Spectators attending the first-ever Superior International Junior Hockey League all-star game tonight can dig into some free burgers, pop, and hot chocolate beforehand at the Memorial Sports Centre lobby. The local M&M Meat Shops will be holding its second “tailgate” party of the season to help ring in the game. […]
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The Muskie boys’ hockey team couldn’t stay close for a third-straight game, coming out on the short end of an 8-1 score to the host Kenora Broncos on Friday night. The black-and-gold fell to 1-7-2 on the NorWOSSA season and lost ground on the Sioux Lookout Warriors (2-9-1) for the […]
Three days before the Superior International Junior Hockey League’s inaugural all-star game here, Kevin Webb put on an all-star worthy performance of his own. The Borderland Thunder forward scored four goals to lead his team to a 9-3 dumping of the Thunder Bay Snowplowing Wolves here yesterday afternoon. The Thunder […]
Last night’s Super Bowl wasn’t the only close finish of the weekend in New Orleans. Muskie Adam McTavish and his Canadian national football team were involved in one of the closest finishes at the Global Junior Cham-pionship VI there. Playing the United States in the final, Canada fought back from […]
Spring could be popping up around town any day now as pots full of crocuses go on sale this week in support of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (Northwest District). Pots with five or six imported Dutch Crocus bulbs can be picked up at the Fort Frances Volunteer […]
Although about three weeks later than expected, nominations forms are now available for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s seventh-annual business awards. “Unfortunately, we had a few delays with sponsor confirmation this year but we’re on track,” Chamber co-ordinator Dawn Booth said. “Everything is set to go as normal.” Nomination […]
An electrical problem is being blamed for a fire that destroyed the Confederation College campus in Dryden early Friday morning. “Two insurance companies are on the scene right now trying to pinpoint the specific cause,” Dryden Deputy Fire Chief Ken Kurz said this morning. “But they’re having a tough time […]
Following the positive response to the red rope lights which illuminated Scott Street during the Christmas season, the Business Improvement Area is looking to stick with the idea year-round. Clear rope lights likely will be wrapped around 30 lights poles on the 100-300 blocks of Scott Street shortly. “Everybody [on […]
Classes at Confederation College here were cancelled Friday after an early-morning fire destroyed the campus in Dryden. “From people I’ve talked to there, they weren’t able to save anything,” Don Lovisa, local campus manager, said Friday morning. Lovisa was awakened by a phone call at 5:45 a.m., informing him a […]
Former NHL coach Ted Nolan will be the guest speaker at the Superior International Junior Hockey League’s all-star luncheon at noon Tuesday at the Red Dog Inn. The luncheon, sponsored by DJ Roach Electric and the Fort Frances Chiefs Advisory Services, will kick off all-star game festivities. About 100 tickets, […]
For one day, the Muskie boys’ hockey team will trade in their shoulder pads for a shirt and tie; their skates for dress shoes. It’s all part of the annual February tradition known as the Muskie tea and bake sale, which goes tomorrow from 2-4 p.m. at the Elks Hall. […]
The local Tagg’s ‘AA’ Bantam rep team won its first game at the Robin’s Classic hockey tournament in Thunder Bay this morning, downing the Winnipeg Major Marauders 4-1. Dan McIntyre opened the scoring for Tagg’s late in the first, then they added three more in the third from Jamie Davis, […]
