Lucas Punkari Third Mary Beth Tkachuk, right, pointed out to skip Judy LaBelle where to shoot at on a shot in the fourth end of her game against fellow Fort Frances Curling Club rink Roz Broman during yesterday evening’s draw here. LaBelle eked out a 9-8 victory to improve to […]
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Duane Hicks Chris Faragher of the Fort Frances Power Corp. was up high trimming trees with a chainsaw yesterday on the 700 block of Third Street West. As part of its regular winter maintenance, the FFPC most recently has been cutting branches away from power lines in the west end […]
Lucas Punkari Dryden Ice Dogs’ captain Jon Mitchell looked on as goalie Ian Perrier covered up a loose puck during the late stages of Tuesday night’s game at the Ice For Kids Arena here. The visitors stormed back from a 4-1, third-period deficit to win the game 5-4.
Heather Latter Isabella Fortes, left, and Angelina Morris, from Alexis Hill’s Grade 1/2 class at J.W. Walker School, showed off their wackiness yesterday morning as they participated in “Wacky Wednesday”—part of “Lift Your Spirits in Winter Week.” Students were encouraged to wear mismatched colours and patterns, or to make their […]
Peggy Revell Kurt McGuire plodded along on snowshoes last Thursday as J.W. Walker students in Jody Bonner-Vickers’ Grade 7/8 class paid a visit to the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Cub property. Sponsored by the club and led by Henry Miller, students had the chance to explore the outdoors and learn about […]
Duane Hicks Robin Wright gave his grandson, Evan, a helping hand Monday during a free public skate at the Ice For Kids Arena in conjunction with Family Day. The arena was busy with families on skates that day. The town also offered a free public swim at the Memorial Sports […]
Peggy Revell Brian Tolley and his daughter, Erin, got ready to zoom down the big sliding hill at the Millennium Rink in Alberton on Monday as families came out for skating, marshmallow and hotdog roasting, and other fun activities for the township’s annual Winter Fun Day. It was one of […]
Lucas Punkari Falls Broncos’ goalie Glenn Walls braced himself from the falling net after Muskie forward Nick Kaun fell into it during Friday night’s exhibition game between the border rivals at the Ice For Kids Arena here. The black-and-gold went on to earn a 2-1 victory in overtime.
Peggy Revell Tristan Whitehead, Emma Cole, and Raegan Woodgate toasted marshmallows over the fire at Alberton’s Millenium Rink yesterday afternoon as families came out for the township’s annual Winter Fun Day. With tobogganing, skating, and kids’ games also featured, it was one of many events held across the district to […]
Lucas Punkari Skip Tammy Lamb delivered a shot in the decisive fifth end of Sunday’s ‘A’ final of the annual ladies’ bonspiel at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Lamb gave up a steal of four to Tirzah Keffer as the Muskie rink went on to an 8-2 victory to capture […]
Peggy Revell Students from Jody-Bonner Vicker’s Grade 7-8 class at J.W. Walker School tromped around in snowshoes yesterday morning at the Sporstmen’s Club here, spending an educational day outside. Sponsored by the local club and led by Henry Miller, the students learned about snowshoeing and wildlife habitat.
Peggy Revell Fort Frances Spark, Julianna Rousseau, showed off her spaghetti and marshmallow tower that the youngest Girl Guides troop created yesterday evening at their weekly meeting. The Sparks tried to see how tall of a structure they could build with the unusual materials.
