Gerald and Candy Arch finished atop the leaderboard at the third-annual Crow Lake Classic near Nestor Falls over the weekend—earning themselves the $4,000 first-place cheque. The anglers netted themselves a two-day total weight of 23.82 pounds to finish ahead of the 40 other teams competing this year. The Archs also […]
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The Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team blew several late leads en route to a 1-4 record at the St. Thomas Aquinas “Get Rid of the Rust” tournament over the weekend in Kenora. But despite their poor won-loss record, Muskie head coach Brian Love was very pleased with his team’s performance. […]
Ministry of Natural Resources area biologist Darryl McLeod has provided a hunting forecast detailing what district hunters can expect in terms of numbers for the upcoming season. The following is a brief summary of McLeod’s report: Deer Deer populations are in excellent shape across all wildlife management units (WMUs) in […]
Muskie football head coach Bob Swing has three golden rules he recites to his players at every possible opportunity: 1. Protect the ball 2. Be disciplined 3. Prepare yourself for the next play. The black-and-gold took that message to heart in their season-opener two weeks ago here against the Kildonan […]
This year’s 20-mile “Walk for Dialysis” is taking place this Friday (Sept. 22) and a good turnout is anticipated. This will mark Tom Bruyere’s seventh year walking for dialysis. And with more than $60,000 raised for the new hemodialysis unit at La Verendrye Hospital here, it definitely has been worth […]
FORT FRANCES—Despite the gloomy skies, spirits were high as more than 70 people participated in the 26th-annual Terry Fox “Marathon of Hope” here Sunday afternoon—raising at least $9,000 for cancer research. “Although it was a smaller group, you could say it was a mightier group because the per participant contributions […]
Ministry of Natural Resources’ FireRanger crew leader Mark Dillon, from Chapleau, demonstrated a technique called “cold trailing,” where firefighters actually feel inside stumps to check for residual heat after a fire. Dillon was one of the MNR firefighters who battled Fort Frances Fire #128—a 26-hectare blaze in the Preacher Lake […]
Allison Brown, far left, of Fort Frances, joined her grandmother, Shirley Brown, far right, of Nestor Falls, and her friends Gladys Jolicoeur of Stratton, second to left, and Elsie Miller of Morson, second to right, on Sunday afternoon for the Terry Fox “Marathon of Hope.” This year’s fundraiser drew 70 […]
These three girls showed off their moves during the ’50s/’60s dance at the Emo Legion on Friday night. Although most didn’t dress in the style, everyone seemed to have a good time groovin’ to the music provided by Yowza. The dance was a fundraiser for the W.I. Museum in Emo […]
Amber Morrison tied up her laces just prior to the warm-up exercises, led by Jackie Lampi-Hughes of Energy Fitness Centre, before the annual Terry Fox “Marathon of Hope” here Sunday afternoon. This year’s fundraiser drew 70 participants and raised more than $9,000. —Duane Hicks photo
Aaron Oakes spiked the ball during practice Monday at Fort High. The junior spikers are hoping to improve upon their win total from a year ago when they won just one game in NorWOSSA play. —Alex Cruickshank photo
FORT FRANCES—After handing over a cheque for $33,838 to the “Community Chest” late Monday morning and wrapping up its campaign with that charity, local Canada Safeway employees once again are looking to help out another good cause. Any non-profit organization looking to partner with the local store for its 2006/07 […]
