Staff Get ready for a double shot of cross-border rivalry. The Muskie boys’ hockey team is prepping to host the International Falls Broncos twice on Boxing Day. Well, sort of, since some of the players aren’t in high school anymore. At 3 p.m., the current Muskie and Bronco squads will […]
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Staff Imagine if Santa brings Lyle Dolph some consistency for Christmas. The Fort Frances bowler, a member of the Sunset Country contingent, rolled a tournament-high 335 in his first game of the annual Youth Challenge provincial championships in Thunder Bay on Dec. 5. But Dolph also had games of 192 […]
Staff The Fort Frances men’s basketball league has yet to produce a clear front-runner, with three of the four teams tied for the lead at 2-1. In Monday night’s action, the Rendez-Vous handed Taggs its first loss with an 87-83 double-overtime thriller. Meanwhile, Boston Pizza prolonged the misery of the […]
Wayne Strachan This week saw us play two games. We started off last Wednesday in Dryden against the Ice Dogs and lost 7-4, including one empty-net goal. My overall thoughts on the game were pretty good considering the score. In the first two periods, we were down 5-2 but our […]
Staff Ryan Faragher has hit the mark in Bismarck. The former Fort Frances Jr. Sabres’ goalie gloved the North American Hockey League’s Goaltender-of-the-Month award for November with a 3-0-2 record, 1.55 goals against average, and .944 save percentage for the Bismarck Bobcats, who currently lead the Central Division. “Our league […]
Dan Falloon Alex Parent wasn’t going to squander another opportunity. After missing the finals in all of his events at the International Paralympic Committee world championships three years ago, the Fort Frances native was determined to be in the medal round this time around. The 20-year-old reached that goal in […]
Dan Falloon Hunters were forced deeper into the bush to get to deer in the season that closed yesterday. “There’s fewer deer. You had to work harder for them,” said Wayne Howard of Ross’ Camp, located near Emo. “If you worked, you could get them. We got some nice ones,” […]
Staff After more than a year of planning and consultation, the Rainy River District School Board has finished designing the new school set to be built in Mine Centre “We’ve finalized the design,” Raymond Roy, the board’s manager of plant operations, said about the status of the new building that […]
the MNR A Winnipeg man has been convicted of hunting moose in Ontario without a licence. Barry C. Arnason was charged under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act and fined $2,500 for hunting moose in Ontario without the authority of a licence. Arnason also is prohibited from hunting in Ontario […]
Press Release New measures will help prevent, detect, and respond to animal diseases and other related health events to better protect the people, animals, and economy of Ontario. The Animal Health Act, 2009 was passed last week by the Ontario legislature. Once proclaimed, the act will provide important tools to […]
the MNR The Ministry of Natural Resources was fined $300,000 last week for a violation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was killed. On May 9, 2008, firefighters employed seasonally by the MNR went to Killarney Provincial Park to burn a “slash pile” consisting of fine […]
Robin McCormick Sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Johanna Rittau on her passing. A hard-working woman who found beauty in the outdoors, I often remember my father stopping to look at her beautiful gardens, especially her flowers. She definitely had a green thumb. She will be sadly […]
