Muskie running back Terry Carmody turned the corner against the Sturgeon Creek Schooner defence yesterday in Winnipeg. But Carmody and his teammates struggled mightily to move the ball offensively, allowing the Schooners to earn a 16-6 victory before their hometown fans. —Alex Cruickshank photo
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If you’re not on the list, you can’t vote. It’s as simple as that. With the municipal election coming up Nov. 13, and the town having opted to use a vote-by-mail system for a third election, that’s the message Fort Frances Clerk Glenn Treftlin is sending to residents. Eligible voters […]
FORT FRANCES—The Education Quality and Accountability Office released its 2005/06 test results for Grades 3 and 6 students across Ontario on Wednesday, and both local school boards continue to see incremental increases over time in most subjects. The Rainy River District School Board saw the greatest improvements in Grade 3 […]
The Muskie golf team continued its strong start to the season by finishing as runners-up at a tournament in Atikokan on Tuesday. Andrew Easton, Jordan Sinclair, Ben Bruyere, and Matt Hebert rose to the challenge presented by the Little Falls course—shooting a combined score of 327. Once again, Easton was […]
Crews tore down Witherspoon’s One Stop this morning to make way for an Extra Foods grocery store, to be built here next year. The business, which expanded from a gas station to include a convenience store and hunting equipment over the years, had been owned and run by the Witherspoon […]
FORT FRANCES—The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board is working to make a landing pad for helicopters to transport people for emergency purposes a reality here in the next year. Dan McCormick, the board’s health services manager, updated town council Monday night on what’s been done—and what still needs […]
There are several age-old sports adages that bear true no matter how many times their validity is tested. Quality pitching is a must for any team looking to win a World Series ring. Or that elite-level goaltending is the key ingredient to a successful Stanley Cup run. And in football? […]
FORT FRANCES—A group of 50 Grade 5 boys from across the district went camping this week. But besides exploring the wonders of nature, they also discovered the joys of reading and writing. The Rainy River District School Board hosted a literacy camp at Sunny Cove on Monday and Tuesday to […]
There’s an old Chinese proverb that states “a journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step.” Chris Hill, head coach of the Muskies girls’ hockey team, couldn’t help but reflect on how far the program has come following the first week of tryouts and scrimmages last week at the […]
Town council got an update Monday night on upgrades being done to the war veterans’ cenotaph site in the Fort Frances Cemetery. The upgrades began last month after parks and cemetery staff met with members of the local Royal Canadian Legion to ensure the proposed upgrades were agreeable to all […]
FORT FRANCES—Twelve Fort High students who wrote special exams back in May to give them a leg up at university now are faced with having to rewrite the exams—or simply accept a refund—after their original ones were lost. “All of our exams were lost,” said Fort High principal Gord McCabe. […]
FORT FRANCES—Three district schools received funding this week to help run their nutrition programs, which provide free, healthy snacks to all students. Robert Moore, J.W. Walker, and Mine Centre schools all received funding from the Ministry of Children and Youth Services through the Northwestern Health Unit, which is the lead […]
