As predicted by the Ministry of Natural Resources earlier this year, hunters in Northwestern Ontario are finding moose and partridge to be plentiful so far this season. Several hunting parties already have bagged a moose just over two weeks into the season, and others are getting their daily limit of […]
Local Sports
With a new mixed league in place this year and an enticing offer to attract new members, the number of participants in Saturday’s novice curling clinic tripled from last year. Some 30 curlers took part in this year’s one-day clinic, which taught beginning curlers the basics, such as the delivery, […]
As the Muskie hockey team returned to the ice Monday afternoon, head coach Glen Edwards said he wanted to get his team’s lines ready–and systems in place–as soon as possible. The black-and-gold have just over two weeks before they see their first exhibition action at the Warroad Jamboree on Nov. […]
The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association decided at Monday night’s board meeting to drop one team in both its Atom and PeeWee house leagues in order to have a larger number of players on each team. The PeeWee league will be pared down from five to four teams immediately while […]
Heading into his first appearance at a world armwrestling championship, Allan Hartnell knew speed and experience would be the keys to victory. The 19-year-old Rainy River resident already had the speed and power to overtake the top armwrestlers in the world. The experience he gained along the way. “First it’s […]
In a season which saw the Muskie football team finish with an outstanding 4-1 exhibition record, what’s even more impressive is many of the team’s final stats. On both offence and defence, the black-and-gold were simply outstanding on both offence and defence–especially against their Manitoba counterparts. They were a perfect […]
The deadline to purchase “Gold Card” memberships at Kitchen Creek, which offer golfers a five-year membership at a reduced rate, has been extended until the club’s general fall meeting Nov. 22. The original deadline had been Oct. 7 but membership chairman Terry Martinson said the decision to extend it was […]
The Muskie junior girls dropped a tight 24-21 defensive battle to Thomas Aquinas (Kenora) in NorWOSSA basketball action there last Thursday. The turning point came in the third quarter when the Muskies lost their leading scorer, Sarah Noonan, after she was called for an “unwarranted” flagrant foul while battling for […]
“Seniorcise,” a gentle chair side exercise program for seniors, is in full swing at the Queen Street and Golden Age manors supervised by Joanne Judson-Riding and Barbara Duguay of the Home Support office. I had the chance to watch seniors go through the routine at both manors last Wednesday morning, […]
Through the “duck slump” of the 1980s, I know a lot of waterfowl hunters who locked their shotguns in the gun safe and gave up the sport. But because of good conditions for nesting in recent years, and outstanding management by U.S. and Canadian wildlife agencies, many are taking it […]
Seniors’ skating has started up again at Memorial Arena. Every Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30-10 a.m., seniors can skate for one dollar (plus GST). But the number of those taking advantage of the time has been a little low so far. “It’s usually slow to start,” noted recreation facilities superintendent […]
