Elisabeth Heslop Gleaming wood, pristine green grass, and a deep blue sky marked the second-last day of construction on the Rainy River First Nations’ new pow-wow grounds on Friday. Located just north of the junction of Highway 11 and 71, the eight-month project soon will be put to good use […]
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Elisabeth Heslop Jesse Carmody grinned ruefully as he stared at his ponytail—no longer attached to his head—before the rest of his long locks were shaved off here last Wednesday afternoon. The head shave, which raised more than $800, was part of the fundraising drive of the local Tim Hortons Camp […]
Mitch Calvert Shannon Doyle of the Bishop Strachan Bobcats got a shot off with Muskie defenders Sara Kellar and Chelsea Craig in close proximity during action at the all-Ontario ‘AA’ championships in Kenora last Thursday afternoon. The Bobcats, who handed Fort High a 4-0 loss, went on to lose the […]
It’s disturbing enough that five detainees at the new Ge-Da-Gi-Binez Youth Centre here assaulted two staff members last week. But equally troubling is the fact it took so long for “news” of the incident to be released to the public. True, the general public may not have been at risk […]
Douglas W. Judson Dear editor: I would like to clarify my earlier statements regarding local MP John Rafferty’s publicity efforts. Mr. Glen Dale should rest assured that I am abundantly aware of the duties of a member of Parliament. However, it is common sense which informs my criticism of the […]
The question is: Do dogs make us happier? My answer is “yes,” which I know from personal experience. Every time I think about my dogs, a smile comes to my face. They welcome me with wagging tails when I come home, and not just because they expect some “carry-out.” They […]
North American politics continue to mystify me. If either the Canadian or U.S. government had announced they were going to nationalize some of the Canadian and American car manufacturers because it was good for the health of the country, everyone would have been up in arms even a year ago. […]
It’s been a very busy couple of weeks here, and I would like to let you know a bit about how the forestry town halls went and about the upcoming application deadline for the federal government’s Community Adjustment Fund. If you attended the forestry town halls in Fort Frances and/or […]
Crappies have become very popular over the last few years by anglers in Sunset Country, especially during the ice season. Found in many small lakes across the region as well as the big ones, Lake of the Woods and Rainy Lake, crappies provide some excellent table fare as well as […]
Another OFSAA appearance. Another missed opportunity. It’s been a memorable year in Muskie athletics, but not all of those memories are of the fond variety. The Muskie boys’ soccer team is the latest high school team to ride the highs and lows of competition, culminating in a disappointing end at […]
You would expect birds whose names start with Tennessee, Magnolia, Nashville, and Maryland to be native to the south. But they’re not. They live and breed right here in the north. A lot of them were discovered by Audubon, and the names indicate where they were first seen. Others of […]
Each time I think my life is a direct download of nothingness made famous by the “Seinfeld” TV show, the forces of nature step in and stir up my neck of the woods just enough to give me a solid word count for my newspaper column. The rainy morning pre-empted […]
