Sadly, the family announces the passing of Violet Ruth Tibbs, 84, of Emo, Ont. on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019 at La Verendrye Hospital. Violet was born on April 17, 1935 in Loon Lake, Sask. to parents, Annie (Humphries) and Gordon McKinnon. She was united in marriage to Lyle Tibbs on […]
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Jamie Mountain You couldn’t have scripted a better second half for the Muskie football team in their “home game” last Thursday in Winnipeg. After overcoming some early shakiness and sloppy plays, the Muskies stretched a slim 19-18 halftime lead into a convincing 50-25 win over the Neelin Spartans in Winnipeg […]
Staff The SIJHL announced Monday that Fort Frances Lakers’ goalie Alex Bugeja has been named its initial Play It Again Sports player-of-the-week for the 2019-20 season. In two starts over the weekend, the 18-year-old West Vancouver, B.C., native backstopped the Lakers to a home-and-home sweep of the Thief River Falls […]
Jamie Mountain While the weather may have been nasty on Friday, Christian Armstrong and Mark Nault were crafting their own perfect storm out on the waters of Rainy River over the weekend. Nault, who is originally from Rainy River but now lives in Dryden, and Armstrong teamed up for an […]
Jamie Mountain The defending champs looked every bit like their dominant selves from a year ago in their first match last Tuesday. The Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team dispatched the host Kenora Broncos with a 3-0 sweep in the NorWOSSA season-opener for both teams. “Overall I was impressed by our […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team played a ton of basketball last week and have been impressive to start the season. After defeating the host Kenora Broncos 26-14 in the NorWOSSA season-opener last Tuesday (Sept. 17), the Muskies compiled a 2-2 record at a one-day tournament hosted by […]
Jamie Mountain Brent Adamson showed off his multitasking abilities as he answered a call on his cell phone and continued on with hosing the ice surface on Monday morning at the Fort Frances Curling Club.
Press Release As Canada’s National Junior ‘A’ Championship prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary in May in Portage la Prairie, Man., Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Junior Hockey League, has announced that Canada’s National Junior ‘A’ Championship will return to its original name–the Centennial Cup–starting in 2020. The […]
of Ryan Stelter/Kenora Miner and News Jesse Jourdain tried to put his kill attempt past a pair of Kenora Broncos’ defenders during the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team’s 2-1 loss in the NorWOSSA season-opener for both teams last Tuesday in Kenora. All four Muskie court sport teams were slated to […]
Jamie Mountain Lloyd Stansell has had a long and distinguished career as an ice-maker and recently was in Fort Frances to lend his wealth of knowledge at the local curling club as they prepare to get the ice ready for another great season. Widely considered a legend and innovator in […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers lost a valued member of their hockey family this spring and it was almost as if her spirit was shining down on the team over the weekend. On the same night they honoured the memory of Karen Angus in a touching pre-game ceremony ahead […]
of BASSMASTER Jeff Gustafson landed a fish during the Tenkiller Lake tournament this past weekend in Oklahoma.
