Rash decisions are almost an inevitable outcome of turmoil. But Borderland Thunder general manager Brent Tookenay is maintaining a think-before-you-leap attitude when it comes to the current woes of the defending SIJHL champs. “There’s no sense in us pushing the panic button,” said Tookenay, whose team heads to Thunder Bay […]
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It was somewhat of a dark weekend for Sunset Country bowlers, but five locals tried their best to put a good spin on the situation. Jon Wood, Andrew Stamarski, Ashley LaFreniere, and sisters Cristy and Courtney Beadle were part of the Sunset Country team that finished last out of six […]
A fourth-place finish in a six-team tournament would have most pondering what went wrong. But Muskie senior boys’ basketball coach Paul Noonan prefers the route of positivism over pessimism. “I think it was a good tournament overall,” Noonan said after his squad posted a 1-2 record, with an exhibition win […]
Everybody crossing their fingers for Fort Frances to win the right to host the 2005 all-Ontario boys’ high school hockey championships, relax—for about four months. Fort High principal Ian Simpson, who is spearheading the bid to bring the event back here for the first time since the Muskies won it […]
For being the first step on the way to possible high school curling glory, there was a noticeable absence of tension in the air yesterday afternoon at the Fort Frances Curling Club during the first of two NorWOSSA qualifying ’spiels. That’s most likely because—with only three teams in the boys’, […]
Justin Larson, Greg Flewelling, and David Pierce each scored twice as the hometown Muskies throttled the Blue Streaks 10-2 in exhibition action at the Ice for Kids Arena last night. Kurtis Wepruk, Tyler Miller, Lucas Romaniuk, and Steven Sus had the other Muskie tallies. James Bardgett and Ben Argir replied […]
Dear editor: I would like to commend local Safeway employees for once again adopting the “Community Chest” as their charity of choice for 2003-04. Having recently experienced a family medical emergency, we are truly grateful for the generosity of the “Community Chest.” Please be generous with your donations. Thank you, […]
Dear sir: I am writing with regard to the “Christmas Angels” program being administered through Family and Children’s Services here. This program, which currently is set up in a local department store, collects donations of toys, which enables the agency to provide gifts to foster children throughout the district. Last […]
Their regular coach was unavoidably pre-occupied, but members of the Fort Frances Badminton Club didn’t let that throw them off their medal-winning course. Six of the club’s best youth players took part in the Winnipeg City Junior Open badminton championships in Winnipeg last weekend, with the contingent making several finals […]
“Holly Daze” in Emo last Friday and Saturday was more than just the grand opening of Cloverleaf ShopEasy. It meant the whole community was involved in some way celebrating the Christmas spirit. Over at the Emo Legion, a one-day craft and bake sale drew quite a few customers looking to […]
There was an unmistakable nip in the wind, but that didn’t stop people from coming out to celebrate “Holly Daze” last week in Emo. The annual two-day festival attracted shoppers from throughout the district to take advantage of various sales and promotions going on all over the village as Emo’s […]
