Kenora’s cream of the squash crop proved that less sometimes is more. The visiting contingent was outmanned seven players to five by the host team, but overcame the odds to win 24 games to 18 at the annual Fort Frances/Kenora Squash Challenge here Saturday. Kenora’s Mark Norton was especially dominant, […]
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The top of the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League is in a holding pattern. Gillons’ continues to lead the pack after last Thursday night’s action, putting a little more distance between themselves and their pursuers as their 11 points finds them two ahead of the second-place Wildcats. The Die Hards […]
The annual Gord Savoy volleyball tournament—for boys’ and girls’ teams in Grades 7 and 8—was held Nov. 1 in Atikokan. Teams came from Dryden, Rainy River, Stratton, Fort Frances, Devlin, Mine Centre, Whitefish Bay, and host Atikokan. The Grade 8 girls’ team from Our Lady of the Way School (Stratton) […]
A local high-ranking snowmobiling official believes the future of the sport in the province is in doubt—not because of a lack of snow, but rather an overabundance of legal entanglements. District 17 operations director Vic Alberts said a rash of lawsuits levelled at snowmobile associations across Ontario in recent years—by […]
Nobody promised that life was fair, and Sarah Noonan’s learning that lesson in spades. The sophomore midfielder/forward for the University of Minnesota-Duluth women’s soccer team just went through a glorious season that saw the Bulldogs go 8-0 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) regular season—and 14-3-3 overall counting non-conference […]
Bill Murdoch is no stranger to controversy. The MPP for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound has been tilting at windmills for more than 10 years and now it seems he actually may knock one over. Last week, Murdoch announced he is considering an offer from long-time friend and NDP House leader Peter Kormos […]
While almost all municipalities in the Kenora and Rainy River districts declined to pass bylaws banning smoking in enclosed public places when first asked to do so, the Northwestern Health Unit’s medical officer of health said he’s hopeful new faces in both the provincial and municipal political arenas may see […]
As elections go, they don’t get much closer than this one. The race for reeve of the Township of La Vallee ultimately came down to a recount late Monday night and resulted in Emily Watson defeating incumbent Ken McKinnon. The margin of victory? Six votes (145-139). “I knew it would […]
The ongoing negotiations regarding the Rainy River First Nations land claim will be back on track soon, says the band’s liaison. Albert Hunter, also the newly-elected chief of RRFN, said last week he is in the process of setting up a meeting with Native Affairs minister Michael Bryant as soon […]
Dear Mr. Behan: On Oct. 29, the Northwestern Health Unit conducted a ’flu immunization clinic at David’s Deli Soup Kitchen. As a result, several community members, who may not have normally received this important inoculation, were immunized. This outreach is an excellent example of how various service providers can modify […]
The Muskie senior girls’ basketball squad is going to the all-Ontarios. Any attempt to tell Carley McCormick otherwise will be instantly dismissed as worthless propaganda. “We can do it,” an optimistic McCormick stressed not long after the Muskies completed a tour de force NorWOSSA campaign with a 36-24 win over […]
The ending could have used a little work, but the Muskie junior boys’ volleyball season ended up being a real page-turner after all. Coach Greg Ste. Croix guided his charges to another exciting victory in the NorWOSSA semi-final in Kenora last Friday, rallying from a 2-1 deficit to win the […]
