The Muskies continued their domination of NorWOSSA so far this hockey season with a pair of lopsided wins over the Sioux Lookout Warriors here over the weekend. Winning 11-1 Friday night and then 13-0 on Saturday afternoon, the victories left the black-and-gold firmly atop the standings with a 6-0 record. […]
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When the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team headed to the all-Ontarios in St. Thomas last week, they knew their opponents would be bigger, stronger, and faster than the ones here in the northwest. And to be able to compete, they knew they’d have to bring their ‘A’ game to the […]
After going undefeated in their first three games, the local KC PeeWee ‘AA’ rep team was shut out in their last two to finish in fourth place at a hockey tournament in Burnsville, Mn. over the weekend. They had started the tournament on fire, pummelling Northern Colorado 9-1 in their […]
With only a limited number of exhibition games under their belts before the Bantam ‘AA’ B•Macs opened their tournament season in Thunder Bay last weekend, head coach Brad Fairnington admitted he was leery about how his team would do. But after advancing all the way to the final of the […]
The Fort Frances Pollard Logging Novice girls’ hockey team finished with a 1-2 record at the fifth-annual Lake of the Woods tournament in Kenora over the weekend. Pollard Logging won their final game of the tournament Saturday night, downing Dryden 3-1. Courtney Caldwell led the way with a pair of […]
Facing the pressure of their first regional test day of the season, members of the Border Figure Skating Club passed in more ways than one here last weekend. “It was an absolutely excellent weekend,” enthused BFSC co-coach Penny McComb. “We hope for 100 percent passes and we got close to […]
A five-goal second period helped propel the Emo Esso Leafs to an 11-1 blow-out over Fort Frances in Atom hockey action. Nathan DeBungee led the way with a hat trick while Tyler Kinnear added a pair of goals. Maverick Judson, Ryan Witherspoon, Brock Benjamin, Tyler Cottan, Riley Caul, and Matt […]
The Muskies hung on for a hard-fought 4-2 victory over the visiting International Falls Broncos last night, snapping a four-game losing streak against their arch-rivals from across the river. c Steve Keesic was the offensive star in round one of the “Battle of Borderland,” pacing the black-and-gold with three goals […]
To the editor: We are writing in regards to a problem that is caused by vehicles travelling too fast on the River Road. We live on the corner of Bone Road and River Road in Alberton Township, and we have resided in our home for more than eight years. In […]
Dear sir: “Operation Christmas Child” thanks the people of Fort Frances and surrounding district for the success of its “Shoe Box” program. As a first-year project, I would have to say the response was overwhelming. Fort Frances is known as a caring and giving community. And because so many took […]
More than 30 years of experience as an adult trainer for Girl Guides at both the provincial and local level has landed Marnie Cumming of Fort Frances the job as deputy provincial commissioner for the Girl Guides of Ontario. Cumming was appointed to the position by the provincial commissioner a […]
Dear sir: About a month ago, I attended the Life Writing workshop here in Fort Frances. The 20 of us were given 45 minutes to write a story. As a retired forester, I had several bear stories but instead wrote the following: I am a cancer survivor and perhaps my […]
