The municipalities of Emo and La Vallee once again will be holding candlelight ceremonies in their cemeteries on Christmas Eve. “I’ll have all the ice candles out there,” noted Debbie Zimmerman, organizer of the Emo event. “All the graves are to be marked with flags this year, so it should […]
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Saying Happy Christmas is not as traditional as Merry Christmas, but I thought I would bring the Australian style of Christmas to Rainy River District. I am not 100 percent sure why, but Happy Christmas is just a bit more popular than Merry Christmas here “Down Under.” Truthfully, I feel […]
Sometimes the box score can be deceiving. Despite dominating the majority of play, the Muskie girls’ hockey team skated to a narrow 2-1 victory over the Lake of the Woods Bears in exhibition action last night at the Ice for Kids Arena. “The girls passed quite well,” coach Chris Hill […]
The new year is almost here once again. For producers, 2006 was another challenging year. The problem is the challenges keep changing. For instance, 2004 was one of the coolest years on record while 2005 was one of the wettest years on record. 2006 started out looking pretty promising in […]
There currently are two classes of volleyball in Northwestern Ontario: Dryden and everybody else. The Eagles and Dryden’s club team—the Whiskey Jacks—re-staked their city’s claim to the region’s volleyball crown by winning both the ‘A’ and ‘B’ titles at the junior volleyball tournament hosted by the Kenora Broncos over the […]
The Muskie girls’ volleyball teams earned a split against the host Kenora Broncos in NorWOSSA action yesterday. The junior Muskie spikers (2-2) rallied from an opening set loss to defeat the Broncos (0-3) in four sets. After losing the first set 25-15, the black-and-gold took the next three by scores […]
The Muskie boys’ basketball program is on a roll, with both the junior and senior squads earning victories against the host Kenora Broncos in NorWOSSA action yesterday. The seniors improved to 4-0 with a 65-51 over the Broncos, who are winless in three tries so far this season. “Although we […]
The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team finished fourth at Westgate Collegiate’s “Spike Off 2” tournament in Thunder Bay over the weekend after losing to the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) in the semi-finals. The black-and-gold struggled to find consistency in their service game and dropped the first set 25-19 to […]
Two hunters have been fined a total of $4,000 for illegal hunting after firing at a moose decoy. Luigi Mesto, 72, of Red Lake, was fined $1,500 for careless use of a firearm while hunting and $500 for discharging a firearm from a travelled portion of a roadway. He also […]
Take charge of your future with “Summer Company,” an Ontario government program for full-time students aged 15-29. The program provides students with hands-on business experience, training and mentoring, and awards of up to $3,000 to help start their own summer business. To be eligible for the experience, students must: •have […]
Don’t know what to get for that person who has everything? How about treating them to a gourmet meal—all in the name of a charitable cause. Tickets are available for the local Alzheimer Society’s second-annual “Chefs’ Charitable Dinner and Auction,” which is slated for Sunday, Jan. 21 at the Fort […]
Bowater Canadian Forest Products Inc. announced yesterday the indefinite shutdown of its Ignace sawmill operation. This shutdown took effect yesterday and will impact 29 direct Bowater employees and 20 contractor ones. This decision is the direct result of lumber quotas imposed upon Bowater’s Ontario operations. These quotas are the result […]
