Fruits and vegetables still will be piled high at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market this Saturday, but there also will be another feast for the eyes—local artists and crafts people ready to “show and tell.” Artists representing the Fine Line Art Gallery here will be showing their art and telling […]
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For some who turned out for the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market here Saturday, it was hard to believe it’s been 20 years since it all began. And CVFM president Kim Cornell said if it wasn’t for the vision and hard work of some people, it never would have lasted this […]
Fort Frances will be shopping around for a new recycling service after learning it will cost three times more to stay on board with Koochiching County Environmental Services Department for another year. But this is good news for residents of Fort Frances because it means they now may be able […]
There were seven more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Sept. 5-11 were Gerald Shine (Devlin), Wood’s Quality Bakery (Rainy River), Sandra and Edwin Bruyere (Fort Frances), Alphonse and Annette Langlais (Pinewood), George Paulenko (Fort Frances), Roy and Christy Visser […]
Council passed a revised version of its bylaw which regulates the use of paintball guns in town limits at Monday night’s meeting, amending it to make some exceptions to the rule. While council first approved implementation of controls over the use of paintball guns back on Jan. 20, 2000, and […]
Despite a chilly and cloudy start to the day, the fifth-annual “fly-in barbecue” at the Fort Frances Airport on Saturday managed to wing it. Only about 75 spectators showed up—a far cry from the some 220 who attended last year’s event—but that didn’t dampen spirits, either. “Given the way the […]
With word that entering into a contract with the Koochiching County recycling plant across the river would mean a cost increase from $2,600 per month to $9,700, the Town of Fort Frances has to look for another place to send its recyclables. And a suitable system to follow, Operations and […]
Expectations are high this year for the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team, who will get a first taste of action at the Super 8 Volleyball Classic in Kenora this weekend. The 10-team tournament, which gets underway Friday and wraps up Saturday, will be a good opportunity for the coaches to […]
It’s not a sprint, but a marathon. This outlook brought to you by the Muskie varsity (‘A’) team, which has the favourable philosophy embedded into their psyche. “Something we talk about as a coaching staff is that this is a marathon. Everyone makes the playoffs, so we want to make […]
Joey Galloway looked more like an actor for a Colgate commercial than a race car driver last Saturday night at the Emo Speedway as he walked around flashing his pearly whites. Galloway was happy, and why not? He had just come off the track as the winner of the eight-car […]
Don’t be surprised if a Muskie football player comes knocking at your door next week. The “discount cards” are in and the Muskie Touchdown Booster Club is planning to conduct its second-annual “blitz” next Thursday (Sept. 23) starting around 5:30 p.m. Players from all three teams—varsity, Bantam, and PeeWee—will go […]
For a golfer, a successful season would constitute a few top-10 finishes, maybe a couple in the top three, but a victory definitely would give cause to say you had a good year. Then there’s the kind of year “Snake” Krawchuk had out at Kitchen Creek with not one, not […]
