The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team enter their annual invitational tournament tonight and tomorrow with a 4-1 NorWOSSA record after beating the Kenora Broncos 34-24 there yesterday. Sarah Barton led the way with 10 points, followed by Carley McCormick (eight). Rebecca Cornell and Laura Busch also chipped in with six […]
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With a week to go before the deadline, the local “Citizen of the Year” committee is looking for more nominations from the public. “It’s on a roll,” said committee member Bill Gushulak, who won the award last year. “Let’s hope we can get as many nominations as possible.” Anyone who […]
A new Municipal Act introduced at Queen’s Park yesterday could open doors for economic development here. If passed, the proposed act would come into effect Jan. 1, 2003, giving municipalities more authority to set up corporations and involve the private sector in partnerships to finance and undertake public projects. “It […]
A Fort Frances woman is among 11 people charged following a year-long investigation by the Tri-Force Drug Unit that netted $2 million in drugs and about $500,000 in cash and assets seized. Pamela Colfer, 39, was arrested Oct. 12 and charged with possession of a controlled substance for the purpose […]
Two employees at the Fort Frances Jail received an Award for Exceptional Bravery and praise from the minister of Correctional Services on Wednesday for their actions during the June 29 standoff here. Corrections officer Shane McDonald and Operational Manager Larry Tucker received the award during a ceremony at the Bell […]
After a successful campaign in support of the Friends of Animals as their annual charity this year, local Canada Safeway employees will be turning to the public before making their choice for 2002. “We just talked about it earlier this week and we’ve decided to put a notice in the […]
It was a tough way for the Muskie ‘B’ team’s football season to end. The “Bees” suffered their worst loss of their season—a 55-6 romp at the hands of the Roseau Rams there Tuesday—to wrap up the exhibition campaign with an 0-5 record. Muskie co-coach Todd Calder said they were […]
If the Muskie ‘A’ football team thought their inaugural season in the Winnipeg High School Football League has been an eye-opener so far, they’ll have another lesson when they take to the artificial turf at Winnipeg Stadium this Friday. “I don’t think any of them have ever played there,” said […]
The rinks weren’t piped onto the ice like during a bonspiel or the Nokia Brier. And there were no wild parties afterwards reminiscent of the infamous “Brier Patch.” Yet the cool chill of a curling rink—complete with freshly-pebbled sheets of ice—is unmistakable, be it on a national stage or the […]
As the second half of the NorWOSSA season for the four Muskie court teams gets underway tomorrow in Kenora, the black-and-gold find themselves in varying positions. So far, the junior girls’ basketball team has been the most successful of the bunch—sporting a 3-1 record at the midway point of their […]
Less than two weeks before competing in their first meet, a dozen Aquanauts headed to Kenora last weekend for a seminar featuring the technical director of Swim Ontario. Cliff Barry, former coach of the late Victor Davis, a Canadian Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer, said the main emphasis of the three-hour […]
If the Muskie ‘A’ football team thought their inaugural season in the Winnipeg High School Football League has been an eye-opener so far, they’ll have another lesson when they take to the artificial turf at Winnipeg Stadium this Friday. “I don’t think any of them have ever played there,” said […]
