The message that influenza immunizations help curb illness seems to be spreading in the region as the Northwestern Health Unit reported the number of people getting their ’flu shots has jumped dramatically this year. “As of Oct. 31, 2003, we’ve distributed 23,559 doses in our catchment area, which includes 11 […]
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The spirit of helping out the community lives on in the hearts of some Grade 6-8 students at Robert Moore School here as the third executive of the Kiwanis Builders’ Club was sworn in there last Wednesday night. Ken Koprowski, past Lieutenant Governor of the Kiwanis Club, led the meeting […]
With the deadline for nominations having closed Friday, the committee tasked with choosing the “Citizen of the Year” for 2003 will have some tough decisions to make in the next couple of weeks as they decide the most deserving of the honour. Bill Gushulak (“Citizen of the Year 2000”) and […]
Quite a fuss has been made about Ruth Caldwell lately and while she doesn’t necessarily enjoy all the attention, she does admit it’s nice to be recognized. Caldwell currently is featured in Pharmasave’s Living Well magazine as a “Remarkable Woman” for her outstanding contributions to her community. Born and raised […]
Ejections, suspensions, and rink renovations. Just another quiet two-game set between the Borderland Thunder and the Dryden Ice Dogs. The defending SIJHL champion Thunder (6-5-1) battled tooth and nail with the league-leading Ice Dogs (10-3-2-1), but came away with only one out of a possible four points after a 4-4 […]
Time for some serious competition. Both the Fort Frances Aquanauts Swim Team and the Fort Frances Cyclone Swim Club will have to crank up their intensity this weekend against the toughest field they’ve faced so far this young season at the Kenora Swimming Sharks fall invitational meet. “At Thunder Bay, […]
She missed her pre-race goal, but the excitement that accompanied Heather Dutton’s appearance at the all-Ontario cross-country running championships last weekend was right on the mark. “It was a really good experience,” said Dutton, who finished 152nd in the 214-runner field in the senior girls’ division Saturday in Renfrew (near […]
They played the game because they had to—but both came out a winner. Stratton’s Bryan Bonot claimed the Zone 7 senior men’s curling title with an 8-1 win over Jim Armstrong of Fort Frances on Friday night in Stratton. The showdown originally was slated to be a best-of-three affair but […]
Allison Hyatt won’t have to budget for any manicure appointments for the next while. There’s not enough of her fingernails left at this point in the season to worry about it. The former Muskie is on the cusp of the biggest achievement in her athletic career as she and her […]
Last year’s final came down to a shootout, but the Hopper’s Bruins were in no mood for drama this time around. The Bruins rallied from a 2-0 deficit to down Graders 5-2 and defend their title of ‘A’ side champions in the third-annual Hopper’s Memorial Tournament at the Ice for […]
The great thing about a new season is everybody starts out equal. How long it stays that way will be up to the Muskie girls’ hockey team. The Muskies’ 0-12 NorWOSSA regular-season record—and subsequent 2-0 sweep at the hands of the Dryden Eagles in the league semi-finals—are the stuff of […]
A two-game winning streak at Friday’s NorWOSSA playoffs in Kenora will provide a much-welcomed bout of amnesia for three of the four Muskie court teams. The regular season has been a relentless series of pitfalls for both the junior and senior boys’ volleyballs squads, as well as the junior girls’ […]
