Nestor Falls local Kelly Moulik is fast on her way to making a name for herself as an up-and-coming musical talent. The 19-year-old singer, under the guidance of her uncle, Jim Peterik, has been working on a brand new CD that will showcase her vocal talents. “Even if she wasn’t […]
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Safeway manager Mike Scott so far is very pleased with the sale of tickets for the two four-wheelers that will be raffled on the May and September long weekends respectively to raise money for “Friends of the Animals.” “Badiuk Equipment was very generous to give us these four-wheelers,” Scott said […]
A cruise on the Rhine. Gazing at the Alps. An outdoor concert in Austria. Whether the moments were planned or not, the Fort High senior band’s trip to Austria and Germany over the March Break turned out to be “a great experience for all,” said band president Brendan Cumming. Some […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce held its sixth-annual banquet and business awards Saturday night at the Red Dog Inn here and it was a humbling experience for most of the recipients. “I was very surprised and humbled by the whole thing,” said Tana Langtry, who was named Employee of […]
Tagg’s (Fort Frances) took top honours in the Bantam division at the annual Falls PeeWee/Bantam Invitational Tournament over the weekend. Meanwhile, the local K of C PeeWees went 2-0 in pool play but lost 6-1 to Kenora in the final. Playing in a round-robin format in the five-team affair, Tagg’s […]
The Fort Frances ‘AA’ Rangers came away with second place after losing 3-0 in the Novice final Sunday afternoon at the Elks Tom Thumb Atom hockey tournament in Thunder Bay. T.J. Pocock earned the nod as the best goalie in the tourney. After a scoreless first period, the Norwest Stars […]
The local Sunset Country Ford Mustangs Atom ‘AA’ team also took part in the Elks Tom Thumb Atom hockey tournament in Thunder Bay last weekend, coming home with a 1-1-2 record. The Mustangs opened action Friday morning with a 6-1 loss to the Marathon Mercs, with Dan Chapman (Brian Glavish/Kyle […]
Ever since their loss to Upper Canada College in the quarter-finals of last year’s OFSAA tournament in Sudbury, the Muskies had been looking forward to evening the score. But a change in format, and some misunderstanding, prevented that from happening–at least in 2001. Instead, the black-and-gold easily captured the inaugural […]
Rising to the top of the 44-rink field, the Scott Gobeil foursome captured the ‘A’ event of the annual Fort Frances men’s bonspiel here Sunday afternoon. Gobeil–whose team included Don Robertson, Ron Eyolfson, and Daryl Eyolfson–cruised to a 7-4 victory over the Rob Sinclair rink. “The competition was pretty tough. […]
With a new ice surface, a new backdrop, and, of course, a new theme, the Border Figure Skating Club is gearing up for its annual ice show. About 90 skaters aged of three to 18 will hit the ice at the Memorial Sports Centre this Saturday evening and again Sunday […]
Tagg’s was unstoppable last weekend as they won the ‘A’ title of the annual Tom Thumb tournament here. The local squad faced-off against Skates and Blades (Fort Frances) on Sunday afternoon and skated away with a 4-2 win. “They played great,” enthused Tagg’s coach Gord McCabe. “That is the first […]
The Muskie girls’ soccer team is getting ready to hit the pitch in hopes of having another successful season. Head coach Struchan Gilson said Monday he’s expecting to have about 18-20 players back from last year’s squad, which competed at the all-Ontario’s here last June as the host team. “It […]
