Duane Hicks Christian Wiedenhoeft, left, appears to have lost his head at the scissorhands of his older sister, Callahan, during Tess and Robert Coish’s “Backyard Haunt” at 1030 Scott St. last night. The annual Hallowe’en event once again proved very popular, drawing a steady stream of trick-or-treaters to walk through […]
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Staff The Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team beat the Dryden Eagles in NorWOSSA action for the first time this season. Playing Tuesday in Dryden, the black-and-gold swept the league leaders in three sets (25-23, 25-16, and 25-19) to improve their record to 4-3. In other action, the Muskie junior girls’ […]
Lucas Punkari Set to make the trek to Brampton this afternoon with Muskie teammate Hailey Beaudry for Saturday’s all-Ontario cross-country running championships, it was hard to get the smile off Sydney Radigan’s face during a practice session here Tuesday afternoon. “I’m really excited about it,” enthused Radigan, who is in […]
Press Release “Pulling for Peace” announced yesterday that former NHL “tough guy” Neil Sheehy has signed with Team USA for the 2013 International Tug-of-War next July. “I could have pulled for Team Canada,” noted Sheehy, who was born in Fort Frances and has dual U.S. and Canadian citizenship. “But I […]
Earlier this year, the Ministry of Natural Resources announced that, as a result of budget cuts, it would be undertaking a considerable restructuring of how it delivers programs and services in the north and across all of Ontario. While MNR minister Michael Gravelle made it clear that significant cuts would […]
I’m worried about bees. I love big fat bumblebees and bumble just happens to be one of my favourite words. I wasn’t always a fan, though. There was an incident when I was six involving my brother, a hornet’s nest, and a lit firecracker. I don’t recall much about the […]
On Sunday morning, my dad was welcomed in his capacity as CEO of the plastic insulation project that my captain and I were stapling to my old screen porch. My dad is very good at many things, including it would seem, catching my misuse of the English language when he […]
In the fall, the annual cycle of the seasons turns once more—and one of the great phenomena of this season is the migration of the birds. Stand on the shore of one of our northern lakes some quiet evening. You will hear hundreds of tiny chirps above you as vast […]
I’ll be honest with you, I didn’t see this coming. After starting the 2012/13 SIJHL season with no wins in four games, not to mention going winless in four pre-season contests, I felt the Fort Frances Lakers would turn things around but that they might be in tough to catch […]
This time of year is always a little bit depressing for me—and I’m sure other anglers across Sunset Country feel the same way. We are running out of time to fish out of the boat as soon our lakes will be blanketed with ice for the next five months. I […]
By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo Can cattle survive on poor-quality forage? How bad is too bad? What problems does feeding low-quality forage present? When feed is in short supply and that old field of mature grass is baled up, sometimes these questions arise. Here are some considerations from Barry […]
We all are counting down the days to Nov. 6—Election Day in the United States. It can’t quick enough, though I already realize that within a matter of a few months, the election season will be refreshed for the House and Senate races coming up in 2014. We know the […]
