Ken Kellar The plaque commemorating the late Delbert Horton was unveiled at the grand opening of Seven Generations Education Institute’s new Fort Frances campus last Thursday. SGEI CEO Brent Tookenay said the plaque honouring Horton would be mounted somewhere in the building to recognize his contributions to the institute, the […]
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Jamie Mountain Lauren Penney studied her options on offence and looked to drive towards the hoop during a Muskie senior girls’ basketball tryout practice on Monday afternoon at Fort High. The black-and-gold will be moving forward with a 12-player roster this season and will get their first taste of game […]
Jamie Mountain Jaden Gustafson delivered one of his many great pitches during the Fort Frances Braves’ 3-1 loss to the Barwick Blue Knights in the third-and-deciding game of the RRDFL championship series last Wednesday night. Despite giving up three runs to take the loss, Gustafson was brilliant once again in […]
Jamie Mountain The Barwick Blue Knights and Fort Frances Braves congratulated each other on a series well played at the conclusion of Barwick’s 3-1 win in the third-and-deciding game of the Rainy River District Fastball League championship series last Wednesday night at Couchiching.
Jamie Mountain The bigger they are, the harder they are to tackle. That’s what this pair of Muskie football players found out as they struggled to bring their teammate to the ground during one of the team’s practice sessions on Friday night at Fort High. The Muskies were working hard […]
of RRDSB The Rainy River District School Board (RRDSB) welcomes two student trustees to the table starting this school year. Bjorn Van Der Loo and Olivia Kreger, the two new student trustees, took their Oath of Office at the Sept. 4 meeting. Van Der Loo, a Grade 12 student at […]
Jamie Mountain Barwick Blue Knights’ shortstop Vaughan Wilson stepped on second base to record an out during his squad’s 3-1 win over the Fort Frances Braves in the third-and-deciding game of the Rainy River District Fastball League championship series last Wednesday night at Couchiching. Wilson scored what ended up being […]
Jamie Mountain Brady Wicklund of the Fort Frances Lakers, left, attempted to dig the puck free while he was checked into the boards by a Dryden GM Ice Dogs’ defender during the third period of his squad’s 6-3 loss in the SIJHL pre-season opener for both teams on Friday night […]
Jamie Mountain Jesse Carmody has recently joined Plaza Lanes here as its new manager and is planning to revamp the local bowling alley with his wealth of management experience in an effort to help boost membership.
Jamie Mountain Aurora Hutton raced the ball over half-court and was looking to set up the offence quickly as she was pursued closely by Rachel Anderson during a Muskie senior girls’ basketball tryout practice on Monday afternoon at Fort High. The Muskie coaching staff had to make some tough decisions […]
Ken Kellar Local resident and gardener John Pohanka was surprised when what he thought was a cucumber plant began to grow these strange, spiky yellow veggies. Opinions on what Mr. Pohanka has on his hands are divided: a neighbour thought he’d managed to grow a tomato-cucumber hybrid, while horticulturalists on […]
Ken Kellar Canadian rock icon Carl Dixon thrilled the crowd at the Townshend Theatre for the first show of the 2019-2020 Tour De Fort season on Thursday evening. Dixon spoke at length about his career and near-fatal car accident in 2008, all the while playing hits from his time in […]
