The cakes are baked, the chili is cooking, and the Fort Frances Museum is gearing up for the return of the “Great Chili Cook-off” tomorrow on Scott Street. Drop by for lunch at Warp 9 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Cost is $4 for a bowl of chili or $6 for […]
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No new fires were reported in Ontario yesterday—the first time that’s happened since May 14. Here in the Northwest region, Aug. 23 was the last day with no new fires, but that was followed by an unprecedented number of new fires that ignited from Sept. 7-19. Fire crews are […]
The Muskie golf team is on a roll. The black-and-gold continued their string of top three finishes yesterday by taking second place at a NorWOSSA tournament in Red Lake. Andrew Easton, Jordan Sinclair, Alex McDonald, Kevin Jackson, and Ben Bruyere shot a combined 338 to take runner-up honours. Easton was […]
The Muskie football team earned a big road win yesterday afternoon, defeating the host Dryden Eagles 16-13 in Winnipeg High School Football action. Running back Terry Carmody led the Muskie offensive attack-carrying the ball 31 times for 193 yards and a touchdown. Carmody also had roughly 30 yards in receptions, […]
The last of the summer ladies’ scrambles took place Aug. 29, with about 40 golfers participating. This was a best-ball format again and cash prizes were handed out. The only thing left to finish the ladies’ season is the wind-up banquet. This year’s banquet will be held Tuesday, Sept. 26 […]
After two extremely tough seasons, there is light at the end of the tunnel for the Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team. Head coach Greg Ste. Croix identified what he believes is the main reason the black-and-gold managed only a single win during the past two seasons—and spent this year’s tryouts […]
Entries for the 2007 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, which will be held next July 26-28, must be received by Sept. 30. The entry fee is $1,250 per two-person team. There is a 100 percent payback (i.e., the total of the entry fees are returned to the anglers as cash […]
The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team is searching for balance on the court. Co-coaches Ian Simpson and Marla Knutson are faced with an interesting challenge this season, given that the team excels in one facet of the game but struggles mightily in another. “I think we’ll have a very good […]
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 […]
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 […]
