From one extreme to the next. That’s what Kim Jo Bliss, technician at the agricultural research station in Emo, has experienced the last two years—with 2005 being extremely wet and this past summer resulting in drought conditions. “It’s been a long time since we could say ‘Wow, what a dry […]
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You can’t teach size. The Churchill Trojans (Thunder Bay) exploited their size advantage in the low post to beat the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team 43-32 in Saturday’s final of the black-and-gold’s home tournament. The Muskies’ chances of taking the tourney title were dealt a serious blow before the opening […]
An 18-year-old Fort Frances male was charged with assault with a weapon following a disturbance on the 100 block of Fourth Street West shortly after 5 a.m. yesterday. The teen is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 18. Then around 9:30 a.m. yesterday, Fort Frances OPP arrested two men for […]
The Town of Fort Frances saluted 2006 “Citizen of the Year” June Keddie, as well as retirees and employees who have reached 25 years of service, at its annual appreciation dinner Friday night at La Place Rendez-Vous. As she was greeted on stage by 1994 “Citizen of the Year” Mark […]
The municipalities of Emo and La Vallee once again will be holding candlelight ceremonies in their cemeteries on Christmas Eve. “I’ll have all the ice candles out there,” noted Debbie Zimmerman, organizer of the Emo event. “All the graves are to be marked with flags this year, so it should […]
Saying Happy Christmas is not as traditional as Merry Christmas, but I thought I would bring the Australian style of Christmas to Rainy River District. I am not 100 percent sure why, but Happy Christmas is just a bit more popular than Merry Christmas here “Down Under.” Truthfully, I feel […]
Sometimes the box score can be deceiving. Despite dominating the majority of play, the Muskie girls’ hockey team skated to a narrow 2-1 victory over the Lake of the Woods Bears in exhibition action last night at the Ice for Kids Arena. “The girls passed quite well,” coach Chris Hill […]
The new year is almost here once again. For producers, 2006 was another challenging year. The problem is the challenges keep changing. For instance, 2004 was one of the coolest years on record while 2005 was one of the wettest years on record. 2006 started out looking pretty promising in […]
There currently are two classes of volleyball in Northwestern Ontario: Dryden and everybody else. The Eagles and Dryden’s club team—the Whiskey Jacks—re-staked their city’s claim to the region’s volleyball crown by winning both the ‘A’ and ‘B’ titles at the junior volleyball tournament hosted by the Kenora Broncos over the […]
The Muskie girls’ volleyball teams earned a split against the host Kenora Broncos in NorWOSSA action yesterday. The junior Muskie spikers (2-2) rallied from an opening set loss to defeat the Broncos (0-3) in four sets. After losing the first set 25-15, the black-and-gold took the next three by scores […]
The Muskie boys’ basketball program is on a roll, with both the junior and senior squads earning victories against the host Kenora Broncos in NorWOSSA action yesterday. The seniors improved to 4-0 with a 65-51 over the Broncos, who are winless in three tries so far this season. “Although we […]
The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team finished fourth at Westgate Collegiate’s “Spike Off 2” tournament in Thunder Bay over the weekend after losing to the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) in the semi-finals. The black-and-gold struggled to find consistency in their service game and dropped the first set 25-19 to […]
