Nicholas Donaldson Pupils in Mrs. Booth’s Grade 3 class at Robert Moore School were hard at work this morning. Today marked the first day back at school for students across the district following their two-week break for the Christmas holidays.
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Joey Payeur Fort Frances Holmlund’s Leafs’ goalie Cohen Robinson, an emergency call-up from the PeeWee ranks, protected the puck from the oncoming threat of Aaron Richard of the Thunder Bay Beavers in the Leafs’ 3-2 overtime loss to the Beavers in the ‘A’ semi-finals of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey […]
Joey Payeur Jason Kabel, right, did his best to answer everything Anniss Seid threw at him yesterday in the Men’s ‘A’ Open consolation final to decide third place at the 30th-annual La Place Rendez-Vous squash tournament at the Memorial Sports Centre. Kabel hung tough but eventually succumbed 3-1 (12-10, 8-11, […]
Duane Hicks Curator Sherry George put up the new exhibit, “Freemasonry: A History Hidden in Plain Sight,” this morning at the Fort Frances Museum. The exhibit explores some of the symbolism and history that surrounds the masons, who have captured the public imagination through pop culture in recent years, including […]
Joey Payeur Brandon Zajicek left Minnesota Iron Rangers’ defenceman Joe Mata in his dust on this charge to the net during the Fort Frances Lakers’ 5-4 overtime loss here Tuesday night. The Lakers host the Thunder Bay North Starts tonight at the Ice For Kids Arena starting at 7:30 p.m.
Heather Latter Children of all ages—some getting assistance from adults—participated in a B-I-N-G-O event at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre yesterday afternoon as part of kids’ activities over the holiday break. The library also offered up a Pokémon session on Tuesday while a “Let go my LEGO” event […]
Cameron Penney Lillie MacKinnon, left, and Nadia Webb were chilled to the bone after jumping into Sand Bay on New Year’s Day as part of the annual “Polar Plunge.” The duo raised a total of $635 in support of the Fort Frances Legion and also earned the awards for “Best […]
Submitted Eric Fagerdahl watched the delivery of the logging tug boat, “Owandem,” at the Public Works yard back on Dec. 22. The boat was donated to the Fort Frances Museum by the late Arden Erickson Barnes of Ranier, Mn.
Submitted The New Year’s baby in Rainy River District for 2017 is Weston Bradley Veldhuisen, who was born at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances on Jan. 1 at 10:47 a.m., weighing six pounds. Proud parents are Dan and Kayle Veldhuisen of Devlin, Ont. Each year, gifts and gift […]
Joey Payeur Former University of Maine Black Bears’ forward Jill Langtry (20), the only ex-NCAA player on the ice, was a force to be reckoned with as she helped the alumni squad cruise to a 10-2 shellacking of the current Muskie girls’ hockey team in their annual exhibition battle Friday […]
Joey Payeur Kelsey Langtry, left, wasn’t cutting her cousin, Jill Langtry, any slack when it came to defending her older relative during the Muskie girls’ hockey alumni game on Friday at the ’52 Canadians Arena. The current Muskies were seriously lacking in effective defence, though, as the black-clad alumni roared […]
Staff Kelsey-Rose Dillon of International Travel Services drew the January “Trip of the Month” draw winner as local Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on there this morning. Monica Armour of Fort Frances will be heading on a Northern European cruise—a trip valued at $4,700. Next month’s trip is to Puerto Vallarta, […]
