The Muskie ‘A’ football team found out you can go home again, but that doesn’t necessarily mean old troubles won’t be following close behind. A lacklustre start put the blackand- gold in yet another first-half hole that they couldn’t climb out of as the Churchill Bulldogs—sitting at 4-1 in the […]
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The board of directors for the Fort Frances Power Corp. announced today that all standard supply customers will receive an additional rebate for benefits realized by the historical power agreement with Abitibi-Consolidated. The rebate is calculated at the rate of one-half cent per kilowatt hour ($.005/kWh), plus the GST, on […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce has planned a municipal candidates debate for Monday evening at the Civic Centre and Chamber co-ordinator Dawn Booth said she’s hoping the public checks it out. “This is a chance for the public to hear what the candidates have to say. These are the […]
With family members at his side and tears welling in his eyes, newly re-elected MPP Howard Hampton stood in front of a crowd of supporters at La Place Rendez-Vous here last night and thanked them for their devotion. And though an atmosphere of success floated around the room mixed with […]
Like a needle and thread, the Northland Art Society and the Northern Lights Quilters’ Guild in International Falls belong together. The two groups—in connection with the Citizens for Backus A/B— are putting that partnership to work this week as they host an autumn arts festival, entitled “A Patchwork of Arts,” […]
Buckle up or pay up. That’s the message the OPP is trying to get out to motorists during its two-week fall seatbelt campaign. And they’re not just looking for drivers and passengers who can’t remember or can’t be bothered to click that belt. For the duration of the campaign, which […]
The town’s “Citizen of the Year” selection committee is asking the public to get their thinking caps on to pick the most deserving person for 2003. “The cool weather is coming, and with that, thoughts of the Santa Claus parade. And we can’t have that without our ‘Citizen of the […]
While encouraging fire safety is always part of their mandate, local firefighters will be getting out to stress their message to the public during “Fire Prevention Week” (Oct. 5-11). “It has been very successful in the past, with a lot of information getting out to the public here,” said Fort […]
If you’ve got the curling bug but didn’t think there was still time to sign up with the Fort Frances Curling Club this season, club president Bill Gushulak has good news to share. “We could certainly use more teams for women’s, men’s, and mixed play,” Gushulak said after the club’s […]
Two heads may be better than one, but the four legs of Aracelli Vasquez and Heather Dutton of Fort Frances were better than the rest last weekend at the 21st-annual Walker North Country Marathon/Team Relay/10-km event in Walker, Mn. Vasquez and Dutton paired up to win the team relay in […]
With 10 days between games, the Borderland Thunder had plenty of time to rest up their trigger fingers. Now, they’ll spend the next 10 days adjusting their rifle scopes. The defending SIJHL champion Thunder (1-2) fired 55 shots at Dryden Ice Dogs goalie Liam Johnston in their first game since […]
If anyone was videotaping the first two sets of the Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team’s clash with the Dryden Eagles here yesterday, head coach Greg Ste. Croix probably would request that it be turned into kindling. An uninspired first two sets put the Muskies (0-3) in too big a hole […]
