He stopped going to school when he was 13. And when he turned 16–five days into grade 10–he officially became a high school drop-out. And he admits he doesn’t know what grade level he was actually at. But it wasn’t until he almost lost an arm in a bush accident […]
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Need an idea for a relaxing Sunday afternoon with the family? Well, the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture is holding a farm tour this Sunday from 12:30-5 p.m., aptly named “A Drive in the Country.” “There are five farms,” noted tour organizer Deb Cornell. “At each farm, there will food […]
It was an exciting ending to a two-day tournament Sunday afternoon at Kitchen Creek as Greg Ward and Bob Crowe went to a sudden-death tie-breaker to determine the men’s title at the annual club championship. Tied at 153 strokes after two days of play, the two first played the 10th […]
The Muskies used last Friday’s Homecoming game against the Kenora Broncos to send a distinct message–they will be tough to dethrone as NorWOSSA champs this season. Using a sensational running attack led by Terry LaBelle, the Muskies dominated the younger Broncos all afternoon en route to a lopsided 36-0 victory. […]
In the midst of yet another dismal season a year ago, the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team did something they hadn’t done for quite some time–they won a regular-season game. The win snapped a long losing streak that had extended over several seasons, and showed the senior girls’ squad was […]
How do you feed 250 people in three hours–and still have food left over? Just as anyone helping out at the annual Seniors’ Fish Fry at Sunny Cove Camp on Sunday. It was like being in Santa’s workshop that morning, with close to 20 volunteers from the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s […]
The Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team will head into the NorWOSSA season with the notion “it’s not where you start but where you finish.” That’s because Rick Wiedenhoeft, who coached the squad to an all-Ontario berth last season, will inherit a team that has definite question marks in some key […]
Although exact numbers won’t be known until Sunday afternoon, about 140 people are expected to take part in this year’s Terry Fox Run here–if not more. Run organizer Cst. Steve Maki said people have been picking up pledge sheets all week, and started the door-to-door canvassing to raise funds for […]
The Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition will get $25,000 over the next two years to work towards earning a “safe community” designation with the World Health Organization (WHO). And that could mean up to a 75 percent savings in Workers’ Compensation Board premiums for area businesses that choose to participate […]
A plebiscite is a way to measure public sentiment but municipal councils are not legally bound to act on results of such questions tacked on to the municipal election ballots. Fort Frances Clerk Glenn Treftlin said a “plebiscite”–the questions included on the ballot–usually zeros in on issues council wants to […]
With a world spinning on rapid advances in technology, and within arm’s length of the turn of the century, are the spiritual needs of a fast-paced society changing? How do parish leaders keep up while remaining true to the diverse doctrines of Christianity? With faith, hope and the attitude that […]
To gamble or not to gamble? That is the question. Town council Monday night unanimously supported asking voters if they were in favour of having a part-time charitable casino located in Fort Frances–as well as if they support VLTs here–as plebiscites held in conjunction with the Nov. 10 municipal election. […]
