Duane Hicks Alex Marusyk, playing a guitar handcrafted by fellow Fort Frances native Joe Egan, entertained a full house last Wednesday evening at From the Grind Up here. The Vancouver-based musician and artist was home for about a week to catch up with friends and family, enjoy Thanksgiving, and go […]
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Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent Emo’s first “Run for the Donut” 5K held Saturday morning was deemed a total success by organizers. Some 87 eager participants enjoyed a beautiful fall morning while doing a double loop around Front Street and the Lions Park before finishing near the pavilion. The event was the […]
The Muskie golf team finished in fifth place at the NWOSSAA championships last Tuesday in Thunder Bay. Kendyn Faragher and Kaleb Bruyere led the black-and-gold with rounds of 46 for the one-day tournament, which was shortened to nine holes due to the weather. Cole Kowalski and Mikel Ward were next […]
Duane Hicks Molly Crozier of Emo stood next to the impressive war memorial wall-hanging currently on display at the Fort Frances Seniors’ Centre (Sister Kennedy Centre). Crozier, a diehard knitter for more than 40 years, created the tribute to veterans and WWI Canadian poet, physician, and soldier John McCrae, most […]
Staff It’s been a tale of two seasons so far for the Muskie girls’ basketball teams. The juniors romped to a 47-29 victory over the host Dryden Eagles last Tuesday to improve to 4-0 at the midway point of the NorWOSSA regular season. Carmen Hebert led the way with eight […]
Duane Hicks Reece McQuaker, left, Jenna Clendenning, and CC Hayes were among the Muskie girls’ hockey players volunteering at a fundraiser barbecue for the squad Saturday outside Safeway. The team has been practising in anticipation of its first tournament of the season Oct. 19-22 in Winnipeg. The Muskies then will […]
From the MNRF Two southern Ontario men have been fined a total of $6,500 for unsafe hunting and party-hunting offences. Bryce Cavanagh of Odessa pleaded guilty, and was fined $3,500, for hunting big game without a licence and $2,000 for discharging a firearm without care and attention for people or […]
Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Oct. 12-18: •Oct. 12–7:30 a.m. and 6:29 p.m. •Oct. 13–7:31 a.m. and 6:27 p.m. •Oct. 14–7:33 a.m. and 6:25 p.m. •Oct. 15–7:34 a.m. and 6:23 p.m. •Oct. 16–7:36 a.m. and 6:21 p.m. •Oct. 17–7:37 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. •Oct. 18–7:39 a.m. and […]
Norbert and Glenda Dufresne (Nestor Falls) and Dick and Marilyn Haughton (Carnduff, Sask.) were the $100 winners for Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Sept. 24-30 were Peter Fylkow (Fort Frances), Marvin and Twila Smitsnuk (Atikokan), […]
Press Release The Backus Community Center in International Falls is excited to announce a partnership with the KAPE Coalition (Koochiching Area Prevention in Education) and Northland Counseling, enabling it to offer movies on the big screen in the Backus auditorium starting this Friday (Oct. 13). The first movie to be […]
Press Release Due to changes in lab protocols, as of Oct. 1, the Northwestern Health Unit only will be accepting tick submissions from ticks found on humans. You can bring in any suspect black-legged ticks found on humans to the health unit to be assessed and/or tested for Lyme disease. […]
Press Release The Muskie cross-country team is having a banner season so far. The 22-member roster travelled to Dryden on Friday to compete in the 10th-annual Turkey Trot Races. The Grade 7/8 girls continued to lead the way–having decimated the competition in their three previous meets. Fresh off gold and […]
