The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team walked off the court here last weekend with a perfect record–and they’re hoping to keep it that way for the rest of the season. “Overall, I am happy with how the girls played,” enthused head coach Paul Noonan. “Unfortunately, they weren’t challenged to a […]
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Blessed with unseasonably mild weather and moderate winds, some 555 boys and girls in grades four-eight from across the region competed in the 29th-annual Legion Mid-Canada cross-country run in Thunder Bay on Saturday. Locally, the Mine Centre girls’ team finished second overall, and Katie McTavish (a grade seven student at […]
The Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team dominated their opponents at a tournament here last weekend–even though they were split up into two squads. Both the Fort “Black” and Fort “Gold” teams came away with 3-0 records, and most of their wins were, well, blowouts. “We were kind of disappointed with […]
Teachers with the Northwest Catholic District School Board will receive a two percent salary hike after the Ontario Elementary English Catholic Teachers’ Association ratified a contract for the 2000-01 school year. The deal was announced at the board’s regular monthly meeting Saturday in Sioux Lookout. “It’s a really a cut […]
The deputy minister of education headed back to Toronto with list of concerns and ideas from both the local public and separate school boards after a two-day visit here last week.
Vandals and thieves beware! The Fort Frances OPP once again will get a helping hand from the community Monday when “Operation Pumpkin” hits the streets in an effort to curb mischief associated with Hallowe’en. “It’s a Community Policing Committee initiative to reduce vandalism on ‘Gate Night,’” Sgt. Don Robertson said […]
Millions of Canadians who heat their homes with natural gas will be faced with a severe price increase this winter. Though steadily rising gasoline prices have been the main focus in the news lately, the next few months will see jumps in natural gas bills that will make the gas […]
Fort Frances remains the only municipality in the Kenora and Rainy River districts that has refused to pay a levy increase to the Northwestern Health Unit–and the issue is starting to heat up among councillors. Council decided to refuse to pay the hike when it was issued by the health […]
“Rainy River Ambulance is in a bit of a crisis right now,” ambulance manager Grace Silander told the Rainy River District Social Service Administration Board here last Thursday.
As reported in Friday’s Daily Bulletin, Fort High will ice a Muskie boys’ hockey team this season. The black-and-gold will kick off action Nov. 17-18 at a tournament in Warroad before opening the NorWOSSA campaign against Kenora here Nov. 21. “I am [excited],” assistant coach Ken Christiansen enthused Monday morning. […]
It may still be fall but local cross-country skiers already are getting ready for the coming season. They’ve started a club, and are looking to improve local trails. “There are some primitive trails in the area,” noted organizer Cam Moorhouse. “I have a vision to begin a club to share […]
The Muskies got back on the winning track yesterday afternoon in Dryden, grounding the host Eagles 49-28 in NorWOSSA action. “They did really well. It wasn’t that close,” coach Greg Allan noted last night after the team returned home to Fort Frances. Scott Witherspoon led the black-and-gold with three touchdowns […]
