Submitted After riding for five miles Tom Batiuk faced very soft snow drifts and slush. As he approached Greyhound Island, he encountered deep slush and his wife’s snowmobile got stuck completely. At this point, Batiuk decided to leave the snowmobile overnight and retrieve it the following day.
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Sam Odrowski Vai Lockman, above, tried to “pin the tail on the Charmander” as David Morrison cheered him on at the Fort Frances Public Library last Wednesday during its “Pokemon Party.” The kids received Pokemon-themed bookmarks for participating in the activity.
Ken Kellar Aurora McRitchie got into the groove playing “Beat Saber” using the new Virtual Reality (VR) station at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre on Friday. The library reserves the VR station for hour-long sessions, and also provides several portable VR headsets for check-out by eligible library members.
Submitted Local musician Ravyn Bedard is set to release her 14-track rock album, “Strange Voodoo,” this Friday. The 27-year-old Fort Frances resident hopes to perform her original music live around the district this summer.
Defenceman Nate Drobnick was presented with the Bev Kotnik Community Involvement Award by Lakers’ president Milt Strachan. The award, which is a tribute to the much-loved member of the Lakers’ board of directors who succumbed to cancer back in 2016, is presented to a player each season for their contributions […]
Submitted Confetti and a light show were part of the celebration after Ott DeFoe was declared champion of the Bassmaster Classic.
Forward Nick Hahkala took home the most improved player award at the Fort Frances Lakers’ annual awards banquet held Saturday afternoon at La Place Rendez-Vous. In his first season with the squad, Hahkala tallied six goals and five assists in 51 games.
Brett Hahkala of the Fort Frances Lakers and Red Lake Miners’ defenceman Matt Krawiec looked to knock down a bouncing puck during the third period of the visitors’ 5-3 win Saturday night in the SIJHL regular-season finale for both teams at the Ice For Kids Arena. Hahkala scored once and […]
Jamie Mountain Fort Frances Lakers’ goalie Jacob Gnidziejko looked to get his body fully in front of the puck while teammate Nate Drobnick tried to prevent Dryden GM Ice Dogs’ forward Jacob Siebenga from getting to the rebound during the second period of the hosts’ 6-5 shootout win Friday night […]
Jamie Mountain Cordell Boyko of the Dryden GM Ice Dogs lunged to check Jaedin Ness of the Fort Frances Lakers off the puck during the third period of the hosts’ 6-5 shootout win here Friday night. Ness forced overtime in that one after notching the equalizer in the third period.
Jamie Mountain Goalie Jacob Gnidziejko was presented with the most valuable player award by head coach/general manager Wayne Strachan on Saturday afternoon. He also took home the team’s leadership award.
Sam Odrowski A group of Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club members gathered in the chalet at the Rocky Inlet trails for a pancake breakfast last Thursday to celebrate the club’s approval for a $40,000 Ontario Trillium Foundation grant.
