FORT FRANCES—The Northwest Catholic District School Board lost its chairman and 12-year trustee Monday night when Gerald Rousseau came last among the four candidates vying for the three Fort Frances seats on the board. “I’ll be very, very sad to see Gerry not on the board anymore. We started on […]
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FORT FRANCES—The only contested seat for the Rainy River District School Board on Monday was won by Glenda Belluz, who garnered 360 votes to Barbara Everett’s 259, according to unofficial results. “I was excited,” Belluz said Tuesday upon learning the outcome. “I’m glad it turned out the way it did. […]
It was a disappointing end for the Muskie junior and senior boys’ volleyball teams as both were knocked out of further contention early Friday at the NorWOSSA playoffs in Kenora. A mix of mental mistakes and miscommunication haunted the junior boys’ team late into their match, which ended with the […]
The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team wrapped up their season Friday in Kenora on a bittersweet note—losing their NorWOSSA semi-final match by a score of 26-21 to the host Broncos. Despite the loss, though, co-coach Marla Knutsen was proud of the team. “They have come a long way from the […]
The Sunset Country Squash Club had five players travel to St. Paul last weekend to participate in the Commodore Squash Club’s annual tournament, with two players reaching the finals in their respective divisions. In 3.0 singles action, local Jan Vassbotn blanked Evan Bakker 3-0 and then beat Ben Ransom 3-1, […]
Skip Ken Noble, along with teammates Bob Allcorn, Rudy Hutka, and Len McCormick, made their mark at the Fort Frances Curling Club last Wednesday with a stunning eight-ender. “One of these is so rare. Your chances are better to get a hole-in-one in golf than an eight-ender in curling,” noted […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team opened its NorWOSSA season with a two-game sweep over the visiting Red Lake Rams on Friday night and Saturday afternoon. Mitch Green and Taylor Jorgenson each had a hat trick to lead Fort High to a 10-5 win in the first game. George Halverson helped […]
Close to 160 players aged five-eight from the Emo and Fort Frances minor hockey associations took part in the “Chevrolet Safe and Fun Hockey Program” on Saturday at the Memorial Sports Centre here. The program has run since 1999, but it’s the first time it was offered in Fort Frances. […]
About 50 cross-country skiing and fitness enthusiasts met at the site of the new Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club’s chalet on Saturday, Nov. 4 to participate in a “fun-raiser” for the club. More than $1,500 was raised to support the construction of the chalet, which will be used to support […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team improved to 3-0 in NorWOSSA action after dumping the host Dryden Eagles 9-3 last night. Matthew McLellan led the offensive attack with a hat trick. The black-and-gold also got goals from Mitch Green, Taylor Jorgenson, Kyle Turgeon, George Halverson, Patrick Bobczynski, and Riley Caul. The […]
FORT FRANCES—He’s passionate about the sport—and it shows. Renowned Canadian curler Guy Hemmings used his enthusiasm and sense of humour last week to encourage students in schools across Rainy River District to give curling a try. “How many people think it is a sport for old men?” the former Quebec […]
Taking a moment between congratulatory handshakes from members of the public, mayor elect Roy Avis checked out the municipal election results last night at the Civic Centre. Avis beat out Dan Onichuk 2,325 votes to 1,140. —Duane Hicks photo
