Staff While major snow removal from town streets hopefully won’t be a concern for at least a little while longer, it is an inevitability. And for those who have to park their vehicles on the street overnight, they should bear in mind to heed calendar parking. Bylaw enforcement officer Arlene […]
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Press Release Nov. 24-30 is National AIDS Awareness Week, culminating on Dec. 1 with World AIDS Day. Once again, this year’s theme is “Stop AIDS, Keep the Promise.” The Northwestern Health Unit is working in partnership with the Canadian Public Health Association to launch the national campaign designed to prevent […]
Press Release The newly-amalgamated Borderland Snowmobile Club is starting its second year of operation. A lot has been accomplished since last year when our local trails faced a total shutdown due to lack of funds and volunteers to fill all the executive positions in each area. This would have meant […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team headed to Red Lake over the weekend and came home with two big wins to improve their NorWOSSA record to 3-1. The black-and-gold opened the two-game series with an 11-1 romp on Friday night backstopped by Jamison Shortreed in goal. Fellow Grade 10 goalie […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ offence was stellar through three games at the W.C. Miller Invitational hockey tournament in Altona, Man. over the weekend—then it was stymied in the game that mattered most. Needing a win to advance to Sunday’s final, the black-and-gold instead fell 3-1 to the host W.C. Miller […]
Staff Ten Club 55+ and 26 PeeWee and Bantam-aged bowlers rolled off at a touranment at Plaza Lanes here Sunday. Picking up first place was the trio of Betty Robinson, Hannah Johnston, and Shaye McCormick after finishing +134 pins over their average. Clora McEvoy, Marita Matias, and Gavyn Debenitti took […]
Staff The local Novice Timbits girls’ hockey team travelled to Kenora and came home with gold medals for their effort. The team wrapped up a perfect 4-0 tournament record with a 3-2 shootout victory over Emo in the final. Kelsey Langtry scored the shootout winner while Annalise Hayes netted both […]
Staff The local men’s basketball circuit tipped off Monday at the Fort High gym with Domino’s bouncing the Muskie senior boys’ team 73-60 while La Place Rendez-Vous downed Taggs 68-60. John Sivonen led the Domino’s attack with 22 points while Jeremy Strain netted 18 in a losing effort for the […]
Staff The local Pinewood Blades Bantam girls’ hockey team cruised to a perfect 5-0 record at the “November Chill” tournament in Thunder Bay over the weekend. The Blades beat Marathon 4-1 in the final Sunday to claim the gold medal. They had opened the tournament with 3-0 and 5-0 shutouts […]
Staff The local Pharmasave Wildcats Midget girls’ hockey team earned three ties en route to the consolation title at the “November Chill” tournament in Thunder Bay over the weekend. The squad opened the tournament with a come-from-behind 4-4 tie against the Dryden Eliminators. Dryden had led 2-0 after 20 minutes […]
Bob Tkachuk A total of 14 Sunset Country Squash Club players (four adults and 10 juniors) stormed Thunder Bay this past weekend for the Northwestern Open. Their results were excellent, with winners in many divisions. In the men’s ‘A’ division, Jason Kabel lost his first match, then reeled off two […]
Staff The local Kitowski Trucking PeeWee girls’ hockey squad wrapped up the “November Chill” tournament in Thunder Bay with a 3-2 overtime victory over the Dryden Herricanes to secure the bronze medal with a 4-1 overall record. Sarah Milling scored in the overtime to lead Fort Frances to victory. Angel […]
