Lucas Punkari After losing their NorWOSSA season-opener to the Dryden Eagles back on Sept. 22, the Muskie junior girls’ basketball team has made sure they didn’t experience that feeling again by running roughshod through the rest of their schedule. The black-and-gold reeled off seven-straight wins, including a 38-33 victory here […]
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Lucas Punkari After opening their season with an unbeaten record en route to winning their home tournament, the Muskie girls’ hockey team was looking to have another solid performance at the Sturgeon Heights Husky Female Hockey Classic in Winnipeg over the weekend. Despite finishing the tournament with a 2-3 mark, […]
Peggy Revell Loot bags in hand, twins Jocelyn and Janelle Allan were busy pounding the pavement Monday evening for some trick-or-treating, including a stop at the annual “Backyard Haunt” at Tess’s Kitchen on Scott Street.
Peggy Revell A solemn witch (Joyce McCormick) beckoned those who came through the graveyard at this year’s “Backyard Haunt” to come meet her monster, Igor. Organized once again this year by Tess and Robert Coish, the free event saw a large number of people of all ages come out for […]
Peggy Revell Val Calder and Pat Ash showed some of the 60-plus bicycles collected in the Fort Frances area that are being donated to the “Bicycles for Humanity.” The unwanted bikes—alongside others from throughout the district—next will be heading to Thunder Bay, where they will be fixed up and shipped […]
Lucas Punkari Junior Muskie Keira Lindgren made sure Karlie Long of St. Pat’s was unable to get a shot off during the black-and-gold’s 28-9 win Saturday morning during their home tournament. Fort High finished the round-robin affair with a 1-2 record after opening the round-robin event with losses to St. […]
Members of the local BIA, Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, and town administration met for the first time on Friday to discuss the future of the Rainy Lake Hotel, and agreed to meet again by month’s end. Yay! Friday’s meeting was billed as a “positive first step,” but one is […]
W. Heinrich Dear editor: I did not read [MP John] Rafferty’s column regarding the CBC but only [Jason] McQuaker’s “Grab a hammer” response in last week’s paper. The federal government budget corresponds to spending about $10,000 per person per year. I hope McQuaker’s soul is not tortured by how the […]
When I was young and out trick-or-treating, there were a dozen homes in the neighbourhood we would make sure to stop at. Mrs. Newman on Second Street always made the very best candy popcorn balls while Mrs. Skinner had the shiniest red candy-coated apples. And there were other mothers in […]
I think elected officials must look out for the interests for their constituents at all times, and that you don’t finish working until the job is done. I’d like to think these two beliefs have come together in a bill I tabled last week: Bill C-338, An Act to Amend […]
