The Fort Frances Fire Brigade will be making the rounds Saturday afternoon for its annual Christmas tree pick-up. “We’ll start around 2 p.m.,” Fire Chief Steve Richardson said Friday morning. “We’d like to tell the public to make sure you have your tree right at the curb, and make sure […]
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With its annual awards banquet coming up at the end of March, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce once again will be looking to get people thinking about exemplary businesses and individuals. “I’m hoping we’ll be able to make the nominations forms available as soon as possible,” Chamber co-ordinator Dawn […]
The Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists club elected a new executive at its annual meeting Wednesday night. Bill Morgenstern was named president of the local group that promotes conservation and wise use of the environment. Rounding out the executive are Tom Shumaker (vice-president), Gus MacDonell (treasurer), Henriette Verhoef (secretary), and […]
There are seven people running for chief and 24 candidates seeking a seat on council for next month’s band election at Couchching. Yesterday was the final day for people to withdraw their names from the nomination list. Incumbent chief Chuck McPherson is running again in the Feb. 14 election. He’s […]
Borderland Thunder backup goalie Tom Iwaniec only needed one strong game to capture Superior International Junior Hockey League player-of-the-week honours. In his lone appearance of the week, Iwaniec made 37 saves in blanking the Thunder Bay Snowplowing Wolves 5-0 in a game played Jan. 6 in Atikokan. His league-leading third […]
The Ice Box Days Open bonspiel will return to the Fort Frances Curling Club tomorrow for an eighth year with its biggest field yet. Some 36 rinks will compete, including 19 rinks from the district. “This is the first time the number of [rinks] have been over 30. It’s grown […]
Fort Frances minor hockey had its chance to shine under the national spotlight Saturday. And while that spotlight barely lasted a minute, parents and coaches alike gave the afternoon a hearty thumbs up. “It’s a totally worthwhile event for the community,” said hockey parent Rick Chambers. “The kids will get […]
Steven Boileau (boys’ under 13), Steve Krag and Megan Canfield (under 17), and Richard Allan and Sarah Noonan (under 19) all will represent Northwestern Ontario at the Games coming up March 14-15 in Guelph. Three of the five also are ranked provincially by Squash Ontario. Noonan is ninth, Richard Allan […]
For the first time in almost to three years, the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team lost a NorWOSSA regular-season game. It happened here yesterday afternoon when the Dryden Eagles battled back from an early deficit to soar past the black-and-gold 51-44. “We just didn’t adjust well to what they threw […]
Despite the temporary addition of three Tagg’s Bantam ‘AA’ players in their lineup, the Muskie boys’ hockey team dropped a 5-1 exhibition game to the Baudette Bears here last night. Tagg’s centre Jamie Davis netted the black-and-gold’s lone goal off a drive from the face-off circle in the second period […]
Fort Frances made a solid impression at an Atom ‘A’ hockey tournament in Dryden last weekend, with the ‘A’ final being an all-local affair. The Fireman Flames wound up beating Gillons’ 3-1 to claim the crown by going 6-0. Faron Morrisseau and Irv Lockman led the team with seven points […]
Third time may be the charm for Bryan Bonot’s Stratton rink to finally grab top honours at the Northern Ontario senior men’s playdowns, which get underway tomorrow in North Bay. Perhaps, but you wouldn’t know it by asking the 53-year-old skip, who, in his usual best deadpan voice, isn’t letting […]
