The Emo Bantam Stars invaded Atikokan for their annual hockey tournament last weekend and came home with the ‘A’ championship. It was the team’s third ‘A’ crown this season and lifted their tournament record for 2003-04 to an incredible 23-1. The Stars faced the Williams Flyers (Atikokan) in Sunday’s ‘A’ […]
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More than 200 people jammed into the Devlin Community Hall on Saturday evening to see the unveiling of a history book project that was years in the making—and they were not disappointed. Joyce Witherspoon, a member of the La Vallee centennial committee, told the packed house what they had gathered […]
Game 2 of the best-of-three Nor- WOSSA semi-final between the Muskie boys’ hockey team and Kenora Broncos goes tonight at 7:30 p.m. An article in yesterday’s Daily Bulletin wrongly stated the game would be played Monday night. If the Muskies win tonight, they’ll advance to the best-of-three Nor- WOSSA final […]
Competition began today as two Muskie swimmers compete at the all-Ontarios for the first time. Heather Dutton, 17, and Karli McKinnon, 15, not only are the first swimmers to represent Fort High at OFSAA, they are the first from Northwestern Ontario, said Muskie coach John Dutton, who is very pleased […]
Superintendent of Education Terry Ellwood will report on the Aboriginal Achievement Pilot Project during the Rainy River District School Board’s regular meeting tonight, which is being held in Atikokan. The Northern Ontario Education Leaders (N.O.E.L.)—made up of eight school boards in Northwestern Ontario—has secured funding from the Ministry of Education […]
The Kiwanis skate park project may be another step closer to becoming a reality this year after council agreed yesterday afternoon to forward an application for funding to the Trillium Foundation. Steve Maki, chair of the skate park committee, met with council and town management at a special committee of […]
Having just tallied up the funds late this morning, the Riverside Foundation for Health Care cleared more than $20,000 at its “chair”- ity auction and casino events here Saturday, making it more successful than last year’s fundraiser. “It was fun. We had a great time,” said Teresa Hazel, director for […]
Negotiations between Ontario community colleges and their teachers continue today as both sides work to avoid a strike, which is scheduled to begin at midnight tomorrow if a settlement isn’t reached. Some 8,600 teachers, counsellors, and librarians at all 24 community colleges across the province, including faculty at the Fort […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team had little trouble with the Kenora Broncos here Friday night, opening their best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final series with a convincing 8-1 win. Game 2 was supposed to have been played yesterday, but instead that game will go tonight in Kenora. If the Muskies win, they’ll face […]
After seeing their eight-game unbeaten streak ended last week against the Dryden Ice Dogs, the Borderland Thunder started a new one over the weekend here, beating the K&A Variety Golden Hawks 8-2 on Friday night and then 5-2 on Saturday. Dan Hoehne and Mike Downer earned the wins in goal, […]
Each of four NorWOSSA finals on Friday featured the Muskies and host Dryden Eagles going head-to-head. The Eagles won gold in three of the four matches, but the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team prevented the sweep—winning 85-74 to advance to the best-of-three NWOSSAA final, which Fort High will host this […]
The Fort Frances Youth Soccer Association is preparing for the 2004 season and will meet to finalize details on Monday (March 1). One of the new initiatives this season is a regional program put together by the Ontario Soccer Association. According to the OSA, the mandate of the new program […]
