All that’s left to do now is remodelling the interior after the new ring scale at the Stratton sales yard received the federal stamp of approval last week. “We have a sticker on it and she’s all ready to go,” said Peter Spuzak, president of the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association. […]

It took Raymond Roy 10 years to make a return appearance to the Northern Ontario men’s playdowns. He’s hoping it won’t take another decade to get there again. “If I have to wait another 10 years, it will probably be in seniors’ curling,” joked Roy, who has made it to […]

The Sunset Country Ford Mustangs were perfect in pool play but then couldn’t get things going offensively in the semi-finals against the NorWest Stars (Thunder Bay) here Sunday morning. The result was a 4-0 loss–and a sudden exit for the hosts of the 10-team Atom ‘AA’ tournament. Andrew Jarvis put […]

The Muskies senior boys’ basketball team capped off a perfect regular season here yesterday afternoon by drubbing the Kenora Broncos 69-36. The black-and-gold clinched first place in NorWOSSA with their 8-0 record and an automatic berth into the league final to be played here a week from Friday (Feb. 25). […]

The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team won a six-team tournament in Winnipeg on Saturday after an 85-79 victory over the Churchill Bulldogs. The black-and-gold fought back from a 13-point deficit midway through the third quarter to lead 59-58 going into the final stanza. Then they led by as many as […]

Ask Muskie head coach Glen Edwards if he’s wavered at all in his pre-season prediction of the Muskies winning a provincial championship this year and you get a simple answer. Not one bit. “Oh yeah, absolutely. We’ve got a good chance [to win] at the all-Ontarios,” an upbeat Edwards said […]

When the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team puts together all aspects of their game–showcasing their hitting, passing, and blocking talents–they can be very tough to beat. They proved that at a 10-team tournament in Dryden last weekend, winning the championship crown with a 25-20/25-20 victory over the Hillcrest Colts (Thunder […]

Students of Emmanuel Christian Academy in Fort Frances earned several medals at the Regional Junior Convention hosted by Portage Christian Academy on Feb. 3-4 in Portage La Prairie. About 100 students aged seven to 12 from nine schools competed in a multitude of events in academic, athletic, art, musical, and […]

The Emo Devlin Barwick Minor Hockey Association welcomed everyone to its 2000 Initiation Jamboree held Saturday. The motto for the day was “Hockey for the fun of it.” About 125 players–along with their coaches, parents, and friends–enjoyed the games. No scores was kept and penalties were rare. “The jamboree is […]

Our calendar has been in effect for thousands of years, right? Wrong! The calendar we use today has been in use for only about 250 years. Almost all civilizations of ancient times used “natural” divisions of time. There are three of them. The first is the day–the time for the […]

To celebrate “Gymnastics Awareness Week,” the Fort Frances Visserettes & Boys are offering everyone the chance to attend one free gymnastics class to try out the sport and meet the coaches. Call 274-2966 to let us know your child will be coming and to set a time. A free T-shirt […]

Emo minor hockey teams had a good showing on the ice this past week, with only the Midgets singing the “blues.” In Atom action, the Emo Selects downed the visiting MEC Bulldogs (Fort Frances) 5-1. Nathan Brigham and Eric Soucy led Emo with two goals apiece while Tyson Romyn notched […]