Anthony Leek Paull again dominates A hot day of racing was in store as fans piled into the grandstand to check out some great Amsoil Dirt Track Racing Series action for the fourth-straight Saturday at the Emo Speedway. Plenty of rookies were on hand in the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds as […]
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Lucas Punkari After a three-year absence, youth football is in the process of returning here. The man in charge of putting together the team is Ken Matthews, a former Muskie player and currently a defensive coach with the program. “Currently, we are getting a nice core of kids who are […]
Lucas Punkari Although they failed to make it to the playoff round at the OFSAA ‘AA’ boys’ soccer championships in North Bay last week, the Muskies were able to accomplish something they haven’t done in nearly a decade. In their final game of Pool ‘A’ play Friday afternoon, the black-and-gold […]
Heather Latter Called “Friends of Rachel” (FOR) Clubs, groups of students from eight different schools across Rainy River District continue to spread the theory that “if one person can go out of their way to show compassion, then it will start a chain reaction of the same.” Those words, written […]
Sarah Pruys Kenneth Young, 64, recently received both an invitation to give a workshop on Agent Orange on the “Peace Boat” and a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his volunteer work with veterans’ groups. His wife, Chris, said Young specifically addresses Agent Orange issues. “It is a pollutant, […]
Lucas Punkari Although they failed to make it to the playoff round at the OFSAA ‘AA’ boys’ soccer championships in North Bay last week, the Muskies were able to accomplish something they haven’t done in nearly a decade. In their final game of Pool ‘A’ play Friday afternoon, the black-and-gold […]
Heather Latter Every year before she started school, Jade Dittaro’s parents would ask her what she wanted to be when she grew up. And each year since she was three years old, the former Fort Frances resident would give the same answer: a doctor. But it was an incident back […]
Duane Hicks Council will start looking at whether the town should buy the old Rainy Lake Hotel and move ahead with partners to develop the property into a “market square.” During a presentation by Rainy River Future Development Corp. consultant Tannis Drysdale at Monday night’s meeting, she noted the Rainy […]
Duane Hicks Check your sump pump The town continues to see too much groundwater and surface water infiltrating its sanitary sewer system, but residents can help out by making sure their sump pump is not discharging directly into that system. Coun. Paul Ryan, who sits on the Operations and Facilities […]
Sarah Pruys Every year, groups of students come north for a summer of tree-planting—lured by the idea of good money, great food, and a summer of living in the bush and making the world a better place. Their expectations often are met with surprises, but overall they seem to have […]
Lucas Punkari If the early numbers are any indication, the future of the Muskie football team is looking bright. A number of new faces and returning players were on the field at Fort High last week for the team’s annual spring mini-camp, with as many as 65 taking part on […]
Sarah Pruys Alex Parent recently completed his fifth year at McMaster University in Hamilton, and now is back in Fort Frances for the summer after wrapping up his final varsity season with their swim team. The 23-year-old, who will graduate with an Honours in Environmental Science degree next year, said […]
