Organizers have decided to extend the entry deadline for this year’s Fun in the Sun queen pageant to next Friday (June 3). “I can’t give you a confirmed number, but right now, it looks like we have four names,” said Sherri Puddicombe, who has teamed up with Dawn Booth, a […]
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Fort Frances OPP responded to a report of an intruder at a residence on the 200 block of First Street East around 11 p.m. yesterday. As a result, a 37-year-old Kenora man was arrested and charged with break and enter and causing a disturbance. He was released from custody to […]
What do bicycle helmets and ice cream have in common? Well, if you’re a student in the district, wearing one can win you the other. The OPP, in conjunction with McDonald’s, has been conducting a series of safe cycling clinics at various schools here over the last month and will […]
Two days and counting. In less than forty-eight hours, my partner, Patrick Langevin, and I will join 48 other teams on the Rainy River in search of elusive ol’ “marble eyes” in the third-annual Emo Walleye Classic. Over the past few weeks, we’ve been on the phone to each other […]
While “bag tags” are going to become a fact of life for residents of Fort Frances starting Monday (May 31), town council is looking at making several concessions that may make the transition easier for some. An amended version of the proposed waste management bylaw was put through first reading […]
Town council passed the new waste management bylaw during a special meeting Wednesday, which means, among other things, that “bag tags” will come into effect here starting Monday (May 31). And in order to make sure residents are up to speed on amendments made to the bylaw, the town is […]
While “bag tags” are going to become a fact of life for residents of Fort Frances starting Monday (May 31), town council is looking at making several concessions that may make the transition easier for some. An amended version of the proposed waste management bylaw was put through first reading […]
The competition has been decided for the NWOSSAA soccer championships on Saturday. The Muskie girls’ soccer team will host the St. Ignatius Falcons (Thunder Bay) and the Nip-Rock Lakers (Nipigon) while the boys will drive to Wawa for games against Michipicoten and St. Ignatius. Action here will start at 9 […]
An athlete who qualified for the all-Ontarios twice in the same school year, as well as one who went to OFSAA in consecutive years in two different sports, were crowned as the top female and male Muskie athletes at Tuesday night’s athletic awards banquet at La Place Rendez-Vous. Heather Dutton […]
Two days and counting. In less than forty-eight hours, my partner, Patrick Langevin, and I will join 48 other teams on the Rainy River in search of elusive ol’ “marble eyes” in the third-annual Emo Walleye Classic. Over the past few weeks, we’ve been on the phone to each other […]
•Letterman Awards and Athletic Certificates—Trish Smith, Andrew Mueller, and Kevin Gemmell •MVP ‘A’ Football (Paul Renaud Trophy)—Andrew George •Outstanding Contribution ‘A’ Football (Marc DeGagne Award)—Kevin Tysz •Outstanding Defensive Player ‘A’ Football (Reece Scofield Memorial)—Jordy Botsford •MVP ‘B’ Football—Steve Boileau and Terry Carmody •MVP Junior Girls’ Volleyball (Horban Award)—Natalie Desjardins •MVP […]
If you’d asked me last week what I thought the most important thing about golf was, I would have said hitting the ball through the air in the general direction of the green. I would have been wrong. Not knowing a thing about golfing, I set off to Kitchen Creek […]
