Some might call it a miracle. After slipping into a coma due to complications with her liver, local resident Carolyn Stamarski underwent a liver transplant Sunday in London, Ont. and currently is making good progress in her recovery. “Things are looking positive,” Stamarski’s youngest sister, Ellie Grant, said yesterday. “It’s […]
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Mike Busch hunched over, unwound his basketball briefcase, took out the team’s scorekeeping book, and flipped to the page that unveiled—all at once—the team’s strengths and flaws. Busch, head coach of the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team, pointed to the attempts made by the Dryden Eagles here last Thursday (not […]
He wants it, and he’ll take it. Any finger-pointing, any criticism, any jabbering that anybody might have towards the Muskie varsity (‘A’) football team’s season can be directed to head coach Bob Swing. “I’ll take the heat for whatever they say negatively. That’s on me,” Swing said after the team’s […]
The Borderland Thunder began their SIJHL season on Sept. 25. It’s now Oct. 20 and the team has yet to lose a league game—winning seven-straight after opening with a 1-1 tie on the road against the Fort William First Nation North Stars. They have scored 34 goals over that eight-game […]
No agreement has been struck yet between Abitibi-Consolidated and two of its unions—the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1744 and International Association of Machinists Lodge 771—after a second round of contract talks Oct. 5-14. Len Robinson, Human Resources manager and negotiator for the local mill, said Monday afternoon that […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board will review its student achievement initiatives for the 2004-05 school year at its regular monthly meeting tonight. In a report submitted by Superintendent of Education Al Cesiunas and Laurie Bizero, the board’s new director of education, the NCDSB will review a list of activities […]
Friday was the deadline for non-profit organizations to apply to be the charity of the year for local Canada Safeway employees. Staff now will vote on submissions, with a decision expected Wednesday. “I got 10 applications in,” said Safeway employee Vilma Valenzuela, who heads up fundraising for the store here. […]
The Borderland Thunder extended their SIJHL unbeaten string to eight games with convincing victories over the Thunder Bay Bulldogs here Friday and Saturday. The Thunder outshot the winless Bulldogs 59-26 on Friday night en route to a 7-0 shutout. “It was a pretty good game. No one skated overly hard, […]
It wasn’t much of a homecoming for the Muskie varsity ‘A’ football team on Friday afternoon as the visiting Oak Park Raiders stormed away with a 46-7 victory. The loss left the Muskies with a 1-5 record for seventh place in the eight-team ‘AA’ conference of the Winnipeg High School […]
What is “Good Neighbours?” Well, the answer is that it is a campaign being carried on locally by the Good Neighbours Council, which is comprised of a cross-section of representatives from the community, such as the Royal Bank, Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau, United Native Friendship Centre, and concerned private citizens. […]
A group of six “gypsies” are in jail here after being nabbed through a joint effort by the Atikokan Police Service and Fort Frances OPP. Sgt. Tim Fairbairn of the Atikokan Police Service said this morning that on Friday afternoon, a group of six people entered a store on Main […]
Join Voyageurs National Park in recognizing U.S. National Wolf Awareness Week on Oct. 17-23. The 2004 Wolf Awareness Week posters are available at the Rainy Lake Visitor Center, located just east of International Falls, while supplies last. The visitor center is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. These […]
