It will be home sweet home after all for the Muskie ‘A’ football team Friday afternoon. With the game against the visiting Grant Park Pirates in jeopardy earlier this week because of a shortage of qualified officials, Fort High athletic director Darren Johnson confirmed Thursday morning that tomorrow’s 3 p.m. […]
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They may be green, but they dream in black and gold. The Muskie ‘C’ football squad experienced a rebirth this season after two years on hiatus due to not having a coach. Under the tutelage of head coach Mike Gurski and assistants Steve Caul and Jimmy Shapiro, the 38-man roster […]
To serve and protect. It’s a good motto not only for police officers but volleyball teams, too. After failing to safeguard a 20-9 lead two days earlier in the fourth set at home against Dryden, the Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team used an almost-perfect serving performance to catapult them to […]
Many hands make light work, and having many coaches works just fine for the local Border Skating Club. Another season of recreational and competitive figure skating got underway at the Ice for Kids Arena here recently, with nearly 135 youngsters carving a place for themselves in the popular sport. “Our […]
Everyone reaches a crossroads at some point in their life. But when the fastest runners from Rainy River District converged on Crossroads School in Devlin last Wednesday, the home squad already had made the decision for them. The hosts won four of the 10 team categories, and finished second in […]
University athletic programs normally suffer growing pains in their infancy, with success only coming in later years after numerous early failures lay the groundwork for an eventually solid foundation. But Christin Thomson and the St. John’s University Red Storm women’s golf team have no time for the waiting game. In […]
The Emo Toy Library and Resource Centre welcomed its new co-ordinator, Jennifer (Jen) Miedema, replacing Josette Vargas, who has secured employment elsewhere. April Siemens is her assistant. “October means Hallowe’en,” said Miedema, adding they will be having parties for all of the children. The Playgroup party will be held Oct. […]
“We had a lovely surprise anniversary party arranged by our children,” said Shirley Brown of Barwick. A come-and-go tea was held at the Chapple Community Hall to mark their 35th anniversary, and the couple wants to say thanks to all their family and friends for the wonderful cards received and […]
Test results for a second horse in the district thought to have succumbed to the West Nile virus came back positive late Friday. “I wanted to know there was nothing I could have done. I wanted to know for sure,” said Faye Flatt, the owner of the Arabian horse which […]
“It was a perfect sale!” That was the best way Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association president Tom Morrish could describe the calf sale last weekend in Stratton. Some 1,070 head moved through the sales barn and left for new homes as far away as South Dakota. “Prices were very good,” said […]
Java lovers while have to wait for their first cup of Tim Hortons coffee here as construction on the new restaurant isn’t expected to start until at least next spring. “We’re still in the very early stages. Nothing is happening yet,” said Greg Skinner, corporate communications officer with TDL Group […]
Until this summer, volunteers could be called on at all hours of the day to rush to the assistance of people in need. And the efforts of these volunteer ambulance attendants were recognized at a special dinner last weekend. Prior to June 1, volunteers were the backbone of the ambulance […]
