Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League still is going strong after all these years. Action runs every Thursday beginning at 7 p.m., with all 12 teams playing at Fort High and St. Michael’s School. Pictured here was a game between Scared Hitless and Let’s Talk About Sets in […]
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Jamie Mountain Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Ian Jarvis blasted the team’s lone goal top-shelf past Thief River Falls Norskies’ goalie Jackson Nelson during last Tuesday’s 7-1 loss at the Ice For Kids Arena. But the Lakers exacted some revenge with a 2-1 shootout win Saturday night at the Ralph Engelstad […]
Jamie Mountain Joe Glowack of the International Falls Broncos looked to avoid the oncoming freight train in Muskie forward Jon Busch during his team’s 2-1 exhibition win Monday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Broncos swept the two-game “Border Battle” series after having won the opener 5-4 in […]
Jamie Mountain Jeff Watts prepared to throw a ball during the annual Open zone roll-offs Saturday afternoon at Plaza Lanes. The Fort Frances bowler wound up averaging 257 over the 20 games to top the men’s division and earn a berth at the provincial championships in Azilda (Sudbury) in March.
Duane Hicks “Cardinal Richelieu” prepared to send “Milady de Winter” (played by Fort Frances native R.J. Comeau) on a secret mission to further her plot against the king during the “Nearly World-Famous” DuffleBag Theatre’s performance of Alexandre Dumas’ “The Three Musketeers” yesterday evening at the Townshend Theatre. The show, which […]
Jamie Mountain Dakota Cooper of the Fort Frances Canadians looked to jam one past International Falls Broncos’ goalie Caleb Joslyn during the host team’s 5-2 win in yesterday’s final of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual Atom ‘AA’ tournament. Cooper later notched a goal while Hunter McLean and Landon […]
Duane Hicks Warrant Officer Robin Everett spoke with civilian Dwayne Hunking about winter camping at the 116th Independent Field Battery of the Royal Canadian Artillery’s training exercise, “Frosty Gunner,” on Saturday afternoon by the Fort Frances Curling Club. The public was welcome to drop by, learn more about enlisting in […]
Jamie Mountain The Sunset Country Métis Council and the Métis Nation of Ontario Healing and Wellness Branch held a “Paddle into the New Year” event Saturday at the Sunset Country Métis Hall, where they had posters set up with MNO program information. The event also included a free meal for […]
Duane Hicks New Rainy River District OPP detachment commander Insp. Nathan Schmidt gave an activity update to the local Police Services Board during its regular meeting this morning at the Civic Centre. Insp. Schmidt has filled the shoes of Insp. Steve Shouldice, who served 19 years with the Rainy River […]
Jamie Mountain Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Christian Ward broke his way in on Thief River Falls Norskies’ goalie Jackson Nelson for a scoring chance during his team’s 5-4 loss to the visitors Tuesday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Lakers, who now have dropped two-straight games following a […]
Submitted Shannon Carlson, seen here with “Jack,” has been invited to take part in the Winnipeg Humane Society’s telethon on March 24 after she donated copies of her book, “Jack the Husky Gets Rescued,” to the society’s “See Spot Read” program.
Sheila Medwechuk, left, handed Donna Noga the handcrafted saw she won in a raffle during the annual Linda Johnston Memorial Dinner held Saturday evening at the Rainy River Legion. The saw was made by Rick Peterson and painted by Medwechuk. Meanwhile, below, Geraldine (Betty) Blight, left, claimed her raffle prize–a […]
