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It was announced on Jan. 6 that the Fort Frances Lakers head coach Bernie Lynch, has been suspended.

The news comes after the Lakers’ winning streak against the Kenora Thistles U18 AAA team in December 2020.

Most people may associate camping with summer and mosquitoes, but Fort Frances resident Alana Stewart didn't want to wait.

“I was feeling stir crazy and needed to get out and do something,”she said.

The Fort Frances Lakers are still struggling to find their identity, because they have played so few games but head coach Bernie Lynch he said that he is happy with the progress they have made.

“You try to give the player as much creativity and openness to do what they want, but I think overall each player has improved to the point that it’s making the team better.”

The Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club has launched a New year's challenge to the community - 49 kms on the 49th Parallel.

For January 2021, challenge yourself, friends and family to complete 49 kms on the ski and snowshoe trails.

With the kickoff of the ice fishing season, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds new and veteran anglers alike of their responsibility to keep themselves safe and to be a considerate member of the ice angling community.

The West Rainy River District Lions Club is able to add some support to both the Rainy River Minor Hockey and the Rainy River figure Skating Club with the outstanding community support of their 50/50 Christmas draw. All 250 of the $20 Tickets were sold says Draw Committee Chair Gordon Armstrong raising $2500 for the two clubs to purchase ice time for their activities.

The Fort Frances Lakers began the 2020-2021 season swinging, with a clean sweep against their first opponent, the Kenora Thistles.

In the final two games of the pair's bubble match, Fort Frances defeated Kenora 4-1 on December 18 to a hometown crowd, and again 5-1 in Kenora on December 20.

A legendary figure in the world of hockey who carried a love of his hometown wherever he went has died.

Art Berglund, a well-known hockey legend both at home and in the U.S., where he is remembered for spending years helping to build the sport, died Saturday, December 19 in Colorado Springs, Colo. He was 80 years old.

Worried about not being fast enough to buy one of the 50 coveted tickets for the Lakers games? Worry no more! The team has decided to move to a lottery system to select spectators going forward.