The Borderland Humane Society recently held a meeting at the Coffee Landing in International and asked that anyone interested in volunteering with the Humane Society attend. There was a great turnout. The goal of this meeting was to hopefully sign on some volunteers and revive the Borderland branch of the […]
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Are you tired of feeling saggy, lumpy, pinched, or strained? Well, you’re not alone. As you’ve probably seen on Oprah or read in women’s magazines, more than 80 percent of all women wear the wrong size bra. Barb Chapman—the “Bra Lady”—is coming to Fort Frances next Thursday (Feb. 23) to […]
The Muskie girls’ hockey team battled the Kenora Broncos to a 4-4 tie in NorWOSSA action there last night. The black-and-gold had led 4-1 heading into the third period, but ran into some penalty trouble that allowed Kenora to get back into the game. “The girls actually played really, really […]
With the Smoke-free Ontario Act coming into effect on May 31, smokers will be feeling more pressure than ever to quit in the year ahead. And a new smoking cessation study, called the Smoking Treatment for Ontario Patients (STOP), is giving them the chance to try butting out for good […]
All four Muskie court teams fought hard to reach their respective gold-medal matches at the NorWOSSA playoffs here yesterday—but each one ended up having to settle for silver. But the news wasn’t all bad for the senior girls’ volleyball team. Even though they were swept 25-14, 25, 14, and 25-22 […]
Junior Muskie, Kayla Lauzon, blew one by the Kenora Broncos in yesterday afternoon’s semi-final game here at the NorWOSSA showdown. The girls won the game in four sets, but fell in three sets at the gold medal game against Dryden last night. -Jenni Condon photo
Lynn Davis, left, and Joan Allison of Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s special events committee, were busy getting people to “Be A Star for Health Care” yesterday at Canada Safeway. The public is encouraged to donate $2, and get their name on a star to be eligible to win tickets […]
The Dryden and District branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society is getting ready for its annual “Feast of Famine” fundraiser, which will be held in Fort Frances, Kenora, and Dryden next month. In Fort Frances and Kenora, “Feast or Famine” will take place from noon on Thursday, March 2 […]
Both Muskie junior teams advanced to their respective finals in NorWOSSA playoff action this morning at Fort High. The junior boys’ basketball squad beat the Dryden Eagles 50-41 in their semi-final showdown this morning—earning a berth in the final against the first-place Kenora Broncos at 5 p.m. Talbot Johnson led […]
As the process to have a non-profit corporation run the Fort Frances Clinic and establish a Family Health Team (FHT) here moves forward, Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig made it clear Monday night how everything has come together to reach this point. “It has been a highly-talked about issue in […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team continued their dominance over Dryden, beating the host Eagles 4-2 in NorWOSSA action last night. “The boys played really well,” said Muskie head coach Shane Bliss. “We really dominated the play and it should have really been about 9-0 in the end.” Bliss added his […]
If the four Muskie court teams hope to win NorWOSSA gold here tomorrow, they’ll have to take the long road to do so. None of them finished in first place after the regular season, meaning they’ll have to first win their respective semi-finals matches in order to advance to the […]
