Duane Hicks Bingo caller Sarah Clouston, left, and library CEO Caroline Goulding checked which numbers had been called during a game yesterday afternoon at the Fort Frances Public Library. The game was played during the weekly “Tween Club” which has resumed now that the Christmas break is over. Youths aged […]
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Jamie Mountain Bob Shine looked to unleash a backhander off the wall and towards his opponent, Sean Cameron, during the men’s ‘A’ Open final of the Sunset Country Squash Club’s 32nd-annual La Place Rendez-Vous Open on Sunday afternoon at the Memorial Sports Centre. Cameron won the match 3-0 to snare […]
Jamie Mountain Nicholas Ducharme of the Red Lake Gladiators looked to rush the puck up the ice during his squad’s 7-1 win over the Lake of the Woods Bears yesterday afternoon in the final of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual Bantam ‘A’ tournament at the Ice For Kids […]
Duane Hicks Nick Beyak is settling in as the new owner of Fort Frances GM (formerly Jim MacDonald Motors). Beyak, who also owns Sunset Country Ford here and Dryden GM, officially assumed ownership as of yesterday. Beyak’s late father, Tony, sold Causeway Pontiac GMC to Jim MacDonald in August, 2000 […]
Staff Jill Howarth, left, and Robin Wright read out the winning ticket in the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” draw for January yesterday morning at International Travel Services. Ed and Colleen Wiersema of here will be heading to France–a trip valued at $4,500. Next month’s trip is […]
Jamie Mountain Brady Bodnarchuk looked to win a face-off in his own zone during the first period of the Muskie boys’ hockey team’s 5-4 win over the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints last Tuesday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. The black-and-gold (5-2) will resume NorWOSSA action Jan. 8 when […]
Jamie Mountain A total of 19 jumpers braved frigid temperatures to participate in the Voyageur Lions Club of Fort Frances’ annual “Polar Plunge” yesterday on Sand Bay near La Place Rendez-Vous. The event, which sees participants raise pledges for charities and then split the proceeds with the club, brought in […]
Submitted The Rainy Lake Orchestra, conducted by Joe Belanger, performed a free concert, entitled “Holiday Melodies,” on the evening of Dec. 17 at the Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre. Refreshments were provided by the “Friends of the Library” while donations were collected for the local Salvation Army food […]
Jamie Mountain St. Thomas Aquinas Saints’ goalie Sarah From let Jill Calder know she was an unwelcome guest in front of her net as she tried to shove her away during the third period of the visitors’ 6-5 win over the Muskie girls’ hockey team last Tuesday night at the […]
Sam Odrowski Jeff Wright lunged for the ball as he returned it to Mark Faragher during the annual Boxing Day tournament held last Wednesday at the Memorial Sports Centre. Close to 20 players faced off all morning and into the afternoon. The Sunset Country Squash Club’s next tournament is slated […]
Jamie Mountain Alex Gartzke (#11) helped her teammates gather up all the teddy bears that had been tossed onto the ice after she scored the first goal for the Muskie girls’ hockey team during the first period of their 6-5 loss to the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints in their annual […]
Submitted The winter landscape in Northwestern Ontario offers plenty of outdoor activities for everybody.
