Alex Trebek: Answer—The severed head of a Danish prince was used as a ball for this sport on a battlefield after the prince’s army had been defeated by a group from the east of England. Contestant #1: What is soccer? Trebek: Correct. Contestant #1: I’ll take, ‘World’s greatest sport’ for […]
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“When one door closes, another door opens.” That makes a lot of sense, doesn’t it? Certainly, all the life-planning experts tell us it’s the only way to approach life, with its multiple setbacks and opportunities. Don’t worry about the door that’s just closed. Set your face toward the one that’s […]
I’d rather be driving the car than be a passenger, but last weekend I had good reason to ride “shotgun.” I was on sock and underwear patrol. Last week, Peter bought me a clothesline (lucky me). Actually, I’ve been expecting one for some time now, but for practical reasons only […]
He celebrated by filling his gastrointestinal tract with a ribeye steak (cooked medium, “but not too bloody”) and a baked potato, accompanied by a Caesar salad, before trekking over to a pow-wow at the Nanicost Building on Couchiching. “He” is Sheldon Kelly, who earned the distinction of being Heron Landing […]
Press “rewind” on the tape that is Craig Perry’s life and go all the way back to February of 1983. Perry was coming off a successful three-year tenure as a goalie with the Muskie boys’ hockey team and didn’t want his playing days to end. The University of Manitoba Bisons […]
So, you want to learn to dance, sing, act, and do improv? If you’re between the ages of eight-14, the place to be next month is at the Summer Musical Theatre Program in Emo. The River Theatre, under the direction of Renée Martin-Brown, is presenting a one-week workshop July 18-22 […]
Nicickousemenecaning First Nation has begun the first phase of a long-term development project on the band’s reserve on Rainy Lake. The project is located on Swell Bay, at the edge of the band’s reserve near Bear’s Pass, and is scheduled for completion next year. Nicickousemenecaning Chief Gary Allen said Monday […]
Nice weather and the first Saturday race of the Rendezvous Yacht Club’s season brougth more sailboats onto the lake last week. In fact, it was the first Wednesday night race for four out of the six captains who participated. And two of those four captured the top places, with Ron […]
The Emo Beef Club has held its second and third meeting of the year. People often wonder what beef farming is all about. Just to let you know a little, it isn’t only about feeding and watering your beef. It also involves caring for your animals and running an agricultural […]
An Ignace man has been fined $1,650 after he attached a seal to a moose shot by someone else. After a three-day trial, Shane Bourgeois, 41, was found guilty on a number of charges. He was fined $900 for unlawfully attaching a bull moose seal to a moose shot by […]
The Ontario government is strengthening tourism in the Atikokan area by investing in the next phase of Quetico Centre’s four-year revitalization project, Thunder Bay-Atikokan MPP Bill Mauro announced last Thursday. “Quetico Centre has long been a force for economic development in Northwestern Ontario,” said Mauro, who is Rick Bartolucci’s parliamentary […]
Volunteers from across Rainy River District joined Nature Conservancy of Canada staff at the Oak Grove, near the mouth of the Rainy River, on Sunday to help monitor the provincially-significant oak forest. The event gave volunteers an opportunity to have fun exploring the oak ecosystem and better understand the threats […]
