Mitch Calvert Jake Witherspoon of the Rendez-Vous Voyageurs held off Pharmasave’s Josiah Morris during men’s Borderland Soccer Association action last Thursday evening here. Despite the good defensive play, Pharmasave prevailed 6-0.
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Rick Neilson Steve Loshaw, president of Rainy River District Regional Abottoir Inc., had the honour of turning the first spadeful of sod late Monday morning at the site of the new abattoir as Emo Mayor Ed Carlson, left, and project engineer Marko Dzeletovitch were among those looking on. The site […]
Peggy Revell Nick Ashworth tried the “triple stacking” technique during his attempt to win the pizza-eating contest hosted by Dominos Pizza on Friday afternoon during “Mall Days.” Despite Ashworth’s creative efforts, it was Jamie Jensen who topped the five contestants.
Peggy Revell Zac Tolen, Rachel Foster, and Kassy Michl, along with other members of the “On the Wings of Angels” team, made their way around the loop during the annual “Relay for Life” held overnight Friday at Pither’s Point. While there were fewer participants this year, with only 14 teams […]
Mitch Calvert Second baseman Mick Copenace of the Sabaskong Cubs slid under the tag of Sight & Sound Wolves’ pitcher Marcel Pagee during a Rainy River District Fastball League game Thursday evening at VanJura Field here. The hometown Wolves took the win 9-6 to improve to 5-5 on the season […]
Tomorrow is July 1—the day when Canadians shed their collective timidity about waving the flag and celebrate what a great country we live in. There will be parades, music festivals, street parties, and, of course, fireworks. There will be speeches from our politicians and others—all waxing nostalgic while extolling the […]
We celebrate Canada Day on Wednesday. Diana Mehta, writing for The Canadian Press on Monday, may have created a stir in reporting on the Dominion Institute’s report that finds Canadians have trouble identifying famous sons and daughters. Our first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, only could be recognized by […]
Life is very poignant. But, on the other hand, life also can be fascinating and fun. It’s up to us to choose! Part of what makes life so poignant is all the change we have to endure by the time we are “this side of 60” or “this side of […]
Edith Rawlins Dear editor: Last October, at a dinner at St. John’s Anglican Church, a many-coloured bag containing three books—The New English Version of the Bible and two others—was taken to the church but not returned. The return of these books would be appreciated. There are 10 rules called the […]
Two men looked out from the prison bars: one saw the mud, the other saw the stars. That was how George viewed life, always with wit and a sense of humour. George Olgar Brusven, 93, of Rainycrest Long Term Care, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully on […]
