Staff Although the Muskies didn’t qualify a full team for the NWOSSAA golf tournament in Thunder Bay last week, Alex McDonald and Kevin Jackson both represented Fort High individually at the event—and certainly didn’t look out of place. McDonald shot a 77 while Jackson carded a 78, missing the individual […]
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Staff Home court was not friendly for the Muskie senior and junior boys’ volleyball teams last Thursday. The seniors fell just short against the visiting Kenora Broncos, dropping the first two sets by identical 25-19 scores before roaring back to take the next two 25-21 and 25-17 to force a […]
Mitch Calvert The monkey is off their backs. Ted and Louise Stewner hauled in a bag of 19.50 pounds on the final day of the LaBelle’s Rainy Lake Fall Bass Classic on Sunday to capture their first title fishing together as a couple. He had won back-to-back crowns with Al […]
Ken Johnston After Day 1 of the 10th-annual Rainy River Walleye Tournament, it looked as though Team #16 was poised to win it all. But what a difference a day can make! John Blight and Sean Gaudry quit fishing at 11:15 a.m. on Friday after having 16.16 pounds of walleye […]
Press Release You’ve heard it all before–eat well, exercise, don’t smoke. Easier said than done, right? But what if where you worked helped make these healthy habits easy? The Northwestern Health Unit is encouraging local workplaces to take the “Fit @ Work” challenge, which is being held as part of […]
Robin McCormick The annual Rainy Lake Fall Bass Classic took place Saturday and Sunday at LaBelle’s Birch Point Camp, with more than 60 teams competing. First place was taken by Ted and Louise Stewner from Winnipeg with 38.18 pounds (down a little from previous years), with Alex and Darrell Keszler […]
Dave Ogilvie Guthrie United Church will be holding its annual harvest supper this Sunday (Oct. 5) from 5-7 p.m. in the Devlin Hall. The cost is $12 for adults and $5 for children aged six-12 (those five and under are free), with tickets to be available at the door. Come […]
Dave Ogilvie It’s recently been reported that Canadians are enjoying longer lifespans and better health than ever before. In fact, the proportion of seniors in the Canadian population is expected to double by 2025. These seniors want to remain independent and to live in their own homes for as long […]
Jack Elliott Early last Wednesday (Sept. 24), eight people gathered at the Roadside Restaurant in Rainy River to participate in the first local mini-seminar on value-added forest products. Hosted by Percy Champagne, the Northwestern Ontario representative for FP Innovations, the group was treated to some stimulating information on what is […]
Rick Neilson Just under 60 people showed up Monday evening at the gymnasium of Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton to listen to, and ask questions of, the four candidates vying for the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding in the Oct. 14 federal election. Moderator Linda Armstrong and timekeeper […]
Press Release With the federal election coming up, Bill Michl, like everyone else in the district, would like to see big change. What’s different is the type of change Michl would like to see. You see, Michl is raising funds for his “Joints in Motion” marathon that will take place […]
Peggy Revell Local residents had the chance to see those hoping to represent Thunder Bay-Rainy River do some verbal sparring at the all-candidates’ forum hosted by the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce last night at the Civic Centre. And while each candidate said afterwards that the debate went well, the […]
