The Visserettes hosted Springfest ’98 last weekend at the Fort Frances Gymnastics Academy, with 75 gymnasts competing from Red Lake, Thunder Bay, Sioux Lookout, Kenora, and here. “It took us two days to compete and judge them all,” noted meet director Betty Grynol. “Our building is small but we manage […]
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Former Muskie offensive co-ordinator Scott Fawcett has decided to return as the special teams coach with the CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos. Fawcett, 40, resigned as special teams coach with the Hamilton Tiger Cats on Monday, a position he acquired only in December when he made a move to the steel city […]
While last year saw a record number of youth soccer players take to the pitches here, convener Gord Witherspoon is expecting that surge in popularity to grow even more this year. Last year, 462 kids registered to play one of Canada’s increasingly popular sports, comprising of 28 “mini” soccer teams […]
The Muskie badminton teams struggled in their first exhibition tournament last weekend in Sioux Lookout but they had little time to fine-tune their play before the NorWOSSA qualifier today in Atikokan. Two days to be exact. Competing against the same squads from Atikokan, Dryden, Ignace, and Sioux Lookout, the top […]
The Peterborough Petes captured this year’s Kobe Cup, downing the Mississauga Reps 5-2 in the final Sunday afternoon at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay. Peterborough advanced to the final with a 3-2 win over the host Thunder Bay Kings, the defending Bantam provincial champs, in one semi-final contest […]
There’s no question many talented hockey players living in Northwestern Ontario often fall through the cracks of junior and college scouts who simply can’t make the long trek up here to check them out. In the past, a young player’s only chance to shine in front of these eager scouts […]
Editor: I would like to use your letters column to publicly thank everyone who has expressed their love and concern for my son, Lantana Wind Dancer, whose story was told in last week’s Fort Frances Times (“Toddler survives dog attack”). I’d thank all in person but there are so many […]
After a three-week study tour in Mexico earlier this year, four local Confederation College students are back home and sharing experiences about a trip that was one of the best times of their lives. International Business students Lori Godin, Angela Halvorsen, Anita Barker, and Patti Jorgensen (along with Prof. Julie […]
The Northwestern Health Unit said the threat of closure has passed after monthly payments from area municipalities continue to flow in for 1998. For April, only six of the 22 municipalities have refused to pay–all in the Kenora District. And Dr. Pete Sarsfield, chief medical officer of health, said he’s […]
If the cost of building the “multi-use” facility gets too high, the local public school board may have to pull funds out of other areas of its budget to cover them. That’s the message education director Wayne McAndrew brought back to trustees last night during the Rainy River District School […]
Organizers of the “Northern Do-it center Home and Trade Show ’98” are busy preparing for the fifth-annual event slated April 23-25 at Memorial Arena here. The show will appeal to the homeowner in as many ways as one can imagine, said Robin Roper, a salesman for the Do-it center and […]
