Dan Falloon Brenden Archie of the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team clasped onto the ball against an International Falls Bronco defender at the Backus Community Center there Monday night. The black-and-gold fell 42-30 to their cross-border rivals. See story B2.
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Heather Latter An audience member helped out entertainer Norman Foote at the Townshend Theatre last night by becoming a puppet and providing the actions to add to his comedic routine. Staged as part of the local “Kids & Co.” series, Foote’s antics garnered plenty of laughs from the audience. The […]
Dan Falloon Brandon Sinclair of the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team tried to figure out the best way past his International Falls Bronco defender at the Backus Community Center there last night. The Muskies fell 42-30 to their cross-border rivals in exhibition action.
Duane Hicks Jim and Kris Krag took advantage of the perfect weather Saturday to ski during the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club’s annual “Family Day” event. People from seven months to 75 years in age, and hailing from Fort Frances, Emo, International Falls, and even Vancouver, came to the Rocky […]
Dan Falloon Fort Frances Pharmasave Wildcats’ goalie Cassandra McLellan stopped play Saturday as the Thunder Bay Sabres converged on the crease in Midget division action at a girls’ hockey tournament here. The Wildcats and Sabres battled to a 3-3 in this one, but the hosts won the rematch in the […]
Dan Falloon Local comedian Ryan McMahon clapped it up at a comedy fundraiser for the Fort Frances Lakers here Saturday night. McMahon, who now lives in Winnipeg, brought a band of comedians with him, including Dan Huen, John B. Duff, Cara Lytwyn, and Keener Dougherty. More than 100 people turned […]
Peggy Revell Shelby Tymkin, at right, and Taylor Hazel joined Shelby Holden (hidden) in painting some of the end glass yesterday evening at the Ice For Kids Arena in preparation for a Bantam and Midget girls’ hockey tournament that runs today through Sunday here.
Peggy Revell Brianna Eldrige, alongside other skaters in the Border Skate Club’s junior group, practised her two-footed spins yesterday evening at the Memorial Sports Centre. The local club did quite well at last weekend’s meet in Keewatin, bringing home trophies and medals, including Eldridge placing first in the pre-introductory spins […]
Duane Hicks Muskie girls’ hockey coach Rudy Anderson, left, Muskie Red Line Club chair Tana Langtry, and coach/Red Line Club Fort High rep Sarah Arpin drew the winning ticket for the squad’s 50/50 draw last night at FFHS. Rachel McQuaker of Emo was the lucky winner of $9,000.
Duane Hicks Debris from the wreckage of two snowmachines remained strewn early Friday morning at the scene of a fatal collision the previous evening that killed 33-year-old Fort Frances resident Aaron Hyatt and sent two others to hospital. The accident occurred around 8:30 p.m. on a trail north of School […]
Peggy Revell Sophie Carpenter added some yellow to the blue on her canvas during a “Create your own masterpiece” workshop Saturday afternoon at the Fort Frances Museum. The workshop was held as part of the Community Arts Heritage Education Project.
Peggy Revell Bill Darby explained about the design of the “knock box,” where livestock are stunned during the process, which can be adjusted depending on the size of the animal. The abattoir also will be using an electronic tag reader to keep track of the livestock when they go through […]
