Joey Payeur More coaches hopefully will translate into more polish for the Muskie junior girls’ basketball team this season. Head coach Gord McCabe is joined by assistants Angela Petsnick, who coached the junior boys’ hoopsters last year, and former junior girls’ coach Alyssa Faragher. “With three coaches, we can break […]
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Press Release Ontario and Grand Council Treaty #3 are working together to transform the system of services for Anishinaabe children and youth in Northwestern Ontario. Children and Youth Services minister Michael Coteau and Grand Council Treaty #3 Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh signed a relationship agreement Thursday in Kenora that will strengthen […]
Duane Hicks Marjan (“Mar”) Fraczkiewicz has turned a longtime passion for wakeboarding and other water sports into a new business venture. Fraczkiewicz, along with his business partner, Shawna McRitchie, launched Sunset Water Sports this summer to great success, with few evenings and weekends when they aren’t out on Rainy Lake […]
Press Release October is Healthy Workplace Month and the Northwestern Health Unit is inviting you to participate in its fifth-annual “Workplace Wellness Challenge,” which runs Oct. 2-27. The goal of the challenge is to encourage participants to be active, to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and to get the […]
Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Sept. 15-20: •Sept. 15–6:51 a.m. and 7:25 p.m. •Sept. 16–6:52 a.m. and 7:23 p.m. •Sept. 17–6:54 a.m. and 7:21 p.m. •Sept. 18–6:55 a.m. and 7:19 p.m. •Sept. 19–6:57 a.m. and 7:17 p.m. •Sept. 20–6:58 a.m. and 7:15 p.m. Hunters are reminded that […]
Joey Payeur With her volleyball career arrow pointing up, Adyson Wilson-Hands has headed out. The Fort Frances native will spend her Grade 11 year in southern Ontario to get the chance to sharpen her spike talents on two fronts. Wilson-Hands will be training daily at Volleyball Canada’s full-time beach volleyball […]
Staff Troy Norman has been all about that bass this year. It’s been a fishing season to remember for the Fort Frances resident, who paired up with Andy Carlson of Emo to capture first place at the 22nd-annual “Bassin’ For Bucks” tournament in Sioux Narrows over the weekend. The duo […]
Joey Payeur How would the Muskie golf team fare without their best player from the last few years around anymore? Pretty well, thanks. The contingent served notice they’ll be a force to be reckoned with this season as they wound up in first in the team division of the NorWOSSA […]
Joey Payeur Missions accomplished. The local International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Club, comprised of Fort Frances and Minnesota paddlers, emerged as champions of the Mixed Competitive Division at the FMG Manitoba Dragon Boat Festival over the weekend in Winnipeg. Their fastest time also was tops overall among the 60-team field. […]
Joey Payeur Sekina Scheibler had just finished running more than a quarter-of-a-mile. But he wasn’t taking one more step in his post-game interview unless his demands were met. “If you’re putting my name in the story, I want the name of every one of my offensive linemen in there, too,” […]
Joey Payeur As the Big Grassy Braves, they took home a league title the season after they tragically lost one of their own. As the Fort Frances Braves, they did it again for another one, who happened to be the son of that first teammate. The emotions were overflowing last […]
Joey Payeur Amy Wilson-Hands is a big believer in being hands-off as much as possible and let her players carry the load. The head coach of the Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team, joined this season by assistants Shana Windigo and Terry “Goose” McMahon, is relying on her seven Grade 10 […]
