Press Release The La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary executive held its first meeting of the new year on Tuesday, Feb. 6 in the hospital boardroom. Social director Diane Glowasky advised the quarterly luncheon will be held at Knox United Church here on Monday, March 12. Tickets will be available for purchase […]
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Jamie Mountain Muskie co-captain Byron Stewart looked to keep Robert Green of the Red Lake Rams contained during Fort High’s 17-2 romp Saturday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. Stewart scored a goal and set up four others to help the Muskies clinch first place in NorWOSSA regular-season play.
Jamie Mountain Talk about a close one. The Fort Frances PeeWee Venom almost let the game slip through their fingers but stayed composed to claim the gold medal with a 3-2 win over the Dryden B&B Blazers on Sunday at the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association’s PeeWee and Bantam “Showcase” […]
Press Release The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) and the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) are pleased to learn the provincial government soon will be announcing calls for proposals for new bed developments in long-term care. The government had committed to creating 5,000 new long-term care beds by 2022, […]
Staff It was an impressive night of shooting with all the usual stars coming out to play in Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League action last Tuesday night at Fort High. The first game of the night had the Revco Renegades battling the senior Muskies. The black-and-gold only had four players […]
Staff All three Muskie curling teams have advanced to the NWOSSAA finals after an impressive showing Sunday and Monday at the NorWOSSA playdowns in Sioux Lookout. The mixed rink, consisting of Jordon Bazylewski, Mackenzie Taylor, Daffini Chabot, Kian MacEvoy, Brett Schram, and Sami Stone, nabbed gold over the two days. […]
Staff The 51st-annual church bonspiel has been cancelled due to a lack of interest. The event originally was set to run this Saturday at the Fort Frances Curling Club but event co-organizer Bill Gushulak noted only three teams had signed up to participate. “Unfortunately, due to a slow response from […]
Jamie Mountain Members of the Mighty Mustang Wrestling Club in International Falls recently had a solid weekend on the mat. The squad competed in a pair of tournaments earlier this month, including the North Shore Classic in Proctor, Mn. on Feb. 3 and then the Jaycee Open in Fertile, Mn. […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie junior boys’ basketball team has had an admirable season thus far. Wins against the host Kenora Broncos and Dryden Eagles last week earned it a league-best 7-1 record and a bye to Friday’s NorWOSSA final in Dryden. Against the Broncos last Wednesday, Caleb Allan scored a […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie junior and senior girls’ volleyball teams both have had impressive seasons so far. What better way is there to cap an already successful year than by adding a championship title? That’s what is at stake this Friday at the NorWOSSA playoffs in Dryden, as both teams […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie girls’ hockey team will be looking to solidify their game this week as they head towards the NorWOSSA playoffs. Heading into yesterday’s final game of the regular season against the host Sioux Lookout Warriors (the outcome wasn’t known at press time), the black-and-gold (13-1-1) sat just […]
Jamie Mountain It’s been a difficult season for the Fort Frances Lakers, to say the least. Things were muddied even further over the weekend as the squad was on the losing end of all three of its games and now has dropped six-straight overall. The Thunder Bay North Stars, the […]
