magical yet,” Fort Frances CAO Bill Naturkach said after a meeting Wednesday between […]
A highly-competitive field is pushing Scott Gobeil to the wire as he tries to pin down a playoff berth at the Canadian Police Curling Championship in Summerside, P.E.I. The Fort Frances skip—representing Northern Ontario along with third Jeff Simpkins, second Dennis Smith, and lead Pete LeDrew—moved into a three-way tie […]
The Muskie boys’ curling squad hit some bumps in the ice yesterday during their first day of action at the all-Ontario championships in St. Thomas. Skip Adam Bolen and his 12th-ranked team of third Brendon Loney, second Jason Pattison, and leads Joey Wensley and David Kaun came within a hair—literally […]
The third-annual “Curl for Cancer” here Saturday was a great success again this year, event co-ordinator Nadine Johnson said. “I’m overwhelmed,” she remarked. “We were down two teams from last year and raised over $3,000 more.” The event saw 28 teams raise $15,333.31 for the Canadian Cancer Society. “I thought […]
