“Just Imagine” campaign chair Deane Cunningham, right, thanked Emo centenarian Maurice MacMillan for his $500 donation towards a CT scanner for the district—$5 for every year of his life. The donation was announced at a luncheon at the Emo Legion on Friday during the campaign’s kick-off, where local runner Bill […]
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Irene Vanderplaats, left, received a copy of the new seniors’ safety calendar from Gerri Yerxa, a geriatric mental health therapist with the local District Mental Health Services Older Adults Program, last Wednesday at Canada Safeway. Yerxa ended up giving out 200 of the calendars that day. The free calendar, which […]
Bill Michl, third from right, got some help from local runners Kimberly Chorney, right, Dan Loney, Vince Sheppard, Gaydonna Baker, and Lincoln Dunn (hidden) as they neared Emo on Friday afternoon. Michl ran the 60 miles from Rainy River to Fort Frances to kick off the “Just Imagine” campaign. —Heather […]
Junior Muskie basketball player Taylor Meyers wrestled for the ball with two Beaver Brae Bronco players yesterday at Fort High. The play resulted in a jump ball. The junior Muskie hoopsters trounced the Broncos 25-13 to improve their NorWOSSA league record to 5-1. —Alex Cruickshank photo
If the Muskies are going to go far in the WHSFL playoffs this season, they’ll have to do it without head coach Bob Swing. Swing resigned early last week, citing his displeasure with how an internal incident was dealt with by Fort High’s administration. While Swing declined to comment on […]
After a week of waiting for the rest of the Winnipeg High School Football League to complete their regular-season schedule, the Muskies now have some answers to the puzzle that is the playoffs. Firstly, and most importantly, they have an opponent—the Tec Voc Hornets. Astute Muskie fans immediately will wonder […]
It was another tough day for the Muskie boys’ volleyball program as both the junior and senior teams fell to the visiting Kenora Broncos yesterday afternoon. With the losses, both squads remained winless in six league matches. The junior boys got off to a strong start, taking the opening set […]
The best lessons often are those learned through hardship. The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team certainly learned several important ones over the weekend at the Fort Frances High School/Taggs Source for Sports senior girls’ invitational tournament. The black-and-gold finished with a 2-1 record en route to earning third-place honours. But […]
Progress sometimes takes time. Muskie senior boys’ volleyball coach Brian Love has been preaching patience with fans all season—insisting his squad is on the verge of something special despite the fact they’ve yet to win a match in NorWOSSA play. As the losses mounted, Love remained positive—pleased with the progress […]
The Muskie girls’ basketball program is on a roll as both the junior and senior squads dominated the Kenora Broncos in NorWOSSA action here yesterday. The juniors outscored the Broncos 11-2 in the third quarter en route to a convincing 25-13 victory that improved their league record to 5-1. After […]
Three members of the local Sunset Country Squash Club travelled to Winnipeg over the weekend to participate in the Winter Club’s open squash tournament. In the girls’ under-13 & 15 recreational division, Kimika and Anika Alexander both defeated Nochole Wills and Kianna Cadugan by scores of 3-0. Then Kimika blanked […]
The Rainy River Federation of Agriculture celebrated its 30th anniversary Saturday evening with a dinner and dance at the Millennium Hall in Stratton. About 100 people attended, with many past presidents on hand as special guests. New Member Service rep Linda Armstrong invited all to browse through the complete list […]
