With several players already out of the lineup due to various injuries, the Muskies could have used those extra bodies as they were crushed 7-0 by Osseo High School (Minneapolis) last night in their opening action of the four-team Warroad X-mas tournament. But while last night’s defeat was a hard […]
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The Emo Cowboys scored twice in each of the first and second periods to hand the visiting Oddfellows (Fort Frances) a 4-2 loss. Jeremy Hyatt led the way with a hat trick while Jason Caul added the other for Emo. Scott Grynol and Terry Kellar netted third-period goals for the […]
It’s been a merry Christmas for the partners of NorWest Mobility, with client numbers for its first month of operation far exceeding everyone’s expectations. Kevin Burns, manager of marketing and sales for Thunder Bay Telephone, which owns Thunder Bay Mobility, said last week NorWest Mobility already is at its third-year […]
Leaving people with everything from cold turkey to thoughts of the potentially looming “Y2K” crisis, the blackout that hit most of Rainy River District around 5 p.m. on Christmas Day made it one to remember. The outage, being blamed on the high winds that whipped across Northwestern Ontario on Saturday, […]
Following a steady stream of holiday sales, some local retailers are seeing the effects of the Christmas Day blackout–and the upcoming possibility of a “Y2K” crisis–as more and more people prepare for the worst. “It’s already happening,” said Canadian Tire owner Ray Engelbertink. “I normally order kerosene, hurricane lamps, candles, […]
The New Year’s Eve fireworks display–being organized by the Fort Frances Rotary Club and slated to go off Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. near “The Hallett”–should be free of glitches. At least that’s what club member Bill Badiuk is expecting even though the fireworks will make local history as the […]
With work at Little Beaver Snow Park ahead of schedule, all owner Bob Hamilton needs now is more of the white stuff on the ground. Ironically, the late arrival of winter actually helped with construction at the site, which is located at the “ski hill” near the town landfill. “It’s […]
Area residents still pondering whether to take in a New Year’s Eve millennium party at a local restaurant or bar had best make up their mind soon as most are filling up fast with reservations. La Flambeé is filled to capacity for its New Year’s Eve extravaganza, with the first […]
Some members of the Fort Frances Highlanders Pipe Band will decide tomorrow night whether they’ll go ahead with plans to revive the “Robert Burns” supper early in the new year. The evening, which honours the memory of the renowned Scottish poet, had been held annually here until a couple of […]
If the signatures in the guest book are any indication, this year’s Community Christmas Dinner was another hit. Held once again at Knox United Church, the dinner attracted at least 200 people between noon and 2 p.m. on Christmas Day, with another 60 “Meals on Wheels” delivered to shut-ins. “As […]
Managing just 13 shots–including none in the second period–in a 3-0 loss to the International Falls Broncos across the river last Friday night, it would be easy to say the Muskie offence took an early Christmas vacation. On the bright side, defensively the Muskies killed off a pair of minor […]
A 23-8 first-quarter run paced the Muskies to an easy 73-44 win over the host Kenora Broncos in NorWOSSA senior boys’ basketball action yesterday afternoon. The black-and-gold, who improved to 2-0 in regular-season play with the victory, once again were led by the talented tandem of John Sivonen and Evan […]
