The Muskie boys’ curling rink of Chris Silver (skip), Daniel Vandenbrand, Jason Bazylewski, Owen Riches, and Ben Olson defeated Widdifield (North Bay) 6-3 in the gold-medal final to be crowned provincial champs on home ice as Fort Frances hosted the OFSAA boys’ and girls’ curling championships back in March. The […]
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Sekina Scheibler and Ellie Petsnick were named the top male and female athletes of the year at the annual Muskie awards banquet held in June.
Former NHL star Theoren Fleury held a workshop entitled “Reflections on Healing and Trauma, a One-Day Conversation with Theo Fleury,” at the Couchiching multi-use facility on Dec. 6. The workshop aimed to help those dealing with traumatic experiences to open up in a safe, community-like atmosphere so they could begin […]
Steven Johnson (11), Aidan DeGagne (14), and Ilka Milne (10) looked to get off to a good start during the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club’s inaugural “Rainy Lake Loppet” held in early February at the Rocky Inlet trails east of town. Some 20 skiers, ranging in age from four to […]
Muskie Aiden Wielinga made this par putt during the NWOSSAA championship held Oct. 2 at Kitchen Creek here. Unfortunately, neither he nor teammate Mikel Ward would up qualifying for OFSAA.
Sam Odrowski Jason Kabel got ready to smack a return to Anika Alexander during their semi-final showdown in the annual Boxing Day squash tournament held at the Memorial Sports Centre here. Kabel took the best-of-five match by a 3-2 margin before falling 3-1 to Steve Boileau in the ‘A’ Open […]
Sam Odrowski Lakers’ forward Noah Loveday lunged for the puck as the Thief River Falls Norskies regained possession during Friday night’s game at the Ice For Kids Arena here. The Norskies prevailed 3-1 in the Lakers’ final game before the SIJHL holiday break.
Duane Hicks People from near and far attended the 31st-annual community Christmas dinner at Knox United Church on Tuesday afternoon. Here, Emilia Suminska, hailing from Warsaw, Poland, and Mike Kempf, originally from Fort Frances but now living in Finland, joined Kempf’s mother, Bernice, for a delicious meal. Organized by the […]
Sam Odrowski Lakers’ fans hit the rink Thursday for a “Fan Appreciation Skate” with the team at the Ice For Kids Arena. The event was free to attend and the Lakers’ way of giving back to the fans who continue to support them year-round. Those who came out received complimentary […]
Sam Odrowski Members of the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club packed hampers last Thursday at the local Salvation Army office for the “Adopt-a-Family” program. This year, the club “adopted” 10 families that each received $150 in gifts and $100 in groceries for Christmas. The program has ran annually here for more […]
Duane Hicks People from near and far attended the 31st-annual community Christmas dinner at Knox United Church here Tuesday afternoon. Above, Emilia Suminska, hailing from Warsaw, Poland, and Mike Kempf, originally from Fort Frances but now living in Finland, joined Kempf’s mother, Bernice, for a delicious meal. Meanwhile, below left, […]
Duane Hicks Allison Cox, director of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care, was getting settled into her new office last Wednesday in the lobby at La Verendrye General Hospital where the registration desk used to be. This move is intended to increase visibility and access to the Foundation by the […]
