The Township of Emo and the Emo Chamber of Commerce are looking for some big losers. The idea came about when a group of local business leaders were discussing over the holidays how people tend to be lethargic and sometimes depressed after the Christmas hoopla, which sometimes results in unwanted […]
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The first-ever “Community Summit” held here last Thursday was intended to bring people together to think about problems the district will face in the future—and discuss ways to overcome them. And from reactions of those who attended the summit, which saw nearly 90 delegates from various sectors and municipalities in […]
Working as communications director in a mental health facility for 25 years, I knew that May was National Mental Health Month, as well as Older Americans Month. But until recently, I did not know how many other causes had designated a “national month.” There’s literally something for everyone. National Hobby […]
We haven’t done much with space stories or movies of late, but I can well remember the screaming in the old Royal Theatre when Otto Polenski, bless his old bones, would bring us kids a treat like a Buck Rogers or Flash Gordon matinee. Of course, he would offer Tom […]
It’s not like I had no respect for curling—it’s just I had very little. I mean come on, it’s just shuffleboard on ice, right? Wrong! After spending a lot of time at the Fort Frances Curling Club two weekends ago to cover the Northwestern Ontario ladies’ playdowns, my opinion changed […]
Okay, I confess. I’ve been thinking about other men. I’ve had my mind on the single men in the area, and I’m hoping my curiosity about the way they think—and what they want out of life—will spark a few phone calls or e-mails my way. My infatuation with this mysterious […]
The thermometer read minus-41 on Monday morning. The temperature had not changed all weekend and I guess that is good because all weekend I was buried in my wood shop. The heaters were churning out their BTUs, the radio was turned to CBC, and I was in my own world […]
Roland Booth, 81, of Sarnia, Ont., passed away Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004 at the Bluewater Health Mitton Street Site in Sarnia. A wonderful husband, father, and grandfather has left us. Roland Booth, born Feb. 22, 1923 in Broughton, England, was one of the kindest, gentlest, generous, most compassionate souls on […]
Nicholas (Nick) Kotyk, 85, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, Jan. 6, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born Feb. 17, 1919 in Arbakka, Man. to the late Demetro and Wasylyna Kotyk. Nick joined the Canadian […]
Members of the Rainy River local of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) have voted unanimously to take strike action. One hundred percent of the teachers attending a meeting last night gave their union a mandate to take any and all action—including a full-withdrawal-of-services strike—to achieve their contract goals. […]
At its first regular meeting of the new year tonight, the Northwest Catholic District School Board will review a report of the various activities going on in its school to help the victims of the recent tsunami in South Asia. According to the report, “teachers have discussed this tragedy with […]
It will be a busy day for Muskie athletes against their Kenora counterparts. All four court teams are in Kenora this afternoon for their fifth game of the NorWOSSA season. The junior girls’ volleyball team sports the best record going into action today, sitting at 2-2. The junior boys’ basketball […]
