In Novice action, visiting Rainy River nipped the Emo Wings 3-2, scoring twice in the third period to steal the win. Bryce Marmus (two) and Kalan Ewald tallied for Rainy River while Tristan Mose and Jordan Davis replied for Emo. The Emo OPP fared a little better against the Times […]
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The town is keeping a tight lid on the new single ice surface set to be built adjacent to Memorial Arena and the Sportsplex in order to keep the price tag as low as possible, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said yesterday afternoon. The final stamp of approval was given to the […]
St. Francis School captured the Region 1 Bantam volleyball crown here Saturday with a 15-9 and 15-13 win over Mine Centre and earned a berth to the all-Ontario showdown. St. Francis finished the four-team, double round-robin with a 4-2 record to earn a bye into the final. Thomas Aquinas, which […]
If there was any question the Muskies would be one of the dominant teams in NorWOSSA this season, that question was answered with an exclamation mark after a weekend series against Sioux Lookout here. The black-and-gold cruised to a 11-2 victory Friday night, then followed that up with a 10-3 […]
Calling it a “communication breakdown” between OFSAA and the Fort High athletic department, the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team did not compete in last week’s all-Ontario showdown in Barrie even though they qualified for it by winning the NorWOSSA crown. The Muskies earned that right with a 3-0 sweep over […]
After finishing with a 3-4 record at the senior men’s “Northwestern” curling playdowns, Terry Lee’s rink came away feeling they could have advanced to the provincials quite easily. But an 0-2 start, which saw the local rink lose 13-5 to Marathon and then 6-5 to Dryden (on last rock), left […]
After losing their round-robin game to Derek Jackson at the Zone 7 bonspiel here last weekend, Don DeBenedet’s rink had the unenviable task of having to beat him twice in the final to advance to the “Northwesterns.” But DeBenedet’s crew did just that Sunday afternoon, stunning Jackson 7-6 and then […]
Dear editor: In recent months, many letters from Craig Nuttall, president of the local Progressive Conservative riding association, have appeared in area newspapers. It seems Mr. Nuttall must be fearful of Frank Miclash’s pending success in the upcoming election. Only someone so fearful would twist words or inaccurately misrepresent someone […]
The public school board is looking at a $680,000 shortfall after trustees finalized the budget last night–despite an $80,000 revenue increase due to higher-than-expected enrolment. Superintendent of Business Jack McMillan told trustees the $680,000 shortfall for the 1998 fiscal year had to be covered by reserves this year. This has […]
Grade three students here scored within two or three percent of the provincial average during the standardized testing conducted last May, teacher Sylvia Parker told public school board trustees during their regular meeting last night. Parker, who works with curriculum services in Atikokan, said 79 percent of the board’s students […]
Preliminary results tallied from the fourth-annual “Spirit of Christmas” fundraiser here Sunday night indicate at least $16,000 was raised–a jump of nearly $4,000 over last year. And that has organizers from the Fort Frances unit of the Canadian Cancer Society, which hosted the popular event, sporting big grins. “Last year’s […]
