When Nadine Johnson of Fort Frances took to the water 15 summers ago to paddle 53 miles in a canoe, it wasn’t for her health. Johnson, who was just 20 at the time, did it for her mother and the hundreds of other people facing a personal battle with cancer. […]
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A three-year study looking into the genetic diversity of Rainy River’s sturgeon population is underway by Rainy River First Nations, with a Ph.D. student scheduled to come in and run it this fall. Jen Mercer, head of the band’s program on the Rainy River watershed, said the main thrust of […]
Despite stiff competition, Crossroads student Keith McKay proved he could speak with the best them, taking top honours at the district speech contest last Tuesday at the Emo Legion. His speech, “My Socks,” earned him first place while Ginna Faykes (Atikokan High School) took second place with her speech, “Suicide.” […]
Sarah Busch, a grade eight student at St. Francis School here, made it to “the head of the class” by having the top written score for girls in a regional math contest held earlier this month in Thunder Bay. But despite getting the top written score, Busch was beaten out […]
Darryl McLeod predicts the walleye opener to be “pretty good” when anglers hit the water this Saturday. McLeod, an area biologist with the Ministry of Natural Resources office here, said the strong 1994 year class of fish is now five years old and so anglers should see a high abundance […]
Four games. Four wins. Four shutouts. Not a bad weekend for the Muskie boys’ soccer team as they breezed through an exhibition tournament here last weekend–outscoring their opponents by a 13-0 margin and dominating large stretches of their games. In fact, the Muskies barely allowed what could be termed as […]
Playing against some of the top fastball teams from Minnesota, the Emo Bulldogs finished 2-3 at a 10-team qualifier in Mankato, Mn. last weekend. It was the first of two qualifiers, with the top team after 10 games earning a berth to the North American Fastball Association championships in Albuquerque, […]
While his first name matches the last one of the NBA’s all-time greatest player, Jordan Bale would be the first to admit his talents pale in comparison to the man they simply called “Michael” in Chicago. But there’s no denying his ability to shoot free throws–as evidenced by his third-place […]
For the first time since the early 1970s, organized football will return to Fort Frances for players in grades seven and eight starting with a spring camp next month. The non-contact, no-equipment practices–slated for June 5-6 from 1:30-4:30 p.m. at Westfort–will see the players put through drills to learn the […]
Head coach Struchan Gilson calls them his “Energizer bunnies.” But while his players kept going and going en route to a 3-0-1 record at an exhibition soccer tournament here last weekend, he may be forced to make some changes. Simply put, the Muskies have too many talented players up front […]
In the wake of the MS Society’s “carnation campaign” last week, it just may be the right time to plug the local MS Self-Help Group, headed by Gayle Arpin. Active since January, 1998, the support group has flourished since then, drawing an average of 15-20 people at its monthly meeting. […]
Only about 12 people were on hand last Thursday at the Red Dog Inn here for a presentation on what small business can do to prepare for the “Y2K” bug. Presented by Renalto Pullia of the Northwestern Ontario Technology Centre in Thunder Bay, the session focused mainly on a workbook […]
