Joey Payeur The girls’ five-km run got off to a mass start Tuesday as the Muskie contingent participated in the annual Hial Pike Invitational on Tuesday afternoon across the river at the Falls Golf Course. Captain Jenny Hammond led the black-and-gold with an eighth-place finish (21:07).
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Senior Muskie Maggie Jean, dribbling against Lindsay Piche of the Dryden Eagles, and the rest of her teammates put together another winning effort en route to a 33-20 victory in their NorWOSSA regular-season home-opener yesterday. It was the squad’s 24-straight league triumph.
Joey Payeur Wayne Strachan is no mad scientist but his latest experiment may end up exploding in the rest of the SIJHL’s face. Due to an ankle injury that has sidelined top-line winger Colton Spicer indefinitely, the Fort Frances Lakers’ head coach and general manager has come up with a […]
Duane Hicks A backhoe tore into a rear wall of the Rainy Lake Hotel on Friday as JMX Contracting continues to make rapid progress demolishing the old building. Onlookers have noted how skillfully the heavy equipment has picked away at the structure since demolition began last week. The 200 block […]
Duane Hicks Renovations to Flint House, the new restaurant set to open at 232 Scott St., are moving ahead at full speed thanks to Esselink Construction. Owner Duane Cridland hinted the restaurant will feature furnishings and other pieces of local history that have been reclaimed, adding he’ll be open for […]
Atikokan High School student Blade Lemieux tried his hand at skinning a beaver during the Seven Generations Education Institute’s annual “Fall Harvest” preparations workshop last Wednesday at the Nanicost grounds here.
Joey Payeur Muskie defensive back Hunter Koles (22) had a good handle on the situation when it came to slowing down Kenora Broncos’ running back Lyndon Hensrud in the fourth quarter of Friday’s game here.
Joey Payeur Muskie defensive backs Hunter Koles (22) and Isaac Smith (21) tried to corral Kenora running back Lyndon Hensrud on this fourth-quarter jaunt during the Broncos’ 45-16 triumph in WHSFL action here Friday. Fort High fell to 2-2 on the season while Kenora improved to 4-1 to sit tied […]
Duane Hicks Zombies of all ages, along with a sampling of other monsters, came out for the fourth-annual “Fort Frances Zombie Walk” on Saturday afternoon. The group shuffled around the downtown area—ultimately ending up back at St. John’s Anglican Church for snacks and prizes for best costumes.
Duane Hicks JMX Contracting continues to make rapid progress demolishing the old Rainy Lake Hotel. At this rate, it looks like the job will be completed on schedule. The 200 block of Scott Street will be closed to traffic this Friday through Monday (Oct. 16-19) to ensure safety during the […]
Chris Marchand – Dryden Observer Muskie Kennedi Handberg wound her way through the foliage en route to a 17th-place finish in the high school girls’ open five-km cross-country race yesterday in Dryden.
Heather Latter Alyx Duffy of Egale Canada spoke to members of the local “Celebrating Diversity” committee during its meeting Wednesday afternoon. He and his team later facilitated a workshop for parents and community members about creating safe and inclusive school communities for LGBTQ students, which was hosted by the Rainy […]
