Alanna Gerula The fourth meeting of “A Sporting Chance” 4-H club was held at the Schrams. Kim called the meeting to order, then we all recited the 4-H pledge. The roll call was “What makes a game fun?” After we all answered, Ben read the minutes, which Aynsley move to […]
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Lucas Punkari With the NorWOSSA playoffs taking place at Fort High on Feb. 15, the fine-tuning processes for both the senior and junior boys’ basketball teams have to be accelerated a little bit. So far, however, the learning curve has gone well for both teams as they enter the exam […]
Lucas Punkari Judging by the reactions on the court and on the bench by members of the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball squad here last Thursday afternoon, you might have thought the team had just captured OFSAA gold. Although the black-and-gold only had beaten the Kenora Broncos, the fact it was […]
Staff The Border Skating Club was in International Falls on Sunday afternoon to participate in the first-annual “Icebox” competition at Bronco Arena, with a number of skaters coming away with top-three finishes. Taking first place in their respective events were Amy Norris (Basic 3-A), Montana Plasky (Basic 6-A), Greta Fedoruk […]
the MNR Two Kenora men were fined a total of $2,250 for several hunting-related offences. David Adams pleaded guilty, and was fined $1,000 for unlawfully hunting an antlerless deer and $500 for making a false statement to a Ministry of Natural Resources’ conservation officer. He also received a one-year hunting […]
the MNR A Vermilion Bay man received a hefty fine for illegally killing a wolf. Trevor Robinson pleaded guilty and was fined $1,000 for hunting and killing a wolf without a licence. Court heard that in the fall of 2011, Ministry of Natural Resources’ conservation officers received information that Robinson […]
Lucas Punkari After being blanked 4-0 by the host Kenora Broncos last Tuesday, the Muskie girls’ hockey team went into their game against the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints two nights later looking to get their offence rolling. With a four-goal outburst in the opening period alone, it’s safe to say […]
Staff La Place Rendez-Vous remains the team to beat in local men’s basketball league play. The squad improved to 5-0 on Monday night with a 95-70 win over Taggs at Fort High. Josh Mastin led the Vous with a 41-point outburst, which marked the second-straight game he has exceeded the […]
Lucas Punkari If you ask head coaches what they want out of their team at the start of a hockey game, they’ll probably answer a dominating shift from their starting line up front to get things rolling for the rest of the squad. Muskie boys’ head coach Shawn Jourdain got […]
Duane Hicks The possibility of the town having to foot a mill assessment appeal write-off for the 2009-11 taxation years in the amount of $2.2 million, with an additional annual loss of $800,000 in tax revenue going forward, has councillors worried as they stare down the 2012 budget. There was […]
Heather Latter Stay-at-home mom Crismarie Mason had wanted to start up a home-based business where she could use her skills, talents, and experiences, plus earn some extra cash, while continuing to spend quality time with her two young daughters. Then last spring, she and her husband, Doug, launched DKM Balloon […]
Lucas Punkari When looking at the hometowns of members of this year’s Fort Frances Lakers, jumping out from the Ontario and Minnesota locales are the cities of Gilbert, Ariz. and Santee, Calif. While those two towns may not be what immediately comes to mind as your “traditional hockey markets,” they […]
