It was standing room only in the gymnasium as Sturgeon Creek School staged its Christmas concert. After Principal Jerry O’Leary welcomed parents, friends and neighbours, the senior and junior kindergarten classes, directed by Vicki Ogilvie, presented two selections–“Jingle Bells” (ringing those bells enthusiastically) and “All I Want for Christmas is […]
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A last-minute directive from the provincial Education Improvement Commission will see the new district school board trustees sworn in before Jan. 1, as well as the election of the new chairs and vice-chairs. The EIC has asked all boards to have their inaugural meeting and be legally in power by […]
Kevin Elliott is in a one-of-a-kind job these days. And if he has anything to do with it, that distinction will soon be a thing of the past. Elliott, a 14-year conservation officer with the Ministry of Natural Resources (the last six have been spent at the district office here), […]
Municipalities across the district are breathing a sigh of relief this week after the province’s latest “download” costs released Friday mean each has to come up with a 1.7 percent savings based on their 1996 budgets. The province also outlined exactly how much each will get from the so-called community […]
Town and community auditorium committee reps will be working with the “multi-use” construction manager and architect in the new year to decide how to cut $411,592 in construction costs from the auditorium project. But Phil St. Cyr and John Crocker told council Monday that until the final tenders came in, […]
The Kathie Jackson rink (Fort Frances) dumped Valerie Stuff (Atikokan) 10-2 in eight ends Sunday in Rainy River to capture the Zone Seven ladies’ crown. Jackson, whose rink includes Kim Beaudry (third), Kelly Tolen (second), Anna Lindholm (lead), and Roz Broman (fifth), now advances to the Northwestern playdowns Jan. 7-10 […]
High school hockey coaches are looking forward to fewer injuries, faster skating, and more passing on the new Olympic ice surface that’s included in the $5.5-million arena project here. In fact, Bronco head coach Dan Shankowsky hopes Kenora considers going with an Olympic-size rink if it ever builds another one […]
The Muskies head into Sioux Lookout for a pair of games this weekend against a team they’re sharing the NorWOSSA basement with. But if the black-and-gold are hoping to win at least one of those games, they’re going to have to avoid the big thing that tripped them up in […]
The Sioux Lookout Hawks left their nest long enough to capture the ‘AA’ Atom hockey tournament Sunday afternoon in Emo with a 3-0 win over Baudette. The smooth-skating Hawks got two goals from Shane Sakchekapo and another from Robert Burke en route to victory. The third-place game saw McDonald’s (Fort […]
After posting an impressive 15-3 record during round-robin play, the Muskies’ “gold” squad fell to Kenora in the final of the McDonald’s junior volleyball tourney here last weekend. The Broncos, which also were a split squad, swept the best-of-three final by scores of 15-10 and 15-6. Kenora had finished second […]
The Fort Frances Armwrestling Club is gearing up to host the Northwestern championships Feb. 7 at Memorial Arena in conjunction with the Little Amik Winter Carnival. Attracting several former world champion competitors, the double-elimination tourney will feature a variety of weight classes in both the men’s and women’s left and […]
For the past 18 seasons, Terry Ogden and the Muskies have dominated the NorWOSSA hockey circuit with 14 first-place finishes while claiming two all-Ontario championships and creating a winning atmosphere here that goes unsurpassed in high school hockey. But the black-and-gold will have a different look behind the bench this […]
