John Desaulniers and George Oltsher were the big individual winners Saturday night at the Rainy River District Fastball League’s annual banquet at the Emo Legion. Desaulniers, a pitcher for the Pinewood Bears, took home the Jerry Harasymyk Memorial Trophy while Oltsher, manager of the Barwick Blue Knights, captured the Shane […]
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Brian McCoy and Jason Ellman combined for a 457-pin total to capture top spot in the senior boys’ division of the “Buddy” youth bowling tournament Sunday at Plaza Lanes. Dino Morelli Jr./Sarah Noonan teamed up for second place (397) while Christopher Trapp/Adam Gray were third (288). In the senior girls’ […]
The Muskies rolled into Kenora last Friday for their NorWOSSA matchup with the Broncos confident they were a good football team. Afterwards, the Broncos were left feeling the effects of that confidence. While there were several big plays in the black-and-gold’s 45-23 spanking of their arch-rivals, leaving the team atop […]
The Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team stumbled yesterday afternoon in Dryden, dropping three straight games to the Eagles by scores of 15-8, 15-11 and 15-9. With the three-game sweep, the Muskies have earned just two of six possible points so far this NorWOSSA season. Head coach Rick Wiedenhoeft admitted he […]
The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team overcame a fourth-quarter deficit to beat the host Dryden Eagles 41-36 in NorWOSSA action yesterday afternoon. Trailing 26-24 to start the final stanza, the Muskies went on a 14-3 run to stun the home side and pick up their second-straight win of the young […]
Our town hosted two major business conferences last week and, judging by the rave reviews from delegates, we did an absolutely bang-up job. Those attending the annual general meeting of the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce couldn’t say enough about what a great time they had in Fort Frances […]
Dear sir: It is with my greatest pleasure to submit this letter of thanks to the town of Fort Frances for the outstanding warmth and hospitality I had experienced during my stay. I have never experienced such friendliness in all of my business travels as I had during the trade […]
Dear editor: This past summer, while at the cabin with my young daughter, I had the pleasure of listening to CBC’s Vicki Gabareau. One interview in particular has stayed with me. Gabareau was interviewing an American author, and they were discussing his research findings that could, in part, explain the […]
Dear editor: Not too long ago, I awoke to find a trickle of water coming from a broken shower head in my bathroom. I immediately decided that I needed a plumber. When the hail storm damaged my roof, I called a carpenter with the skills to solve that problem. When […]
The fight over Bill 136 may be over but the battle against the Harris government isn’t, with labour groups across the province putting their support behind the teachers’ fight against Bill 160. All four local teacher federations have joined the Fort Frances and District Labour Council, the most recent being […]
You can’t get “something for nothing.” That’s just one reason why Jeraldine Bjornson, minister at Knox United Church here, said she will speak out against opening a charity gaming casino in Fort Frances before voters go to the polls in November. And she’s expecting the local ministerial association–along with others–will […]
