The local curling club is coming off a successful season, which saw it attract 75-80 new members and build up both the mixed and business leagues. And club president Bill Gushulak is hoping to add to those numbers next season. Clearly the club’s biggest success was its drive to get […]
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The Aquanauts made a huge splash in the pool at a long-course meet in Calgary last weekend, placing fourth out of 18 teams. “They were fantastic from the word go,” Aquanaut head coach Debbie Murray enthused. “They were excellent.” Karli McKinnon broke at least one club record and may even […]
The Rainy River District Fastball League likely will grow to eight teams this season after Rainy River expressed interest in rejoining it during a meeting last Thursday. The other teams are the Emo Bulldogs (defending champs), Barwick, Stratton, Big Grassy, Big Island, Sight & Sound, and Pinewood. But while the […]
Kendall Gamsby led a strong contingent of local competitors at the Taekwondo CY ‘99 Can-Am games in Winnipeg on Saturday, capturing the gold medal in the yellow belt division in full-contact fighting. Other top local competitors in the full-contact included: Corey Fehr winning the silver (yellow belt), Aubrie Byrne bronze […]
Awards were handed out earlier this month at Memorial Arena for various leagues. Michael Shoemaker of the MEC Bulldogs was named as the Atom house league MVP while Andrew Lundy of MEC was selected as the most dedicated player. The Esso award winners for the Atom house league were as […]
Even though the Muskie girls’ soccer team has lost several players from a year ago, including many key members from last year’s NWOSSAA finalists, head coach Struchan Gilson feels this year’s edition will once again be strong. And while the head coach feels this year’s team should be just as […]
Almost 9,500 Bell Canada operators and technicians from across Ontario and Quebec, including 15 here, remain on strike for a third week with no apparent end in sight. In a show of solidarity, more than 35 members of CEP Local 49, which includes all Bell technicians and operators from Fort […]
As the boating season revs into high gear, young boaters are reminded that under a new law passed at the beginning of this year, they are now required to obtain a licence to operate a motorboat on Canadian waters. The new law, which will affect all boaters under the age […]
The 1999 Rainy River District Music and Drama Festival went off without a hitch this year, culminating in a spectacular Highlights Concert featuring 36 performances, and two Rose Bowl winners. “I’m so surprised,” related Stephanie Gartshore, who has competed in the festival for many years, honing her vocal skills to […]
When St. Jude’s Convent closed its doors as a functioning residence for the “Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions” Saturday afternoon, a chapter in Fort Frances’ history closed as well. The landmark residence at 335 Nelson St. had been a convent for the religious order since 1919, with 90 […]
Imagine you are a skilled handyman but you can’t find work anywhere. Now add in a family, including a wife and three children to feed, and a set of circumstances where you fail to qualify for any unemployment benefits. What would you do? Such is the quandary facing Ivan Sieveking, […]
Call him a poet, a story teller, or guy who just gets a kick out of old records, audience members will tell you Stuart McLean ended the 1998/99 “tour de fort” series in style. Standing in front of the motto, “We may not be big, but we are small,” McLean […]
