Dan Falloon There was absolutely no letdown. The Muskie junior boys’ basketball team was the clear-cut favourite heading into the NorWOSSA final on Friday in Dryden, but they still came out as though they had something to prove. The black-and-gold gave the host Eagles no chance of seeing daylight—jetting out […]
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Dan Falloon With the post-season approaching, the Muskie girls’ hockey team is looking to right the ship after losing three-straight losses. But the slump doesn’t have the black-and-gold panicking. Head coach Mel Langtry was encouraged by his team’s latest outing—a 4-2 loss to Kenora on Friday night. “Physically, I think […]
Staff After manufacturing plenty of offence in their first three games, the St. Francis Sentinels took their final step towards a championship by living off their defence. The Sentinels allowed only one basket in the second half in clawing their way to a 10-7 victory over St. Thomas Aquinas (Kenora) […]
Dave Ogilvie Belle’s father, Maurice (Caleb Dueck), was surprised by Cogs-worth (Conner Pocock) during a rehearsal for Donald Young School’s production of “Beauty and the Beast” on Monday. Performances will take this evening, as well as tomorrow and Friday, starting at 7 p.m. Tickets, which will be available at the door, […]
Peggy Revell Mary Anne McAllister, with the Ojibway Power & Energy Group, explained to Kevin Peterson how the information booths on the draft environmental assessment for the proposed hydroelectric generating station on the Namakan River have been set up for the public open house held last Thursday at the Adventure […]
Submitted Winter is slowly making way for spring and new life as calving season arrives for farmers across the district. This little one was the second calf delivered this past week at Peter Boon’s farm in Miscampbell.
Dan Falloon Members of the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team clutched the championship trophy after trouncing Kenora 66-36 in the NorWOSSA final on Friday in Dryden. The Muskies now move on to the best-of-three NWOSSAA playoffs against the Thunder Bay champs, which will begin here Friday afternoon at 2:15 p.m..
Staff As the new owners of Sunny Cove Camp are getting ready to take bookings for the year ahead, the Town of Fort Frances will allow weddings to take place there in addition to hosting youth camps and other activities. The public will be able to book weddings in May, […]
Dave Ogilvie The “Wardrobe” (Lorianne Dueck) frightened “Belle” (Maggie Gauthier) at the Beast’s castle during a dress rehearsal of Donald Young School’s production of “Beauty and the Beast” yesterday evening. Performances will take place tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday starting at 7 p.m. Tickets, which will be available at the door, cost $10 […]
Duane Hicks Taking advantage of the mild weather on the weekend, Patrick Langevin and Celine Cardinal, with their children, Marie-Mai and Yannick Langevin, in tow, were out for a family stroll Sunday afternoon.
Staff Both Muskie hockey teams have hit the skids late in the season. The girls’ squad was doubled 4-2 in NorWOSSA action Friday night in Kenora while the boys were mangled 5-1 in exhibition play by host International Falls. In Kenora, Fort High fell behind 1-0 early but quickly evened […]
Staff With an outside shot at fourth place still up for grabs, the Fort Frances Lakers (14-30-5) still had something to play for over the weekend. But so, too, did the K&A Wolverines. The Wolverines (19-27-5) pulled into a third-place tie with the Sioux Lookout Flyers after a pair of […]
