Horsepower high honours were divvied up among a legion of stock car drivers during the Borderland Racing Association’s annual awards Saturday night at the Ukrainian Hall here. Points champions Vic Larson of Dryden (Modified), Ron Westover of Devlin (Street Stock), and Ken Perry of Fort Frances (Mini-Sprints) were recognized for […]
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Stranger things have happened, but the Muskie senior girls basketball team would be hard-pressed to remember when. A second quarter that saw them held to a meagre two points cost the local side dearly as they fell 37-29 to the St. Ignatius Falcons (Thunder Bay) in the final of the […]
A round-robin showing that carried hope for good things to come ended up meaning as much to the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team as political promises during an election campaign. After finishing fourth with a 5-5 mark in the preliminary round, including a 2-0 sweep over Atikokan, the Muskies dropped […]
The looks on their faces said it all. Muskie receiver Kevin Gemmell and cornerback Jason Kellar wore their emotions on their sleeves after last Thursday’s 38-0 quarter-final loss to the top-ranked St. Paul’s Crusaders at Canad Inns Stadium in Winnipeg. It was a combination of frustration at a second-straight winless […]
One is laying down for another long winter’s nap; the other taking its first snow-induced snooze. With the arrival of colder temperatures and the accompanying snow they bring, it’s adios until spring to driving, chipping, and putting at the two local golf courses. Kitchen Creek Golf Club head pro Steve […]
The family that pairs together, spares together. Four duos won their way to Dryden—and the provincial round of the Northern Ontario Family Twosome tournament on Nov. 16—after capturing their respective divisional titles at the house round Sunday at Plaza Lanes here. The event involved local YBC members teaming up with […]
The Fort Frances Midget ‘AA’ Canadians are liking their new surrounding just fine, thank you very much. A 4-2 win here Saturday afternoon against the Pineview Paper Kings was an ideal start to the Canadians’ entry into the Manitoba Eastman Midget League as the circuit’s newest member. “The boys were […]
Those voters still undecided as to who they’ll mark an “X” beside on the list of public school board trustee candidates on their mail-in ballots are encouraged to wait until Monday (Nov. 3) before they commit and attend a trustee debate at the Townshend Theatre. Rudy Zeitlhofer, political action officer […]
Always looking to boost business in Fort Frances, the municipal Economic Development Advisory Committee wants to add the Twin Beech aircraft at Rusty Myers to the list of tourist attractions here. “It’s an idea that’s been kicking around for four or five years,” noted EDAC member Bruce Caldwell. “But it […]
(In part one last week, Cst. Al MacDonald and I had just left a bush party north of Emo with a teenager under arrest for consuming alcohol under age and creating a disturbance. The time was about midnight. As we headed towards Fort Frances, our passenger’s demeanor underwent a gradual […]
Area tourist operators are gathering at La Place Rendez-Vous here Wednesday for the annual meeting of the North Western Ontario Tourism Association (NWOTA). The theme for the conference is “Present Economic Impact and Opportunities for the Future,” and falls at a time when the tourism industry is under pressure from […]
After years of being a night-time “Parade of Lights,” the local Business Improvement Association is bringing the Santa Claus parade back into the daylight hours on Saturday, Nov. 22. “One of the reasons we want to do it is we want to create a Christmas environment in the downtown area, […]
