Niska Calm Wind, 16, Lance Vargas-Solis, 17, and Wasaskun Wuttunee, 20, aren’t taking lightly their approach to manhood. In fact, it could be said they’ve paddled for miles in order to get there. The young trio, who hail from British Columbia, Alberta, and Sioux Lookout, Ont. respectively, along with their […]
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The Fort Frances Museum’s “Parlour Party” last Sunday was a place for children to play with replicas of old-fashioned toys and clothing. And for local seniors like Kay Whalen, Evelyn Metke, and Edith Newman, it offered a chance to step back in time to recall the novelties of their childhood. […]
The weather may have been cold but the prices were fairly hot during the Rainy River Cattlemen Association’s annual fall calf sale Saturday at the Stratton sales yard. Bids went as high as $1.94/lb on the lightweight calves, with several of the more heavier cattle being sold at $1.50/lb. or […]
Don Cronk’s smile was almost as big as his pumpkin Saturday after the Murillo resident grabbed top honours in the annual Rainy River Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival at Hannam Park, taking home a $1,000 cheque and the “Golden Hoe.” Cronk’s 554-pound pumpkin weighed in well ahead of Dr. Ewan Affleck’s […]
Coach Gord McCabe admitted wins used to be hard to come by for the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team in years past. But it’s a different story in the early going this season. The Muskies improved to 2-0 in NorWOSSA play after edging the Kenora Broncos 43-39 in overtime up […]
Not only did the Muskie senior football team get hurt on the scoreboard, they also were banged up physically in a lopsided 46-6 loss to Wadena, Mn. there Friday night. And that barrage of bumps and bruises will make gearing up for this Friday afternoon’s NorWOSSA showdown against the host […]
Snowmobile enthusiasts will be treated to some high-flying action in February when Fort Frances hosts a weekend of races as part of the Mn North Sno-cross series. The race–sponsored by Saber Traction of Wisconsin and the Red Dog Inn–is slated Feb. 12-13 at the old horse grounds on McIrvine Road […]
Brian Ney and Dan Stier know how to catch walleye. No doubt about that. Fresh off a top 10 finish at the In-Fishermen Professional Walleye Trail the previous weekend, Stier (of Pierre, S.D.) and Ney (from Baudette, Mn.) easily captured top spot in the first-annual Rainy River and District Chamber […]
The Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team, coming off a heart-breaking loss to the Dryden Eagles to open the NorWOSSA season last week, bounced back to reach the final of a weekend tournament here. The black-and-gold played well during the round-robin portion–earning 10 out of a possible 12 points–to place first […]
The local Midget “AA” Canadians hockey team, slated to begin its second season of play this winter, may be on the verge of folding due to a lack of a coach. Former coach Dave Allison accepted a head coaching job with the Fort Wayne Komets in the United Hockey League […]
Defensive troubles cost the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team a 3-1 loss in their best-of-five showdown against the host Kenora Broncos yesterday. After losing the first game 25-19, the Muskies rebounded to win the next one by that same score. But they couldn’t nail down another win the rest of […]
Despite a committee recommendation to go with a cheaper arena seat, town council has opted for what Community Services manger George Bell called a much better model. The original seat up for approval at Monday night’s council meeting was the Ducharme 500, a floor-mounted model that came with a $22,940 […]
