Jamie Mountain Simone Payne dribbled the ball down the court while Muskie teammate Rachel Anderson followed in close pursuit during the fourth quarter of Fort High’s 55-45 loss to the host Dryden Eagles in the NorWOSSA ‘AA’ senior girls’ basketball final on Friday evening. The Muskies were denied a second […]
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Dave Ogilvie Auctioneer Bud McQuaker did an excellent job of getting the crowd to bid on the items during the live auction on Saturday night. The club would like to thank him for volunteering his services and all those who donated so many fabulous prizes.
Jamie Mountain There’s nothing quite like winning it all three years in a row as the members of the Muskie junior girls’ basketball team crowded around to hoist the championship trophy after dispatching the host Dryden Eagles 42-23 in the NorWOSSA final on Friday afternoon.
Submitted Emo CAO Bridget Foster, left, Emo Station chief Rick Vanderaa, Emo Station firefighter James Klug, Enbridge Gas Inc. field supervisor Duane Harris, fire chief Joshua Colling, fire protection advisor Larry Lundy of the Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management, and Mayor Harold McQuaker recently got together for […]
Submitted Early ice fishing opportunities can be good–just remember to stay safe out there.
Sam Odrowski Members of the 908 Rainy Lake Air Cadets braved the cold during a Remembrance Day Ceremony that was held at the cenotaph in Rainy River First Nations (RRFN) yesterday afternoon. Some attendees travelled long distances to pay their respects at the ceremony, including local MPP Greg Rickford and […]
Students from Mrs. Wood’s class recited “In Flanders Fields” by Lt.-Col. John McCrae as a part of St. Michael’s School’s Remembrance Day ceremony yesterday. Students from Mme. Quesnel’s French Immersion class also presented the poem en francais, and Capt. Donald Matheson was invited to speak to those in attendance about […]
Ken Kellar Members of the Legion Colour Guard marched towards the cenotaph at Fort Frances Cemetery ahead of the Remembrance Day ceremony yesterday. Dignitaries, service members and members of the public braved the brutally cold temperature to be present for the ceremony to show their respects to soldiers who gave […]
Ken Kellar Royal Canadian Legion Br. #29 president Ann Watson, left, Helen Pohanka and Lindsay Haglund welcomed visitors to the Br. #29 Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary’s Remembrance Day tea here on Sunday. While a frigid wind whipped outside, the Legion building itself was full of friends, hot beverages and tasty baking […]
Ken Kellar It was standing room only at the Fort Frances Museum during the annual Friends of the Museum gala on Thursday night. This year’s gala, themed around prohibition, offered those in attendance the chance to enjoy music, drinks and appetizers, as well as to take part in a live […]
Sam Odrowski Sgt. Wilson’s Airforce Show came to the Fort Frances Legion Br. 29 on Friday afternoon where the vintage sounds of the ’40s and ’50s were performed for around 100 attendees. The show featured music from Glenn Miller, the Andrews Sisters, Doris Day, Rosemary Clooney, Frankie Lane, Vera Lyn, […]
Jamie Mountain Former Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Isaac Baron was denied a glorious scoring opportunity by a stellar pad save from Alex Bugeja during the second period of the Thief River Falls Norskies’ 8-3 win on Saturday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Lakers have now lost six […]
