Jamie Mountain They say defence wins championships but the Muskie football team also is finding out it can win you games early on in the season. A week after blanking the host Tec Voc Hornets 42-0, the black-and-gold’s defence came up huge yet again in a 14-8 victory over the […]
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Press Release October is Healthy Workplace Month and the Northwestern Health Unit is inviting you to participate in our sixth-annual Workplace Wellness Challenge! Last year, 80 workplaces across the region, including 800 employees, took part in the challenge–and we hope to see even more in 2018. Many of us spend […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team didn’t let a loss the previous day get them down but instead went out and dominated at a one-day exhibition tournament in Dryden on Friday. After dropping a 51-41 overtime decision to the Eagles in their NorWOSSA season-opener Thursday afternoon here, the […]
From the OPP With hunting season underway, the Rainy River District OPP is reminding hunters that safety needs to be a first priority. There are a number of ways hunters can keep themselves, and those around them, safe. These include: •telling someone where you will be hunting and when you […]
Staff It appears–at least early on–as though the Fort Frances Lakers would like to put two-straight years of finishing fifth in the SIJHL standings behind them. The Lakers kicked off the 2018-19 regular season in impressive fashion over the weekend with pair of road wins. Kirk Coppock scored in overtime […]
Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Sept. 27-Oct. 3: •Sept. 27–7:08 a.m. and 7 p.m. •Sept. 28–7:09 a.m. and 6:58 p.m. •Sept. 29–7:11 a.m. and 6:56 p.m. •Sept. 30–7:12 a.m. and 6:54 p.m. •Oct. 1–7:14 a.m. and 6:52 p.m. •Oct. 2–7:15 a.m. and 6:50 p.m. •Oct. 3–7:17 a.m. […]
Jamie Mountain Cracking the top 10 two years in a row was nice for Doug McBride and Steve Ballan. But they wanted a little more this time around. The district duo teamed up once again and mastered the waters of the Rainy River in claiming the 20th-annual Rainy River Walleye […]
Press Release On Nov. 26, there will be a better way for hunters and anglers across Ontario to get their Outdoors Cards and hunting and fishing licensing products. “The new fish and wildlife licensing service that we are launching in November will make getting outdoors easier for hunters and anglers,” […]
Jamie Mountain Members of the Muskie golf team were able to card some better scores at the second event of the NorWOSSA regular season last Thursday at the Beauty Bay course in Kenora but they’ll need some luck if they are to qualify for NWOSSAA here next week. The black-and-gold […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team got off to a great start last Thursday afternoon in their NorWOSSA regular-season opener against the visiting Dryden Eagles. The offence was clicking and the defence was holding firm as the black-and-gold built a 17-0 lead about midway through the second quarter. […]
Jamie Mountain It’s been a tale of two different seasons so far for the Muskie junior and senior boys’ volleyball teams. The juniors have roared out of the gate, winning their NorWOSSA season-opener 3-2 (25-15, 20-25, 25-19, 22-25, and 15-12) against the visiting Dryden Eagles last Thursday afternoon before claiming […]
Staff It was a week of mixed results for former Muskie Chelsea Kabatay and the rest of the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs women’s volleyball team. The squad split its four games, winning both matches last Wednesday before dropping both on Saturday. RRCC (4-6) started with a sweep of Gogebic […]
