Staff It was nearly a clean sweep for the Muskie court teams in Dryden yesterday. As expected, both boys’ basketball teams handled the Eagles relatively easily to improve their NorWOSSA records 4-0. Garnet Cornell scored 19 points as part of a balanced attack as the seniors reeled off a convincing […]
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Duane Hicks While it won’t be coming up until spring, plans for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 21st-annual home and leisure show already are afoot—and exhibitor packages should be sent out by month’s end. Chamber manager Dawn Booth said the trade show planning committee met yesterday and set May […]
Peggy Revell Only two people showed up here last night for the fourth of a series of pre-budget consultations being hosted by local MP John Rafferty’s across the riding. A handful attended the sessions in Rainy River on Monday and Stratton on Wednesday, with roughly 20 showing up for the […]
Peggy Revell Local children’s librarian Andrea Avis held up some of the Robert Munsch books that will be read on Friday, Jan. 23 at exactly 2.p.m. as the Fort Frances Public Library participates in a Canada-wide attempt to break the Guinness world record for “Most Children Reading with an Adult, […]
Mitch Calvert Muskie forwards Matt Goldamer (#22) and Ryan Shortreed (#12) reached out for a loose puck during their 10-0 trouncing of the Ely Timberwolves here Tuesday night. Fort High next hosts Winnipeg’s West Kildonan Collegiate for a pair of exhibition games this weekend, beginning tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at […]
Duane Hicks Mayor Roy Avis and municipal planner Faye Flatt, who also is a board member with the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts, unfurled the Alzheimer Society flag in preparation for it to be raised in front of the Civic Centre. January is “Alzheimer Awareness Month” in the Town […]
Staff The Rainy River District School Board held its monthly meeting Tuesday night at Robert Moore School. On the agenda, trustees looked at the meaning of “optimism” via a video presentation from Sturgeon Creek School, as well as one by students from the Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program on their trip […]
Elsie Ball, 81, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Elsie was born Jan. 13, 1927 in Emo, Ont. to the late Thomas and Susan Geary. She had worked as a secretary for Robert Moore School and Fort Frances […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie girls exacted some revenge Tuesday night. The black-and-gold battled back from an early deficit to earn a 3-2 victory over visiting Kenora—making up for a 7-1 thrashing they received from the Broncos just prior to the Christmas break. Despite forgetting to bring their uniforms (they suited […]
BURKHOLDER–Born to Gladys and Byron, of Mine Centre, Ont., a boy, Connor Wade, weighing 9 lbs. 12 oz. on December 25, 2008 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
