Joey Payeur The Couchiching Thunderhawks men’s team (in white) took every shot fired at them—and blasted back even harder—to capture the men’s division of the inaugural Central Canada Hockey Tournament with a 4-2 win over the Fort Frances Métis on Sunday at the Couchiching Arena. Couchiching also prevailed in the […]
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Heather Latter Two-year-olds Allister Knutsen and Carmen Faragher worked on a spring chick craft during a “Creative Kids” session at the Best Start Hub here this morning. The hub offers a variety of activities for parents and children throughout the week, and also will be hosting an Easter party April […]
Joey Payeur It was a duel of lucky sevens as Laker Ryan McQueen (right) went blade-to-blade against identically-numbered counterpart Kenny Turner of the Thunder Bay North Stars during this first-period face-off Friday night. The host Lakers won 3-0 to capture the two-game, total-goal series 6-4.
Joey Payeur It was a case of follow the flying puck for the Couchiching Thunderhawks (in white) and the Onigaming Hurricanes during preliminary-round action at the inaugural Central Canada Hockey Tournament at the Couchiching Arena on Saturday. The Thunderhawks went on to win the men’s championship with a 4-2 victory […]
Heather Latter Early-learning student Emma Wilson read a story she wrote to her dad, Dean, during “Lunch with an Author” yesterday at Robert Moore School, where parents were invited to share stories and learn literacy strategies with their children.
Heather Latter Corbin Riches, a Grade 4 student at Robert Moore School, showed off his science fair project on influenza there yesterday. The top projects will move on to the Sunset Country Regional Science Fair, which will be held April 5 at Robert Moore.
Joey Payeur Meaghan Bourgeois, left, and Laureen Peters of Notorious D.I.G. teamed up to try and deny this tip shot from Angela Copenace of Kiss My Pass during the first night of playoff action in the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League yesterday at Fort High. Kiss My Pass swept the […]
Duane Hicks Pete Schultz, a supporter of the National Geographic “Heart of the Continent” Partnership, gave an update on the initiative yesterday evening during a cross-border brainstorming session at the AmericInn in International Falls. In less than two weeks, the public will be asked to start nominating which sites they […]
Heather Latter Children enjoyed working together to build an ice fort at the Lions Park here Saturday during “Snoasis 2”—a family fun day hosted by the Friends of the Fort Frances Museum. The event also included ice-bowling, smoosh races, fun with the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club, face-painting and snacks, […]
Heather Latter The cause of the fire at Reid’s Voyageur Inn here last Thursday evening still has not been released although the OPP and Ontario Fire Marshal Office have concluded their on-site investigation. The 39-year-old male injured in the blaze was transported to a Thunder Bay hospital, where his condition […]
Submitted Nearly two dozen prairie chickens (sharp-tailed grouse) have been stopping by Mike and Marie Hyatt’s home in Devlin for the past few years. It started with 14 of them, but now they bring friends and family with them to eat the ornamental crab apples from the tree that Mike’s […]
Joey Payeur This cheerleading window display located at Simplicity Hair Care in Fort Frances was just one of several public shows of support by area businesses for the Muskie girls’ and boys’ hockey teams and the girls curling team, all of which are participating in their respective OFSAA championships this […]
