Lucas PunkariNicole Horn Thanks to victories over the Broncos in their regular-season finale here last Thursday, the Muskie girls’ basketball teams are hoping the sweet taste of victory will carry over into the NorWOSSA playoffs tomorrow in Kenora. Both squads will face different paths in their quest for championship glory, […]
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Lucas PunkariNicole Horn If the Muskie junior and senior boys’ volleyball teams both want to come away with NorWOSSA gold tomorrow in Kenora, they’ll have to do it the hard way. After both squads finished in second place in the regular-season standings, they’ll square off against the host Broncos in […]
Staff Despite a chilly wind, a large group gathered at 071 McTavish Rd. in La Vallee last Thursday morning for a ground-breaking ceremony for the “Abinoojii Akiin” (Children’s Land) Centre, which is expected to be completed in June. The project represents a legacy for Weechi-it-te-win Family Services, which is made […]
Lucas Punkari If the final of the eighth-annual Muskie girls’ hockey tournament is any indication, the 2012-13 NorWOSSA season will be an exciting and competitive affair. In their second-straight meeting in a tournament final in as many weekends, the Kenora Broncos edged the host Muskies 3-2 on Sunday afternoon at […]
Lucas Punkari For most of us, being thrown right into the mix against the very best athletes in the province might seem extremely intimating. But for Muskie cross-country runners Sydney Radigan and Hailey Beaudry, their first-ever trip to the all-Ontario championships in Brampton on Saturday was one they’ll never forget. […]
Heather Latter Del Cumming was among those who got a first look at the completed rug-hooking project “What Hooks You Here?” which was unveiled Thursday evening during the “Friends of the Fort Frances Museum” wine-and-cheese fundraiser there. Also unveiled was a Norval Morrisseau painting that had been donated to the […]
Heather Latter Lori Flinders, director of Nanaadawewinan, presented Radius Kelly with a gift Thursday during the ground-breaking ceremony for “Abinoojii Akiin.” Kelly, along with six-year-old Kianna Shughrue, represent the children the land has been symbolically given to.
Heather Latter St. Francis students Spencer Murphy, left, along with Logan Hamilton, got a sneak peek at the “Mathletics” website last week—an online learning resource labelled as the next generation in learning—that helps students enjoy math and achieve outstanding results. The school was set to begin using the new program […]
Lucas Punkari With Dryden Ice Dogs’ defenceman Jake Berrey watching his every move, Lakers’ forward Jordan Christanson used his feet to keep the power play going here Friday night during a 4-1 victory for the visitors.
By the time you read this column, perhaps the NHL and the NHLPA have made enough progress in their contract talks that an agreement to end the 53-day lockout is near. Or, more than likely at this point, everything is still status quo between both sides and fans will remain […]
Canadian troops in Afghanistan remain out of sight and away from the conflict, but they should not remain out of our minds. Almost three weeks ago, the first group of soldiers from the Quebec region left for an eight-month rotation to provide training and professional development to the National Security […]
Dear editor: We just would like to say a very sincere thank you to everyone in the community who helped to make the 2012 Fort Frances High School Greece trip a success! Twenty students had the opportunity of a lifetime to spend a week soaking up art, history, culture, and […]
