Submitted Just in time for Thanksgiving, Bargain Shop staff member Patrick Gallow, left, and Charlene Smith, second from right, joined Jill Pernsky and Dan Smith from the Salvation Army in rounding up the generous donations which came in during the Bargain Shop’s annual food drive. The campaign ran from Sept. […]
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Jamie Mountain It’s been some tough sledding of late for the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team. After picking up their lone win of the NorWOSSA season back on Sept. 24 against the visiting Sioux Lookout Warriors, the Muskies have now dropped four straight matches to sit with a disappointing 1-5 […]
Dear editor, The only negative comment councillor Wendy Brunetta heard on Oct. 5 at the open house to convince seniors it was a good idea to move from the centre of Fort Frances to 1150 Portage Avenue in the north end was location? I’m glad she at least heard one […]
Jamie Mountain Chandler Borger, left, and Caleb Allan (15) got up in a hurry to try to block the oncoming kill attempt from a Dryden Eagles’ opponent during the first set of the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team’s 2-1 loss in NorWOSSA action last Tuesday afternoon at Fort High. See […]
Alicia Gunter, Daniel Domres, and Josh Leatherdale of Fort Frances were among the $30 winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s cash calendar draw for the week of Oct. 6-12. Others $30 winners for that week included William Cain (Devlin), Lawrence Armstrong (Pinewood), Dan Neilson (Stratton), and Naman […]
Jamie Mountain Revenge is a dish best served at home. A day after arriving back to Fort Frances late after dispatching the host Sioux Lookout Warriors 52-13, the Muskies followed that up with a gritty 45-36 win over the Dryden Eagles last Tuesday afternoon at Fort High. The win was […]
Dear sir, Anyone who pays any attention to what is happening in our world must know one thing for certain: We are in the midst of an unprecedented climate emergency. Glaciers hundreds of years old are disappearing, permafrost is melting, ocean warming is killing coral reefs including the Great Barrier […]
Jamie Mountain Muskie Grace Petsnick faced some stiff defence from the Dryden Eagles as she got prepared to make a layup during the second half of Fort High’s 45-36 win in NorWOSSA senior girls’ basketball action last Tuesday afternoon here. Petsnick led the Muskies with a 17-point performance in the […]
Jamie Mountain With the rate it’s going, the only true threat the Muskie cross-country team has is itself. The black-and-gold put in an abundance of great performances at the Hial Pike meet in International Falls last Tuesday and followed that up with another stellar showing at the “Turkey Trot” races […]
Jamie Mountain The Rainy River Owl junior and senior girls’ basketball teams have started the NorWOSSA ‘A’ season on a positive note. The senior squad split its opening games against the host Ignace Falcons and Pelican Falls Timberwolves back on Oct. 1-2. Ignace dumped the Owls (1-1) in the season-opener […]
Staff It was a tough week last week for former Muskies Hailee Barnard and Alex Spuzak and the rest of the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs women’s volleyball team. The Voyageurs lost all three of their matches, to see their record fall to 3-17 and to 1-10 within the Northern […]
Jamie Mountain Andros Bruyere (6) set the ball up for his Muskie teammates to attempt to record a kill during the first set of Fort High’s 2-1 loss to the Dryden Eagles in NorWOSSA junior boys’ volleyball action last Tuesday afternoon here. The black-and-gold saw its league record fall to […]
