With the chips on the table, the Grant Park Pirates let it ride—and came through with an ace up their sleeve. Running back Garret Gamble rambled 40 yards for the winning touchdown early in the fourth quarter here Friday afternoon as the Pirates edged the Muskies 21-17 victory in Winnipeg […]
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Local MP Robert Nault is hosting a tourist information forum in Dryden tomorrow (Oct. 16) at 7 p.m. at the Best Western Hotel. On hand to participate will be federal Citizenship and Immigration minister Denis Coderre, who will be speaking as well as answering questions related to immigration and its […]
Ministry of Public Safety and Security officials will be in the area next week in another step to determine whether Couchiching First Nation will land a youth jail down the road. “It’s very encouraging they’re coming to look at the site that’s been chosen for the facility,” Fort Frances Mayor […]
Fort Frances Mayor Glenn Witherspoon, CAO Bill Naturkach, economic development officer Geoff Gillon, and Bruce Caldwell of the economic development advisory committee will attend the ninth-annual “Northern Networks” trade conference next week in Baraboo, Wis. “We’ve hosted it before, I’ve been to it before, and every year it certainly gives […]
The Borderland Thunder net became much less crowded this morning. Head coach Dave Allison announced goalies Tom Iwaniec and Kyle Rogers have been released, which comes on the heels of the SIJHL team letting go netminder Chris Cain two weeks ago. “They’re all competent goalies,” said Allison. “We just had […]
The Dryden Eagles made themselves right at home here yesterday—and only one of four Muskie court squads could do anything about it. The junior boys’ volleyball team (3-2) battled to a 3-2 win in their best-of-five match against the visiting Eagles. The scores were 28-26, 17-25, 25-19, 20-25, and 15-11. […]
Justin Bodnarchuk’s moving plans have been put on the backburner. The continuing saga involving the Borderland Thunder forward and the Superior International Junior Hockey League team took another twist last night when head coach Dave Allison announced Bodnarchuk would be back in action for the Thunder this weekend against the […]
Being on the short end of the scoreboard was less painful this time around for the Muskie ‘B’ football team. While victims of a 28-6 defeat against the visiting Warroad Warriors yesterday afternoon, Muskie coach Tony Geense said his squad took some noticeable strides from their 40-6 loss in Warroad […]
Adult education classes at Fort Frances High School will be put on hold for a semester after only a handful of people signed up Thursday night. Classes were slated to begin Tuesday (Oct. 15), but program organizer Mark Kowalchuk said only a marginal number of people had signed up so […]
Mr. Jackie Wayne Lyons, 62, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2002 after a lengthy illness. Wayne was born and raised in Fort Frances, Ont. He joined the Air Force in 1956 and served in Clinton, Ont., Winnipeg, Man., and Baden-Baden, Germany. He married Astrid Heining in 1961 and had three […]
Playing dead can sometimes fool bears—unless they’re wearing football helmets. Muskie head coach Mike Gurski sensed the energy level of his ‘C’ squad wasn’t where it should have been the minute his players disembarked from the bus Tuesday afternoon in Baudette. His instincts proved correct as the host Bears clawed […]
For their final event of the year, the Rainy Lake Multicultural Association is bringing musical group “Tanglefoot” to the Legion here next Wednesday evening. And there’s still plenty of tickets available at the Treasure Chest (338 Scott St.), said concert co-organizer Bev Kotnik. “They’re going kind of slow, but that’s […]
