Maria Teresa Michela Novovesky (nee Malczyk) passed away peacefully, at the age of 82, on Friday, Nov. 3, 2017 at the Rainy River Health Centre in Rainy River, Ont. Maria was born on Feb. 23, 1935 to Karol and Teodora Malczyk in Warsaw, Poland. Maria married Dr. Andrej Novovesky in […]
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It is my father’s birthday today (Nov. 29). I loved that we shared the same day number for our birthdays, as though that made our connection greater; that only he and I could understand. I miss him and I think of him every single day. I wish we could sit […]
Monday evening’s recognition of Evelyn Metke as “Citizen of the Year” in Fort Frances recognizes her years of volunteering for the community. I have known “Evie” from the time I was 14 years old and she had made a decision to take her bronze medallion course. It seemed unusual that […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie junior boys’ basketball team was hard at work setting up offensive plays during practice on Thursday. The black-and-gold kicked off play with a pre-season tournament in Dryden over the weekend, where they went a perfect 5-0, highlighted by wins over the host Eagles (57-31) and Kenora […]
Muskie forward Jillian Calder looked to jam the puck past Kenora Broncos’ goalie Carlee Holmstrom during Fort High’s 20-2 blowout win here last Tuesday night (Nov. 21). Calder recorded a hat trick to help pace the Muskies’ attack.
Jamie Mountain Muskie forward Eric Pitkanen had a wide-open net as he fired one home past the Kenora Broncos’ goalie during Fort High’s 9-1 rout here last Tuesday night (Nov. 21). Pitkanen scored twice and added an assist to continue his hot start to the NorWOSSA regular season.
Submitted Evan Wright, left, and his brother, Grayson, had some fun trying to keep their balance during a “log”-rolling session at the Memorial Sports Centre on Sunday evening. The classes, which run each Sunday at 5 p.m., are led by local instructor Jill Horwath.
Jamie Mountain A pair of Fort William Canadians’ defenders looked to keep a Thunder Bay Elks’ forward from scoring during Sunday’s final of a Midget ‘A’ tournament held here. The Elks prevailed 2-1 in overtime to claim the tourney title. The host FFMHA Gold/Blacks failed to advance past round-robin play […]
Jamie Mountain A member of the Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team looked to return the ball during a day-long mini-tournament held Saturday in the small gym at Fort High and at J.W. Walker. The tournament, which also included teams from Rainy River, Atikokan, and St. Thomas Aquinas (Kenora), was held […]
Jamie Mountain Muskie forward Taylor Croswell looked to put a backhander past Kenora Broncos’ goalie Carlee Holmstrom during the black-and-gold’s 20-2 blowout win here last Tuesday night (Nov. 21). Croswell scored four times to pace the Muskies’ offence.
Jamie Mountain The Muskie court sports teams are hard at work preparing for their upcoming seasons. Led by head coach Angela Petsnick, the junior boys’ basketball team kicked off action over the weekend with a pre-season tournament in Dryden. There are 12 players on the junior team this year, featuring […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Aquanauts and Cyclone swim teams had quite the weekend at the Northwest Narwhal Allstate Invitational held at the Lakehead University pool in Thunder Bay. Coach Dawnn Taylor noted six of the eight Aquanauts who competed there claimed medals over the two-day meet. William Serrano had […]
