“This was not a good year for the friends of St. Michael’s,” Rae-Anne Wood said as she struggled to control her emotions. Wood, a Grade 1 teacher at St. Michael’s School here, was addressing an assembly of staff, family, and friends who had gathered in the gymnasium last Friday for […]
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Sometimes, just stepping out of your own backyard can give you a whole new perspective on life. At least that’s what Tiffany Bombay discovered when she did it. Of course, she has a big backyard—and took a big step, as well. Bombay, 20, has spent her entire life at Rainy […]
Living on Prospect Bay, Pat and Harlan Faragher are used to watching float planes land and take off on the lake on a daily basis. But neither of them were expecting what happened a week ago Monday (Oct. 4) when Trevor Lorteau, 32, of Sioux Lookout clipped a wire, sending […]
A series of home visits by the Fort Frances Fire Department, in conjunction with Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 4-9), found local residents seem to be getting the message that having a working smoke alarm is the law. “It went pretty well,” said firefighter Wayne Riches. “We made contact with 121 […]
As a large duffel bag hung over his left shoulder, he showed a faint smile to go along with his five o’clock shadow. He strode out of the Muskies’ locker-room destined for the team bus, wearing a black leather jacket, a dark green dress shirt tucked neatly in his dark […]
Like a row of dominos that has been knocked over, the Muskie varsity ‘A’ football team just keeps on falling. They arrived in Winnipeg last Friday expecting good things to happen in their game against the Sisler Spartans, but left with their bodies hurt and their confidence aching. “They just […]
They were left in the dark, and didn’t know what to expect when the lights came on. The Borderland Thunder were in Winnipeg over the Thanksgiving weekend to compete in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League’s “showcase” tournament—and had no real clue of what was in store for them. “You walk […]
Since 1941, it has been an important part of hockey culture. It was there in ’94 to provide relief when the NHL ceased operations, and it remains here today—stronger than ever—to provide fans their hockey fix now that NHL rinks are dark again. The American Hockey League is the highest […]
They came from Atikokan, Rainy River, and all points in between to test themselves against a tough course in Devlin. The annual Rainy River District Cross-Country Challenge once again took place at Crossroads School—and this time it was even more challenging. A combination of unseasonably warm weather last Wednesday and […]
The Muskie varsity ‘A’ football team lost 44-0 to the host Sisler Spartans on Friday to fall to 1-4 in the ‘AA’ conference of the Winnipeg High School Football League. Fort High has scored just 38 points over their five games so far while allowing 145. They next will play […]
The Borderland Thunder came home with a 1-1-1 record from the Manitoba Junior Hockey League’s “showcase” tournament over the Thanksgiving weekend. The Thunder, still undefeated (4-0-1) in SIJHL play, scored four unanswered goals to earn a 5-3 win over the Waywayseecappo Wolverines in their tourney opener Friday. On Saturday, the […]
The first item on the agenda for tonight’s regular council meeting is a public hearing regarding tax adjustments for local properties. A total of eight applications have been made to the town since January, 2003 for reductions in property assessments. The rationale for these reductions is the property assessments don’t […]
