Bob TkachukSubmitted by The past two years, the Sunset Country Squash Club’s Boxing Day ‘A’ champion has been Steve Boileau, with wins over Anniss Seid in 2015 and then Jason Kabel last year. But the tables were turned this time around with Seid ousting Boileau 3-1 in the best-of-five final […]
Local Sports
Staff Local curling fans are in for a treat over the next few days. The Fort Frances Curling Club is hosting the U21 men’s and women’s provincial playdowns tonight through Saturday–and club president Ron Silver is expecting some top-notch play. The Tanner Horgan rink (Sudbury), which won silver at the […]
Press Release Ontario is protecting consumers from losing reward points based only on the amount of time passed since they were earned. Beginning Jan. 1, consumers will be protected against losing reward points they have been saving up for larger purchases, and the change will be retroactive to Oct. 1, […]
Press Release The FFGWHA Novice Ice Devils and Novice Heat, along with the host Emo Express, all went 2-1 in the round-robin portion of a recent tournament there. A tie-breaker put the Ice Devils in the gold-medal final against Emo while the Heat dropped down to the bronze-final versus Kenora. […]
Staff The Muskies overcame a slow start to grab a commanding lead in their NorWOSSA showdown last Thursday afternoon against the host Dryden Eagles. Then everything fell apart. Trailing 19-9 in the first set, the Muskies stormed back to win it 26-24. The black-and-gold then carried that momentum into the […]
Staff A three-goal outburst early in the second period sparked the Warroad Warriors to a 7-1 exhibition win over the Muskie girls’ hockey team here last night. Warroad netted the lone goal of the first, then jumped ahead 4-0 early in the second. The score was 5-0 in the third […]
Staff It was a tough day for the four Muskie court teams yesterday in Dryden. Only the junior boys’ basketball team came home victorious–earning a 61-42 win over the Eagles to improve to 3-1 in NorWOSSA play. The Muskie senior boys fell 82-64 to drop to 2-2 on the season. […]
Jamie Mountain The Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club held its annual general meeting Nov. 27, which saw some significant changes among its board. Jim and Kris Krag stated that after 10 years as president and secretary/treasurer, they did not wish to seek re-election. The club then asked for nominations, with […]
From the MNRF A Thunder Bay man has been fined $5,000 and suspended for illegal moose-hunting offences. Clarence Roberts was convicted and fined $5,000 for careless hunting, received a five-year hunting suspension, and must take the Ontario Hunter Education Course before he can purchase another Ontario hunting licence. He also […]
How well do you know your local butcher, baker, or candlestick maker? I realize that local candlestick makers are less prevalent than they use to be. But if you had one in your community, they would be just as important as your other local merchants. We all have heard that […]
There were more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Dec. 10-16 were Jerry Bodnarchuk (Atikokan), Teresa Larson (Atikokan), Chris Dennis (Fort Frances), Kathy Moncrief (Kenora), Fred Foulger (Rainy River), Brenda Wickstrom (Fort Frances), and Kip Sharp (Stratton). Winning $30 for […]
Press Release Ontario is helping families afford the care they need to stay healthy by making prescription medications free for everyone age 24 and under. Health and Long-Term Care minister Dr. Eric Hoskins met with young mothers at Massey Centre in Toronto yesterday, where he launched “OHIP+: Children and Youth […]
