Press Release The Muskie cross-country runners capped off their sensational season with a number of medal-winning performances in International Falls on Tuesday. While the junior runners posted some season-best times in the Senior Varsity 5K race, it was the junior high (Grades 7-9) girls’ day to shine. As they have […]
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Staff Despite a couple of nail-biters, Team Canada is off to a 5-0 start at the world mixed curling championships in Champéry, Switzerland. Featuring Stratton siblings Trevor Bonot and Jackie McCormick at skip and third, the rink edged Australia 6-5 in an extra end yesterday morning before dumping The Netherlands […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers will be gunning to put in a better defensive effort when they visit the Thunder Bay North Stars tonight. “We have to buy into our defensive game,” head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan said yesterday morning in an e-mailed response to the Times regarding […]
Staff Both Muskie boys’ volleyball teams returned from Dryden victorious in NorWOSSA action last Tuesday. The senior squad evened its record to 2-2 following a 3-1 win in the best-of-five showdown by scores of 25-19, 25-14, 21-25, and 25-20. “We had strong serving by a number of boys, but led […]
Staff Any good feelings stemming from the Muskie football team’s Homecoming win quickly were snuffed out this past Friday. The black-and-gold were trounced 64-14 by the East Kildonan Collegiate Reivers to drop to 2-3 in the Andy Currie Division (‘A’) with two games left in the regular season. Head coach […]
Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent Emo’s first “Run for the Donut” 5K held Saturday morning was deemed a total success by organizers. Some 87 eager participants enjoyed a beautiful fall morning while doing a double loop around Front Street and the Lions Park before finishing near the pavilion. The event was the […]
The Muskie golf team finished in fifth place at the NWOSSAA championships last Tuesday in Thunder Bay. Kendyn Faragher and Kaleb Bruyere led the black-and-gold with rounds of 46 for the one-day tournament, which was shortened to nine holes due to the weather. Cole Kowalski and Mikel Ward were next […]
Staff It’s been a tale of two seasons so far for the Muskie girls’ basketball teams. The juniors romped to a 47-29 victory over the host Dryden Eagles last Tuesday to improve to 4-0 at the midway point of the NorWOSSA regular season. Carmen Hebert led the way with eight […]
From the MNRF Two southern Ontario men have been fined a total of $6,500 for unsafe hunting and party-hunting offences. Bryce Cavanagh of Odessa pleaded guilty, and was fined $3,500, for hunting big game without a licence and $2,000 for discharging a firearm without care and attention for people or […]
Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Oct. 12-18: •Oct. 12–7:30 a.m. and 6:29 p.m. •Oct. 13–7:31 a.m. and 6:27 p.m. •Oct. 14–7:33 a.m. and 6:25 p.m. •Oct. 15–7:34 a.m. and 6:23 p.m. •Oct. 16–7:36 a.m. and 6:21 p.m. •Oct. 17–7:37 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. •Oct. 18–7:39 a.m. and […]
Norbert and Glenda Dufresne (Nestor Falls) and Dick and Marilyn Haughton (Carnduff, Sask.) were the $100 winners for Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Sept. 24-30 were Peter Fylkow (Fort Frances), Marvin and Twila Smitsnuk (Atikokan), […]
Press Release The Backus Community Center in International Falls is excited to announce a partnership with the KAPE Coalition (Koochiching Area Prevention in Education) and Northland Counseling, enabling it to offer movies on the big screen in the Backus auditorium starting this Friday (Oct. 13). The first movie to be […]
