Jamie Mountain A pair of Fort William Canadians’ defenders looked to keep a Thunder Bay Elks’ forward from scoring during Sunday’s final of a Midget ‘A’ tournament held here. The Elks prevailed 2-1 in overtime to claim the tourney title. The host FFMHA Gold/Blacks failed to advance past round-robin play […]
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Jamie Mountain A member of the Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team looked to return the ball during a day-long mini-tournament held Saturday in the small gym at Fort High and at J.W. Walker. The tournament, which also included teams from Rainy River, Atikokan, and St. Thomas Aquinas (Kenora), was held […]
Jamie Mountain Muskie forward Taylor Croswell looked to put a backhander past Kenora Broncos’ goalie Carlee Holmstrom during the black-and-gold’s 20-2 blowout win here last Tuesday night (Nov. 21). Croswell scored four times to pace the Muskies’ offence.
Submitted Jeff Gustafson with a nice bass he caught using the new Shimano Curado reel this past fall.
Duane Hicks Evelyn Metke shared a few words after being honoured as the 2017 “Citizen of the Year” during last night’s council meeting. In front of family and friends, the 93-year-old active volunteer was given a plaque and bouquet for her lifelong track record of community service, ranging from “Meals […]
Duane Hicks Another batch of community members proudly showed off the “Canada 150” pins they received durng last night’s council meeting at the Civic Centre. This group marks the final bunch to be honoured during council meetings, although some more volunteers belonging to various town committees still will be receiving […]
Duane Hicks Heather Johnson, front left, April Labbé, and Lindsay Hamilton, along with Allene Perusse, back row left, Cheri Tolton Whatley, Patti Phillips, Donna Kroocmo, Jessica Snell, and Jessica Wilson, were among the organizers and presenters at the all-day women’s holistic health retreat on Saturday at the Copper River Inn. […]
Duane Hicks Shirley Dolph took a chance at winning a Peanuts-themed Christmas tree during the Rainycrest Auxiliary’s fall bazaar Saturday morning. The popular event featured not only a Christmas tree draw but a bake table, lucky lotto table, and gently-used items for sale, as well as tea/coffee and dainties.
Duane Hicks Construction of the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board’s new eight-bachelor unit apartment building for single individuals has begun behind Lady Frances Place on Fifth Street East. Once complete, the building will include four units with individual entrances on both the top and bottom floors. Two of […]
Nicholas Donaldson Robert Moore students showed off their special socks for “Odd Sock Day” yesterday, which also coincided with the school’s Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week assembly. During the assembly, students listened to a poem, watched a video, joined a dance led by the school’s dance club, and recognized a […]
Staff Abbie Kenny’s poster was deemed the top entry among Fort Frances High School students in the Fort Frances Lions’ annual peace poster contest held recently. The other first-place winners were Joyce Wu (Robert Moore), Shya Lee Johnson Luoma (J.W. Walker), Camile (St. Francis), and Gracie Smith (Crossroads).
Jamie Mountain Muskie forward Brett Kenny tried to sneak his way in on goal through a pair of Kenora Broncos’ defenders during the second period of the host team’s 9-1 win in NorWOSSA action Tuesday night at the ’52 Canadians Arena.
