Maybe it didn’t rank up there with Joe Namath before Super Bowl III, or Mark Messier on the eve of Game Six of the Eastern Conference finals, but it was a bona fide guarantee, nonetheless. “We will beat River East [Kodiaks] this week—you can put that in the paper,” Muskie […]
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The young lions had their paws rapped, but their wounds should heal enough for them to fight another day. The Baudette Bears, made up mainly of Grade 8 players, took advantage of the Muskie ‘C’ football squad’s Grade 7-based lineup in a 44-0 win here yesterday in the black-and-gold’s season-opener. […]
Everyone makes mistakes, but winning football teams aren’t prone to making the same ones twice. The Muskie ‘B’ football team will have a hard time making their mark in the win column until they learn this simple truth as two home losses this past week proved. “The mistakes are the […]
You know summer is gone when people begin exchanging rods and tackle boxes for shotguns and decoys. Since today marks the official opening of the waterfowl season in Northern Ontario, and with grouse season opening on Monday (Sept. 15), here’s a look at the prospects for this season. According to […]
It still feels like summer outside, but those who cherish one of Canada’s favourite frozen indoor pastimes already are polishing up their brooms. The Fort Frances Curling Club will hold its annual registration next Monday (Sept. 15) from 7-9 p.m. upstairs at the facility, followed by the club’s annual general […]
There are many strategies to winning a derby, but one of the most surefire ways is to not let anyone else catch the biggest fish. That’s exactly the route the Sioux Narrows duo of Joe “The Friendly Giant” Pritchett and partner Hiram Archibald took as they netted the top single […]
The young lions had their paws rapped, but their wounds should heal enough for them to fight another day. The Baudette Bears, made up mainly of Grade 8 players, took advantage of the Muskie ‘C’ football squad’s Grade 7-based lineup in a 44-0 win here yesterday in the black-and-gold’s seasonopener. […]
The financial fortunes of the Borderland Thunder may be on the upswing if the efforts of a local group to create a booster club for the local junior hockey team come to pass. Spokesman Eugene McPherson said this morning a letter has been sent to the executive body of the […]
Town council has been invited to attend the Northern Networks trade conference, which will be held concurrently with the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce annual general meeting here later this month. Speaking at last night’s council meeting, NOACC president Tannis Drysdale urged councillors and town staff to attend the […]
While there’s no doubt volunteers are the backbone of service clubs and other non-profit organizations, keeping those volunteers eager and active can be a whole different matter. How do you attract new volunteers? What can you do to keep them? How should you recognize them? These questions—and others— will be […]
Town council will hold its first meeting regarding the 2004 budget, and the public is invited to come out and give their input on what should be on the agenda. “The process for tonight’s meeting is to allow the public to come forward and say, ‘I think we should consider […]
Retired high school teacher Rick Wiedenhoeft is the latest to file his nomination to run for town council in the November election, bringing the number of those in the running to eight. “Fort Frances has always been good to me and my family. I thought this would a good opportunity […]
