Heather Latter It might be a game typically played by kids on a playground or in gym class, but dodgeball recently has emerged as a popular adult sport and a local couple has taken the initiative to start up a weekly league here. “We decided to do it out of […]
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Lucas Punkari A year ago, it was a point shot by Brett McMahon in overtime that gave the Muskie boys’ hockey team a dramatic 2-1 win over the International Falls Broncos at the Ice For Kids Arena here. This year, however, it was the black-and-gold who were left with the […]
Lucas Punkari Even though they hadn’t curled together in nearly a year, the former Muskie rink of skip Tirzah Keffer, third Samantha Mueller, second Taylor Hartlin, and lead Carley Busch picked up right where they left off at the Fort Frances Curling Club this past weekend. The rink successfully defended […]
the MNR A Fort Frances man has been fined $2,500 for shooting a moose without the proper licence. John Piotrowski pleaded guilty to unlawfully hunting a cow moose. In addition to the fine, Piotrowski is banned from hunting in Ontario for one year. Court heard that on Oct. 14, Piotrowski […]
Lucas Punkari After years of being dominated in the Sunset Country Squash Club’s annual Wesley Derksen LL.B. tournament by Thunder Bay’s Bob Shine, Ben Andrusco has become the man to beat here each February. Andrusco, who grew up here but now lives in Winnipeg, took home his fourth-straight title Sunday […]
Press Release The federal government is investing $28,000 to assist Stanjikoming First Nation in exploring the development of a tourism operation. “The Government of Canada is proud to work with aboriginal partners on projects that create economic development opportunities and build community capacity,” Tony Clement, the minister responsible for FedNor, […]
Lucas Punkari Despite having the home crowd—and even some of their rival local teams—cheering them on, the Times Tigers fell 5-1 to the Neebing Devils (Thunder Bay) in the final of the FFMHA’s Novice tournament Sunday afternoon. However, the runner-up showing continued an impressive run the Tigers have been on […]
Lucas Punkari After a year’s absence, the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team is back on top of NorWOSSA again. The black-and-gold, who had won four-straight titles before being knocked out in the semi-finals last season, regained the championship on home court last Wednesday with a 44-25 victory over the Dryden […]
Lucas Punkari For the last seven seasons, the Dryden Eagles easily have been the class of the NorWOSSA junior girls’ volleyball ranks. But that is no longer the case. The Muskie spikers overthrew the Eagles’ reign—upsetting the defending champs in four sets (27-29, 25-20, 27-25, and 25-15) in the NorWOSSA […]
Lucas Punkari After finishing the regular season with a league-worst 1-7 record, not much might have been expected of the Muskies senior girls’ volleyball team when they took to the court for the NorWOSSA playoffs here last Wednesday. But the black-and-gold burst through with their best performance of the season […]
Duane Hicks Volunteers are desperately needed if a full slate of July 1 activities are going to go ahead this year. While Canada Day may seem a long time away, organizers have been meeting since the fall to plan for it—and it’s clear more helping hands are going to be […]
Duane Hicks When Naicatchewenin First Nation elder Gilbert Smith saw Prime Minister Stephen Harper offer a full apology on behalf of Canadians for the Indian residential school system back on June 11, 2008, he thought that one day he would like to thank Harper in person. Last month he got […]
