Registration for the Borderland men’s soccer league will be held tomorrow from 7-9 p.m. in Room 138 at Fort Frances High School. The league is open to players aged 15 and over, and cost per player is $85. Those interested also must bring along their health card. League organizer Mike […]
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It’s official: the ice is out on both the Canadian and U.S. sides of Rainy Lake. Mike Pawlikowski, the head pilot for Rusty Myers Flying Service here, declared the ice out Wednesday after a flight around 10 a.m. On Tuesday, he had reported some slushy ice was still blocking the […]
Coun. Neil Kabel may have had the fright of his life after a dust-up with an armed thief at his store–the East End Confectionery–last Wednesday night. Fort Frances OPP reported a man brandishing a knife entered the small Scott Street store just minutes before its 10 p.m. closing time. Minutes […]
While the fundraising total may have been less than last year’s, a sold-out crowd still flocked to the Rendez-Vous last Friday for the Ducks Unlimited 19th-annual banquet to support wetland conservation. “We were a little down from last year, but I thought that would happen,” said Barney Maher, chair of […]
The Borderland Thunder, Fort Frances’ entry in the new seven-team Superior International Junior Hockey League, was expected to name former NHL’er Mike Allison as head coach yesterday. Wayne Strachan and Shane Bliss were slated to be named assistant coaches. “To me, it’s exciting and a great honour,” said Allison, a […]
While Muskie spring camps commence this month in search of new talent, several graduating veterans are looking to take that next step to post-secondary education and the fields of Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union football. But one is leaning towards the classroom over the playbook. Fifth-year starting quarterback Gary Wager was […]
Something __ year-old Jackson Gillon bounced off the judo practice mat with a wide smile and urged his sensei to get the tapes rolling–video tapes of their winning weekend in Kenora. The Lake of the Woods Invitational Judo Tournament was held at the Beaver Brae Secondary School on April 28-29 […]
Members of the Northwestern Ontario Tourism Association want a stronger voice, a voice that needs to be formed by any one who appreciates the resource of northern Ontario. At Friday’s annual spring meeting in Nestor Falls members agreed that outdoor recreation is being eroded in this part of the province–a […]
The month of May not only brings flowers. Aspiring Fort Frances High School football players can say hello to spring camp and the planning stages for mapping out the 2001 Muskie gridiron season. The annual Muskie football spring camp for the senior and junior varsity teams is set for May […]
It was a blessing to have the GEMS girls’ club at the Christian Reformed Church participate in all phases of the worship service last Sunday. Achievers’ leader Karen Koomans welcomed everyone to the program, then the girls took part, reciting their Litany 2000-2001. The theme for this year was “Danger […]
DYS staff and students celebrated Earth Day and Native Awareness Week back on April 24. The day began in a large group with a presentation regarding respect for Mother Earth by guest speaker Elvis DeBungie and group. From there, the students split into multi-age groupings and went from one activity […]
A few friends gathered at the Emo hospital common room April 20 to help Olive Earle, former desk clerk at the office of Dr. D.R. Young, celebrate her 95th birthday. She received several birthday cards wishing her all the best, and was presented with a one-layer decorated cake with floral […]
