There’s plenty of ways to get one’s season underway. Losing your first two matches isn’t the ideal one. Both the Muskie senior and junior boys’ volleyball teams will have to go back to the drawing board after going 0-2 to start the NorWOSSA campaign. Yesterday afternoon in Dryden, the juniors […]
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The Oak Park Raiders are bloodied, battered, and winless—a defending two-time champion of the Winnipeg High School Football League that hasn’t looked the part so far this season. It stands to reason these circumstances have them in a particularly bad mood—and the Muskie ‘A’ squad will have to deal with […]
With more prize money than ever up for grabs, the list of anglers hoping to get into the 10th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship next July figures to be of unprecedented length. The random draw to determine the 40 remaining berths in next year’s derby is set for Wednesday, Oct. […]
While the recent announcement that the suspension on admissions at Rainycrest Home for the Aged has been lifted is welcome news to many, the five vacant beds at the facility offer little comfort to the other 47 people on the 52-name waiting list. Some families in the district have loved […]
Upcoming activities in Chapple include the fall supper of stew slated for Friday Oct. 17 at 6 p.m. at the Barwick Hall. The Rainy Lake Highlanders will entertain. The cost to attend is $10 for adults and $6 for children aged eight and under. This is a fundraiser for the […]
An open house recently was held at Donald Young School, beginning in the gym where staff members were introduced to the parents. After this, the parents were invited to visit their child’s classrooms. Ms. Tolen held an information session in Grade 7/8 classroom for parents whose students are in her […]
Stopping over at the Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program on my rounds last Tuesday, I had a brief chat with Heidi Gerber. There is not too much going on right now, but she expected plans will be made for concerts, etc. down the road. Teachers on staff for the 2003-04 school […]
“Welcome back!” was principal Don McBride’s opening remarks to students at Sturgeon Creek School who have been busy settling into classroom routines and getting to know their teachers. “We look forward to the new school year with a great deal of enthusiasm. Please remember you are always welcome in your […]
The ninth-annual Rainy River Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival saw its all-time record smashed Saturday as Kyle Paulson and her husband, Steve Thorson, of Pinewood, Mn. (near Bemidji) both weighed in record-setting pumpkins. Paulson’s entry tipped the scales at a whopping 765 pounds—some 23 pounds heavier than the former record set […]
For residents in the west end of the district who can’t vote on Oct. 2, you’ll have to hitch a ride to Fort Frances today, tomorrow, or Friday, or assign someone to vote for you by proxy, if you want your voice to be heard in this election. Otherwise, you’re […]
There are a few new faces on staff at Our Lady of the Way in Stratton for the 2003-04 school year. Ron Fryer, who taught at OLW just a few years ago, comes in as the new principal. He also will be teaching the Grade 7/8 class with Donna Davidson. […]
The regular monthly meeting for the Chapple Women’s Institute is slated for next Wednesday (Oct. 1). Roll call is ideas for Christmas. Meanwhile, the season’s closing tea at the district W.I. museum in Emo will be held Monday, Oct. 6 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Come for the hearty luncheon of […]
