Back in June, Bill Michl started fundraising for The Arthritis Society. His goal is to raise $6,300, which would meet his obligation to the Society as a “Joints In Motion” training team member. Michl would like to wrap up his fundraising. For those of you who meant to donate but […]
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Staying as undefeated over the weekend as they have all season, the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team pounded any competition that came their way to capture their home tournament. After opening play Friday with a 41-23 win over the Kenora Broncos and a 43-31 victory over the Dryden Eagles, Fort […]
Several changes to Ontario’s fishing regulations come into effect on Jan. 1. The changes are part of the Ministry of Natural Resources’ new ecological framework for recreational fisheries management in Ontario. Under this approach, the MNR is managing fisheries on a landscape basis rather than on a lake-by-lake basis. The […]
Sunset Country will be represented by two local bowlers at the provincial finals of the annual P.O.A. (pins over average) tournament in Dryden in February. Teressa Darrah, who bowls out of Plaza Lanes here, topped the 34 women competitors at the five-game zone roll-off held earlier this month at Timber […]
The four Muskie court teams likely won’t make up cancelled matches against the Dryden Eagles until February. The squads were supposed to square off here last Thursday (Dec. 13) but the matches were cancelled when the Eagles couldn’t travel to town due to inclement weather. Fort High athletic director John […]
The local Brockie.org 99ers Atom ‘AA’ hockey team, along with head coach Keith Knapp and assistance coaches Brian Spicer and Brad Gushulak, returned home Sunday from Des Moines, Iowa with a fourth-place finish in the “Blizzard Blast” Squirt hockey tournament. The 99ers got off to a slow start Saturday morning […]
The local Brockie.org 99ers Atom ‘AA’ hockey team returned home from Des Moines, Iowa on Sunday with many memories of a weekend full of experiences they will never forget thanks to the Iowa Stars of the AHL. When Stars’ head coach Dave Allison heard that hockey teams from his home […]
The “Get Outdoors” club—junior members of the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club—were very active this fall. They built extra birdhouses for bluebirds, tree swallows, wrens, and woodducks. These bird boxes will be used to replace—or add to—the 41 “lines” which have been placed throughout the district for the past 17 years. […]
Don’t invite disaster to your holiday celebrations. The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service would like to remind everyone that by taking a few simple precautions during the holidays, you will ensure your holiday season will be a safe and happy one. •Cooking Look while you cook—unattended cooking is the […]
