Bryan Bonot of Stratton fell out of contention very quickly en route to a last-place 1-4 finish at the six-rink Northern Ontario senior men’s curling playdowns in North Bay. The foursome—including third Terry Lee, second Ron Martinuk, and lead Ted Stewart—closed out round-robin play with a 7-3 loss to Bill […]
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The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team lost 68-56 to the Kelvin Clippers in the consolation final at the John Taylor Classic in Winnipeg, finishing 1-2 at the eight-team event. Forward Jamie Algie led the Muskie attack with 19 points but the team lost the lead for good in the second […]
The local Sunset Country Ford Atom ‘AA’ Mustangs opened action at the Robin’s Donuts Invitational in Thunder Bay last night with a 2-1 win over the Norwest Stars. Jordan Davis and Kyle Herr scored for the Mustangs while Ryan Faragher earned up the win in goal. The Mustangs played their […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team opened play at the John Taylor Classic tournament in Winnipeg last night with a 77-57 loss against Dakota Collegiate. The loss dropped the black-and-gold to the consolation round, where they were to face Miles-McDonald this afternoon. “It was a much better game for us […]
The Borderland Thunder made another move to acquire veteran talent on the blueline Wednesday, acquiring defenceman Troy Arnold from the Iron Range Yellow Jackets for future considerations. Arnold joined the team immediately and will be in the lineup for the Thunder’s two-game set against the Northwest Wisconsin Knights on Friday […]
After 12 years in business, Mar-Te Menswear is closing its doors—and the owners say out-shopping is one of the reasons they no longer can continue operating. “With more and more families spending their clothing budget dollars in Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, and other places, the amount of clothing dollars being spent […]
Bryan Bonot (Stratton) has limped out to an 0-3 start at the Northern Ontario senior men’s curling playdowns in North Bay. Bill McKelvey (Kirkland Lake) jumped out to a 6-1 lead against Bonot after four ends and then held on for a 9-7 win in this morning’s draw. Bonot, whose […]
The Fort Frances Fire Brigade will be making the rounds Saturday afternoon for its annual Christmas tree pick-up. “We’ll start around 2 p.m.,” Fire Chief Steve Richardson said Friday morning. “We’d like to tell the public to make sure you have your tree right at the curb, and make sure […]
Borderland Thunder backup goalie Tom Iwaniec only needed one strong game to capture Superior International Junior Hockey League player-of-the-week honours. In his lone appearance of the week, Iwaniec made 37 saves in blanking the Thunder Bay Snowplowing Wolves 5-0 in a game played Jan. 6 in Atikokan. His league-leading third […]
The Ice Box Days Open bonspiel will return to the Fort Frances Curling Club tomorrow for an eighth year with its biggest field yet. Some 36 rinks will compete, including 19 rinks from the district. “This is the first time the number of [rinks] have been over 30. It’s grown […]
With its annual awards banquet coming up at the end of March, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce once again will be looking to get people thinking about exemplary businesses and individuals. “I’m hoping we’ll be able to make the nominations forms available as soon as possible,” Chamber co-ordinator Dawn […]
The Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists club elected a new executive at its annual meeting Wednesday night. Bill Morgenstern was named president of the local group that promotes conservation and wise use of the environment. Rounding out the executive are Tom Shumaker (vice-president), Gus MacDonell (treasurer), Henriette Verhoef (secretary), and […]
