It was a near perfect start to the NorWOSSA regular season for the four Muskie court teams that travelled to Kenora yesterday to battle the Broncos. The junior girls’ volleyball team had the most thrilling outcome of the day, rallying from a two-set deficit to beat the Broncos 3-2, including […]
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Maybe you can’t go home again, but you can do well to represent your old stomping grounds. So goes the tale for Stratton native Trevor Bonot, now based out of Thunder Bay, who is in a four-way tie for second place at the eight-team Northwestern Ontario Curling Association junior boys’ […]
They were the toast of the NorWOSSA curling circuit last year, but a different and more difficult task awaits them. Skips Amy Nielson and Adam Bolen will lead their respective teams down a mostly unfamiliar road this weekend in Keewatin and Geraldton, respectively, as part of the Northwestern Ontario junior […]
If the Muskie boys’ hockey team isn’t the best team in NorWOSSA this season, they’re waiting for someone to prove to them otherwise. The black-and-gold stamped themselves as the squad to beat after coming through with a 3-1 win against the host Dryden Eagles last night to run their league […]
The Wildcats still are queens of the jungle, but they’ve got some decent competition on their tail. With the season well underway, the Wildcats are proving they’re a force to be reckoned with in the weekly Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League as they sit in top spot with 17 points. […]
It was akin to watching the Kentucky Derby favourite lead the entire race, only to trip over its own hooves down the home stretch. The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team was the thoroughbred of the field during the round-robin portion of the Santa Claus Classic in Dryden last weekend, going […]
Council passed a motion Monday night to name citizen appointees to various town committees for the term running Dec. 1, 2003-Nov. 30, 2006. The various committees, including the council reps previously named at the Dec. 1 inaugural meeting, are: •Accessibility Advisory Committee— Laurie Lundale, Joanne Davis, Lawrence Catherall, and Jennifer […]
Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. announced late yesterday that all people visiting hospital patients in Fort Frances, Emo, and Rainy River must wear masks. “There are reports of ’flu in the community and we want to do what we can to keep it from spreading into the hospital,” said Mary […]
Shaw Cable will introduce highspeed Internet to Fort Frances in the new year, regional system manager David Inglis said. “Plans are to launch Internet service in January,” he said, adding it most likely would be in mid to late January although no specific date has been set yet. The high-capacity […]
Wal-Mart Canada said its new store here won’t be open until mid- to late-January, not in time for Christmas as some talk around town has suggested. “It looks like we will be open for business in the new year,” Kevin Groh, manager of corporate communications, said Monday from Toronto. Store […]
The Clampetts paid a visit to Fort Frances last week, and the town welcomed them with open arms. Muskie Theatre’s production of “The Beverly Hillbillies” drew large crowds—and produced roars of laughter—during its four-night run at the Townshend Theatre. “The show was a great success,” said Fort High drama teacher […]
Two emergency response personnel from Fort Frances teamed up with students at Fort High last year to build a student First Response Team for medical emergencies—and the partnership is paying off. Beginning Nov. 3, five students at the high school began taking rotations for being “on call” at the school, […]
