There are some things that are beyond the control of any coach or player. The Muskie girls’ hockey team fell victim to illness—and injury—as they were swept in two-straight games by the Kenora Broncos in the best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final over the weekend. “We kind of went through the same thing […]
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The Muskie football program held its annual awards banquet last Wednesday night at the Adventure Inn. The black-and-gold gathered with family, friends, and members of the Touchdown Club to celebrate both a successful campaign, in which the team finished with a 4-2-1 record, and the careers of two retiring coaches—Bob […]
It’s been a long time coming. After years of disappointment, Judy LaBelle’s rink finally broke a string of second-place finishes as they won the 54th Fort Frances ladies’ bonspiel here Sunday afternoon. LaBelle—along with third Nancy Evans, second Diane Bonot, and lead Trudy Badiuk—blanked Dana Kosowick’s rink 7-0 in just […]
Vianets will finish the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League season where they began it—atop the standings. The defending champs (12-1) cemented their top dog status with a 65-55 victory over second-place team La Place Rendez-Vous (10-3) on Monday night at Fort High. John Sivonen was the game’s top scorer, pouring […]
Fine Foods Fury edged fellow Fort Frances team Taggs 2-1 on Sunday to capture the ‘A’ title at “The Puck Drops Here” local IP2 hockey tournament. Brett Hahkala opened the scoring for Taggs at 2:18 of the first period after taking a pass from Kyle Knapp. However, the lead would […]
The Fort Frances Times Tigers earned a hard-fought 2-1 victory over the Emo Rockets on Sunday to capture the ‘B’ final of “The Puck Drops Here” local IP2 hockey tournament. Graeme Kitt got the Tigers off to a strong start with an unassisted marker with 4:26 left in the first […]
EMO—A committee has been established to spearhead the development of a water spray park in Emo after resident Lincoln Dunn pitched the idea to council there back in November. “We’re really just starting to figure out what our target is going to be, how big we want to make it, […]
FORT FRANCES—Although the early-bird deadline to register for the fifth-annual ManOMin watershed conference expires today (Feb. 28), registrations still are being accepted. The conference, which focuses on the environmental sustainability of the Manitoba, Ontario, and Minnesota basins, is scheduled to run April 11-12 at the Holiday Inn over in International […]
EMO—Mike McKinnon is stressed. And it’s because of Bill 102. The Emo pharmacist has been making plans to buy the pharmacy portion of Emo Drugs, but now he’s starting to think twice. “I’m just stressed out about it, basically,” he remarked Friday morning. “I have no idea what’s going to […]
FORT FRANCES—A women’s luncheon sponsored by the Atikokan Crisis Centre last week drew a small crowd but organizers are hoping to turn it into a monthly event. “I was pleased with the turnout,” said Dorion Chambers of the ACC. “I’m going to hold another one in March,” she added. “We’ll […]
It’s the 25th anniversary of the Nestor Falls Winter Carnival and the community’s recreation committee has planned a jammed-packed weekend (March 1-3). “It’s the big one this year,” noted rec committee member Howard Dodd. “So we’ve got some new events planned, as well as some of the regular activities. “It’s […]
Donald Young School students are ready to hit the stage with their fourth-annual production, this year entitled “Bugsy Malone.” The play will be presented in the school’s gymnasium nightly at 7 p.m. beginning tonight (Feb. 28) until March 2. A children’s gangster musical loosely based on events in Chicago during […]
