Arguably the biggest Minnesota Viking fan in Fort Frances, my father-in-law, who shall remain nameless to spare him from having to admit in public that a Dallas Cowboy fan is, in fact, his son-in-law, could barely sit still from his prime vantage point on the couch–Viking cap firmly planted on […]
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John McTaggart could not have summed it up better here Monday morning as he joined Jim Krag and Wayne Woods to announce the “Care Close to Home” fundraising campaign had topped its $3.5-million goal. In just over six months, to boot. Beginning with the “stretcher push” down Highway 11 from […]
It went into overtime, then several rounds of a shootout. But when the dust finally settled, Canadian Tire (Fort Frances) was on the short end of a 2-1 score. The ‘A’ final of the 10-team Bantam house league tournament here Sunday afternoon was a wild affair, with the South End […]
Players who have donned the black-and-gold since the Muskie boys’ hockey team first hit the ice back in 1964/65 will have their accomplishments showcased in the new “Ice for Kids” arena. “There will be a lot of memorabilia. Gold and silver medals, and a couple of great big team pictures,” […]
Rainy River is officially without a bylaw to govern the operation of motorized snow vehicles in town limits. Council rescinded the existing bylaw Monday night with the intent of introducing a new one right after it. But once the new bylaw was read for the first time, Municipal Administrator Deb […]
The Muskie senior and junior boys’ basketball teams improved to 4-0 at the midway point of the NorWOSSA regular season with solid wins over the visiting Dryden Eagles yesterday afternoon. It was no contest for the senior hoopsters, who romped to a 75-35 victory. “The game went according to plan,” […]
Perhaps it will be fourth time lucky this year. Kathie Jackson will take her Fort Frances rink of third Kim Beaudry, second Kelly Wagar, and lead Stacy Beacham to the provincial playdowns in Kingston at the end of January after earning their fourth-straight berth last weekend in Balmertown. Jackson’s crew […]
The problem with ice fishing, in many cases, is that people let themselves get bored, or cold, or discouraged. That doesn’t have to be the case. It’s simply a matter of being willing to change and try something new. If I haven’t had any action in 15 minutes, I move! […]
The local Tagg’s Bantam rep team sported a 3-1 record at the Steel City International hockey tournament in Sault Ste. Marie last weekend but that wasn’t good enough to stay in contention for a medal. “It was an excellent experience for them,” noted team manager Ron Bridgeman. “They played good–really […]
It took some doing but both the Muskie girls’ volleyball teams beat the Dryden Eagles here yesterday afternoon. The seniors went the distance in their best-of-five match, winning the fifth and deciding game by a narrow 15-13 margin to improve to 4-0 in NorWOSSA play at the midway point. After […]
In recent Novice hockey action at the Emo-La Vallee arena, the Emo Rockets skated past the Emo Wings 3-1. Kurtis Hill netted a pair of second-period goals for the Rockets while Matt Sigurdson tallied their other one in the first. Keith McTavish scored the Wings’ lone marker late in the […]
Steve Arpin had a strong weekend at the WSA Pro Ice Circuit in Detroit Lakes, Mn., winning four races and coming second in his other one. The Fort Frances teen took the checkered flag in the Semi-Pro 500 Liquid (440 Pro X), Semi-Pro 600 Liquid (600 Pro X), and Semi-Pro […]
