Jamie Mountain Muskie Janissa Judson looked to retrieve the ball from a pair of Rainy River Owls during her squad’s 3-1 exhibition loss here Monday afternoon. The black-and-gold return to action this Friday and Saturday when they head to Winnipeg for an exhibition tournament. See story on page B3.
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Jamie Mountain Muskie Katrina Slomke did her best to clear the bar during the girls’ high jump event at the Bronco Booster Track & Field Invite varsity meet last Tuesday at Falls High School. Slomke placed 12th overall with a jump of 3′,10″.
Jamie Mountain Muskie Peyton Avis looked to impede the progress of this Rainy River Owl player during the black-and-gold’s 3-0 shutout win in the annual exhibition game between the two squads here Monday afternoon. Fort High next will see action this weekend when the team heads to Winnipeg for the […]
Jamie Mountain Despite losing some members to the soccer teams, the Muskie track-and-field contingent continues to roll. That was evident again Monday at the Lake of the Woods meet in Baudette, Mn. The black-and-gold snagged a multitude of top-five finishes across a variety of events, coming through with another strong […]
Jamie Mountain Fort High was the scene for a district rivalry Monday afternoon. Both the Muskies and Rainy River Owls girls’ and boys’ soccer teams got prepared for their seasons with exhibition games against each other. It was the Owls who came out on top on the girls’ side, claiming […]
Jamie Mountain Jason Kabel stepped in take over as president of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association for next season at its annual general meeting last Tuesday night in the conference room of the Ice For Kids Arena. Wayne Strachan, head coach and general manager of the Fort Frances Lakers, […]
From the MNRF A Fort Frances man has been fined $2,800 for hunting offences under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. Michael Shine pleaded guilty and was fined $2,000 for careless hunting and $800 for trespassing to hunt. He also received a probation order to complete 50 hours of community […]
Jamie Mountain It was a successful endeavour for the Muskie and Rainy River Owl badminton teams at the NWOSSAA championships last Wednesday in Thunder Bay. Muskies Aaron Bujold, Michaela Putzer, Lauryn Marchant, and Tayah Badiuk, along with Jackson Arpin of the Owls, all qualified for the all-Ontarios that runs tomorrow […]
There were more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for April 22-28 were Jo Ann DeGagne (Atikokan), Nick and Erica Roy (Thunder Bay), Guy and Brenda Johnston (Fort Frances), Randy and Gayle Asselin (Pinewood), Billy Faragher Jr. (Rainy River), Walter Wagner […]
Press Release Gil Labine, chair of the North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN), last week announced the appointment of Dr. Rhonda Crocker-Ellacott as the new CEO for the North West LHIN. “The board of directors wishes to acknowledge the high calibre of skills and abilities that Rhonda brings to […]
Staff Cody Brown now can add a new title to his name: national champion. The Fort Frances resident was a member of the Northern Ontario ‘B’ team, comprised of fellow Sunset Country bowlers, that captured the gold medal at the 2018 Inter-Provincial National Championship on Saturday afternoon in Charlottetown, P.E.I. […]
Jamie Mountain Talk about a strong showing for the Muskie track-and-field contingent at the Lake of the Woods meet yesterday in Baudette, Mn. The black-and-gold snagged a multitude of top-five finishes across a variety of events. Sekina Scheibler nabbed gold in boys’ discus with a throw of 139′,09″. Sean Huziak […]
