At the high end of the athletic scale, experience can make a world of difference. The Muskie senior girls’ doubles team of Simone and Natalie Desjardins rode their youth and talent to a pair of early wins at the all- Ontarios yesterday in Milton yesterday. But they couldn’t withstand another […]
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They have no idea about their opposition, they’re playing in unfamiliar territory, and their schedule is a killer. But the coach of the Muskie regional girls’ basketball squad is only concerning himself with what he can control at the Basketball Manitoba juvenile girls’ regional tournament in Portage La Prairie this […]
Activities being held in conjunction with the town’s centennial continue tomorrow (May 3) with Beta Sigma Phi’s Victorian tea and quilt show from 1-4 p.m. upstairs at the Fort Frances Museum. Admission is $2. “It’s described as an afternoon of fellowship and refreshments,” centennial co-ordinator Marla Simpson noted earlier this […]
In its first order of business after delivering the throne speech Wednesday, the provincial government passed legislation aimed at combating a downturn in the economy in Toronto—and the tourism industry as a whole. The legislation—Bill 1 (the SARS Assistance and Recovery Strategy Act)—was passed in a single sitting Wednesday, receiving […]
Loosening up restrictions first imposed as a precautionary measure against Severe Acute Respiratory Disorder (SARS), Rainycrest Home for the Aged here is now open for visiting from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. daily. But visiting remains restricted to one visitor per resident at a time. All other visitors are asked to wait […]
An appeal of town council’s decision to re-zone property at 1250 King’s Highway—the likely future site of a Wal-Mart—was dismissed this morning by the Ontario Municipal Board. The decision came during a teleconference between the OMB, the Town of Fort Frances, Wal-Mart’s lawyers, and Bud Edwards, acting on behalf of […]
The winners of the raffle in support of the Kiwanis skatepark project were drawn yesterday afternoon at Safeway here. Carmen Godin was the firstplace winner, with the windfall of $5,200 ($100 a week for a year) in Safeway gift certificates. The two second-place winners of $1,000 in gift certificates were […]
An undefeated start to their respective NorWOSSA season has both Muskie soccer squads on the path to championship repeats. The Muskie girls didn’t allow a goal while going 4-0 in the first of two NorWOSSA playoff seeding tournaments last weekend here while the boys’ team strung together a 2-0-2 mark. […]
His feelings were difficult to put into words, but the tear trickling down Josh Baxter’s face said it all. “It’s hard to believe the season’s done — this is a good group of guys getting separated,” said the heartbroken Borderland Thunder captain, whose saw his junior playing days come to […]
Two Manitoba hoops squads had more than just a higher odometer and blisters on their feet to show for their travelling trouble. Team Albert slipped past the Cyclones 62-56 in Sunday’s all-Winnipeg final at the 23rd annual La Place Rendez-Vous basketball tournament at Fort Frances High School. Three wins in […]
It’s been raining for three days and all the Rainy River tributaries are swollen with runoff. The river is the colour of used motor oil and you want to go fishing. What do you do? What patterns do you use to fool old Marble Eyes? If you come to the […]
Longer games that may run in a shorter time was the result of a change adopted at the Fort Frances Slo-pitch League’s annual meeting Monday night at the Memorial Sports Centre. Team representatives voted to switch from the previous rule of allowing a team to score unlimited runs each inning […]
