The weather forced some changes but that didn’t stop Sturgeon Creek students from having fun at their annual winter carnival last Friday in Barwick, complete with a pancake breakfast, hotdog barbecue, games, and awards. “The parents of the students came, too,” said eighth-grader Matt Neilson, who’s president of the student […]
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A shortfall of just over $1 million and a disagreement over an exchange of land are plaguing construction of the new Canada Customs facility in Fort Frances. “There is no more money being directed to the project at this point,” said Richard Pell, federal manager of Strategic Management for Canada […]
The founders of a new Rainy River Agility Dog Club are looking for members. Kirsty Sinclair and Kim Jo Bliss, along with their dogs, Mak and Karma, are hoping to get the club off the ground. And they’re extending an invitation to anyone interested in learning how to teach their […]
The Stratton recreation grounds may look more like a forest in several years if Moe and Joyce Henry have anything to say about it. Come spring, the couple will be looking to plant up to nine varieties of trees there as part of a “memorial tree” project, in which Stratton […]
With his trick-roping, horseback-riding, target-shooting, and guitar-strumming, Eric Brandrick could well be the closest Rainy River District has to a cowboy. “Yeah, he’s our old cowboy. He sings and plays guitar and everything,” said Joyce Young, owner of Trail’s End Riding Stable north of Devlin. Living on a piece of […]
Gladys Steele, 79, of 1010 Fifth St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital on Monday, March 13, 2000. She was born Feb. 18, 1921 in Fort Frances to the late Frederick and Nora Alton. Gladys lived most of her life in Fort Frances. As a […]
Jonathan Kenneth Cleaveley, 67, passed away peacefully with his wife and family at his side in the Atikokan General Hospital on Saturday, March 11, 2000 after a brief bout with cancer. He will be lovingly remembered and dearly missed by Gloria, his wife and companion for 45 years; daughter, Laurel […]
After making quick work of the Dryden Eagles in the best-of-three NorWOSSA final last weekend, winning 9-1 here Friday and then 6-1 there Sunday, the Muskies feel they’re in good shape for the all-Ontarios in Sudbury later this month. Jeff Savage, who scored twice in the first period of Friday’s […]
The tears on the Muskie faces after the match told the story. In a gruelling best-of-three showdown with the St. Ignatius Falcons here, it was the visitors who were jumping for joy Saturday after winning NWOSSAA gold and a trip to the all-Ontarios in Ottawa this week. No one could […]
Considered the best high school basketball player in Northwestern Ontario, Hammarskjold’s Scott Seeley lived up to that billing as he led the Vikings to a sweep of the Muskies in the best-of-three NWOSSAA senior boys’ basketball final here last weekend. Seeley was unstoppable in Hammarskjold’s 57-41 win Saturday to clinch […]
The Fort Frances Visserettes & Boys Gymnastics Club had a great meet in Thunder Bay last weekend. Travis Hahkala, Karly Cameron, Jill Howarth, Cara Yellowega, Lisa Edwards, Chelsea Green, and Samantha Loveday all came home with gold medals. Claire Crichton took the silver in her category and Michelle McFayden won […]
The Muskies should find out early next week where they’ll be seeded at the all-Ontarios and what their schedule will be. “It depends on who’s doing the seeding and what they think of the Muskie program,” noted Muskie head coach Glen Edwards, whose team was ranked ninth at OFSAA last […]
