Dave Ogilvie Ever-popular theme baskets back once again For as many years as most of us can remember, the “penny table” has been a recognized part of church fundraising and other social events. Although the name is somewhat obscure, most people would agree that at some point in history, you […]
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Peggy Revell While some may be cursing all the snow that’s been falling here so far this winter, it’s been a boon for Emo businesses as they head into the holiday season. “The early snowfall definitely helps in getting people in the winter mood a lot earlier,” said Borderland Esso […]
Dave Ogilvie Misty River Alternatives, housed in a small building midway down Front Street, has been running since March, 2006. That’s when owners Mary and Naomi Martin purchased the stock, started up their business, and began offering their healthy alternatives to the people of Emo. With the public’s increased interest […]
Dan Falloon The Muskie football team announced winners for four awards last night at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Lineman Chris Bobczynski, fresh off being named to the Currie Division’s all-conference team, captured MVP honours while Britton Green was named defensive player of the year. Ian Grant captured the outstanding […]
Dan Falloon The Muskie girls’ hockey team has seen its share of struggles to start the NorWOSSA season. A fair portion of the tough times can be attributed to a short bench hit by the injury bug, but head coach Mel Langtry also isn’t satisfied with the effort he’s getting […]
Staff The Dynamic Homes Hurricanes beat a warpath through Warroad on the weekend, but there was a brief detour on their journey to gold and they had to settle for silver instead. The local Atom girls’ competitive team opened play with a 13-0 romp over the host Warriors on Friday […]
Dan Falloon After a dominating past few years for the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team, the squad is entering this season with question marks as it rebuilds. The black-and-gold is coming off another NorWOSSA championship, having dominated Dryden 71-34 in last year’s final. But with the Grade 10 leadership of […]
Dan Falloon The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team was a strong one last year, falling just a single point short of winning the NWOSSAA crown and advancing to the all-Ontarios. With much of the crew returning this year, along a strong contingent moving up from the junior ranks, the black-and-gold […]
Staff The Fort Frances Canadians Midget ‘AA’ hockey team finished second at its home tournament—the fourth-annual Gus Lindberg Memorial—over the weekend. The Canadians recorded a solid 2-0-1 record in round-robin play, outscoring their opponents 17-8, before falling 8-1 in Sunday’s final against the Wayzata Junior Gold. Fort Frances opened play […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Lakers, currently competing for first place in the SIJHL, also are winners off the ice. The Lakers are the pioneer team in the SIJHL to initiate, organize, and participate in an “adopt-a-school” program. The architect of this program is retired school teacher Larry Patrick, who […]
Dan Falloon It had to come eventually. The Muskie boys’ hockey team suffered its first loss of the 2010-11 season, dropping a 6-2 decision to the East Ridge Raptors of Woodbury, Mn. at the Detroit Lakes Lakers’ tournament over the weekend. The loss dropped Fort High to the bronze-medal game, […]
Staff A handful of local bowlers competed in the zone round of the annual pins over average (P.O.A.) tournament in Kenora over the weekend. Times’ editor Mike Behan came closest to snagging a berth to the provincial roll-offs in March in Thunder Bay, coming up 37 pins short for the […]
