Budding scientists took centre stage at Crossroads School in Devlin last week as students in grades four-eight took part in the second-annual science fair there. Projects ranged from “Do bones need calcium” and “What floor cleaners work best?” to “Who can balance better on one foot–boys or girls.” Seventh-grader Mackenzie […]
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The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce still has not set a date for the popular “Quest for the Best” singing contest. “We’ve had a couple meetings now. Unfortunately, it still looks as if the Townshend Theatre is booked in April, May, and well into June,” Chamber co-ordinator Dawn Booth noted […]
The new Sturgeon Creek bridge just north of Barwick was christened with lots of snowmobile traffic during its grand opening. The Emo Borderland Snowmobile Club held a poker derby last weekend and sold about 160 poker hands for the event as more than 50 sleds joined the run. “This is […]
“Building bridges.” That’s the message the local OPP is sending out to Fort Frances High School students–and their parents–as it steps up staffing at its liaison office there. “We’re trying to break down the walls between the officers and the students,” said Cst. Al MacDonald, who’s in charge of the […]
The local Sunset Country Ford Mustangs attended the 32-team Fargo Flyers International Squirt Tournament last weekend and lost out in the ‘C’ final. “It was a great tournament — the kids played okay,” coach Joe Bobczynski noted. The Mustangs faced off against Lakeville in the ‘C’ final on Sunday and […]
The Muskies are a step closer to an all-Ontario berth after trouncing the Sioux Lookout Warriors 12-2 there Monday night to sweep their best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final series. The black-and-gold now will host the Dryden Eagles in the best-of-three NorWOSSA final, which gets underway here Friday night. Game two is slated […]
The Muskies will be working on their checking as they gear up to face the Dryden Eagles in the best-of-three NorWOSSA final, which gets underway here Friday night. “Defence wins championships,” Muskie head coach Glen Edwards stressed after the black-and-gold swept the Sioux Lookout Warriors in the best-of-three semi-finals with […]
The karate provincial meet was held in Virden, Man. and eight members of the local club attended the competition. In the men’s white/yellow division, John Sutton placed third in Kata. Angela Brown, who competed in the ladies’ white/yellow, finished second in Kumite and Kata. In the ladies’ orange/green event, Cheryl […]
It may not have had all the drama as the Scott Tournament of Hearts final Sunday afternoon but the ‘A’ showdown of the annual Fort Frances ladies’ bonspiel also came down to the last rock. And it was the Kathie Jackson foursome who came away the winners, edging the Bonnie […]
Preparations are underway for the second-annual ManOMin watershed conference in April. “It will be held in International Falls this year at the Rainy River Community College,” said co-ordinator Jennifer Mercer. The conference, slated for April 6-7, will be geared towards the general public this year. “We really want to expose […]
The Muskie junior boys’ basketball and girls’ volleyball squads enjoyed a golden finish to their NorWOSSA seasons last Friday in Dryden. The hoopsters, who had earned a bye to the final after finishing the regular season in top spot with a 7-1 record, jumped out to a 28-16 halftime lead […]
Emo minor hockey teams had a good week on home ice, winning four of six games played there. In PeeWee action, the Emo Predators split their games, opening with a 4-1 win over the Emo Thunderbolts. Ryan Mutz, Kevin Friesen, Kyle Kuzyk and Craig McTavish all scored for the Predators […]
