Zoey Duncan Since graduating from high school two years ago, Kailey Curtis has inundated local businesses with applications, hoping to find secure employment so she can save for school in the fall and pay off her mortgage. But even when she does find a job, diminishing hours and unreliable schedules […]
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Peggy Revell Photos galore, slide shows, scrapbooks, friendship, and laughter filled the bustling corridors and classrooms at Mine Centre School last Thursday as people came out for a walk down memory lane. “Wow,” Ted Menson told those on hand for the celebration to mark the closing of the old Mine […]
Zoey Duncan When everything else is at the whims of the economy, businesses still can control how well they treat their valued customers. That was the message presented, along with plaques, at the 2011 Customer Service “People’s Choice” Contest wind-up last Wednesday evening at La Place Rendez-Vous in conjunction with […]
Lucas Punkari When the Fort Frances Curling Club begins its ice-making process for the 2011/12 season, it all will be started by a simple flick of the switch. After receiving a $250,000 grant from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund, and being given the go-ahead by club members at a meeting […]
Lucas Punkari After earning victories in both league play and at an exhibition tournament, it seemed as if the Muskie girls’ soccer squad had the upper hand on the Dryden Eagles heading into the NorWOSSA semi-final in Kenora last Wednesday. But unfortunately for the black-and-gold, it was the Eagles who […]
Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Aquanauts put the wraps on another swimming season at the 39th-annual May International Invitational in Thunder Bay over the weekend, and by all accounts it was the perfect way to end the campaign. “All of the swimmers really brought it for the last meet of […]
Lucas Punkari If the high number of fresh faces at the spring camp is any indication, the future may be looking bright for the Muskie football program after a prolonged period of darkness. In fact, the black-and-gold are planning to field a junior team this fall due to the massive […]
Peggy Revell They definitely weren’t around for the big hair, legwarmers, and new wave music of the ‘80s but Mine Centre students Cyah, Bryton, and Ciara Pitremont were among the many youngsters to take a peek into the past with their classrooms decorated to represent different decades that Mine Centre […]
Heather Latter Kathie Zatulsky checked out a hanging basket of flowers from Loewen Greenhouses last Thursday during the first of the BIA’s “Market Thursdays.” Vendors are encouraged to take part in the weekly event, located on the sidewalk in front of the old Rainy Lake Hotel.
Lucas Punkari Rod Woodgate shared a hug with his grandson, Dylan Swire, after the pair captured the 2011 Emo Walleye Classic title on Saturday at the Emo/La Vallee Community Centre. The duo hauled in a two-day total weight of 19.67 pounds to claim the trophy and $9,500 first prize.
Lucas Punkari Muskie assistant coach Bob Whitburn explained the proper way to make a tackle as Kale Huntley watched during the squad’s annual spring camp last Wednesday at Fort High.
Lucas Punkari Muskie keeper Scott Parsons (green) punched the ball away from a leaping Gavin Moorhouse during a corner kick drill Sunday evening as the squad geared up for a trip to the all-Ontarios, which get underway Thursday morning in Windsor.
