The local Knights of Columbus ‘AA’ PeeWee hockey team is gearing up for another full season, which gets underway after their tryout dates Sept. 19-21. All those trying out must be registered with the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association, which is holding registrations today and tomorrow from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. […]
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New Fort High co-athletic director Darren Johnson is ready for a full year. Johnson, a law and math teacher at the school for one year and teaching veteran for seven, had been doing director’s duties since June when incumbent Jason Kabel was officially given a one-year leave of absence to […]
Fort High teachers will return to coaching sports and heading other extra-curricular activities this school year after receiving less required teaching time from the provincial government in their schedules this summer. In early August, the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation announced teachers again would have time to devote towards extra-curricular […]
Two days after one of their closest playoff scares–a tight 8-7 win over Big Grassy–the Emo Bulldogs were aiming not to make the same mistake of falling behind early in the final of the Rainy River District Fastball League last Thursday at VanJura Stadium here. They didn’t. And their 6-2 […]
Expect a return of curling to Emo this winter. That’s the message coming from Emo’s recreation council after it received an $8,000 grant from the Canadian Curling Association to put the Emo curling rink back into game-ready condition. Local curlers may even see some ice time by the holiday season. […]
The first rock is still six weeks away but the Fort Frances Curling Club already is gearing up for another busy season. Registration for all leagues will be held next Tuesday (Sept. 11) from 7-10 p.m. upstairs at the curling club. “We’re hoping all our regular members will return,” enthused […]
The Muskie football ‘C’ team won’t run this year due to a lack of adequate facilities and coaching being focused on the ‘A’ team’s first season in the Winnipeg High School Football League. Last year’s coach, Steve Maki, refused to coach this year, and said the program’s demise came about […]
Take away the first half and the Muskie ‘A’ football team held their own against the International Falls Broncos in exhibition action over there Friday night. In fact, if not for a late touchdown being called back on a procedure penalty, the Muskies actually would have outscored the Broncos in […]
With registration going today and tomorrow, local youth bowlers will see a smoke-free environment during their league games at Plaza Lanes this season, manager Dino Morelli said. He said organizers thought it would be a good way to increase participation. “It’s one of the new things we’re enforcing and I’m […]
With student computer use increasing, the Rainy River District School Board will take another look as to what is acceptable usage by students and staff during its first meeting of the 2001-02 school year tonight. Education Director Warren Hoshizaki said this morning the guidelines have been revised from those previously […]
In a marketing blitz to promote the town’s condominium project, an open house will be held next week to display some of the interior features of the development. “Part of the marketing program for the condominiums is we’re setting up a display with various marketing components,” said Fort Frances CAO […]
A train derailment north of Dryden early this morning caused no injuries or environmental concerns, Dryden OPP reported. The mishap occurred on the CN main line when two intermodal cars from an eastbound train derailed, tumbling down an embankment near the Amesdale road crossing, about 21 km north of the […]
