Five points was all that separated the local 4-H team of Courtney Calder, Joe Sletmoen, Simone LeBlanc, and Jen Sletmoen from advancing to the semi-finals at the “Go for the Gold” provincial showdown Saturday in Toronto. Six teams competed in the event, held in conjunction with the Royal Agricultural Winter […]
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It’s been a busy summer for Stacey Bruyere and her staff at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Interpretative Centre but things aren’t going to slow down too much over the winter as work continues on the exhibits. Bruyere said they’ve been running non-stop since the centre officially opened to the public in May. […]
In loving memory of Shirley (Sam) Butler, 66, of 347 Third St. W., Fort Frances, Ont., who passed away Saturday, Nov. 6, 1999 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Sam is survived by her sisters, Joyce MacKintosh of Dayton, Ohio, Sharon Ritchie (Ron) of Kelowna, B.C., and Nina […]
With several players out of the lineup for various reasons, last Friday’s game here against the Kenora Broncos definitely was gut-check time for the black-and-gold. It was their toughest test of the NorWOSSA campaign so far–and they passed it with flying colours. The Muskies capped off a perfect regular season […]
Life couldn’t be any better for the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team heading into the final game of the regular season today against Kenora. They go into it having already clinched first place and a bye in the NorWOSSA final next week. They also sport a perfect league record–their latest […]
Playing in their first tournament of the season, Mine Centre 1 showed they were in mid-season form as they cruised to the championship title of an eight-team tourney at Robert Moore on Saturday. Mine Centre 1–made up of players in grades seven and eight–put the finishing touches on a solid […]
The Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team are looking at today’s final regular-season match against the Kenora Broncos here as a springboard to the playoffs. The team will finish in second-place regardless of today’s outcome, and meet the third-place Dryden Eagles in the NorWOSSA semi-final up there Nov. 12. The winner […]
Gib Tucker has stepped forward to put in his application to coach the local Midget “AA” Canadians hockey team this season, the Times learned yesterday morning. The team, to begin its second season, was left without a coach after Dave Allison resigned to accept a position behind the bench with […]
Facing the Kenora Broncos in the semi-finals of an eight-team senior boys’ tournament there Saturday, the Muskies admitted they were a bit leery heading into the matchup. But once they got onto the floor, any worries quickly evaporated as they blew away their NorWOSSA rivals in two-straight games by scores […]
Dear sir: On Oct. 9, 1999, I was present at St. Mary’s Church for the ordination of my father, William Adair, and Bob Grynol into the Permanent Diaconate. This was the culmination of almost five years of hard work and religious studies for both of these men and their wives. […]
Dear sir: I am worried about the attitude of the Liberal party and the federal government over the problems with Canadian Airlines. They are grossly over-funded and it is this debt load that keeps them unable to make a profit. Air Canada is a profitable company, formed in the 1930s. […]
Dear sir: This is the first time I put my feelings on paper but here goes. It’s my turn now! When I read in the paper the new sports complex was being called “Memorial Centre,” and Memorial Arena was keeping its name, I wondered why do we need two of […]
