After a delayed start in both gyms, all four Muskie court teams sailed through their matches with the visiting Kenora Broncos yesterday afternoon. The junior boys jumped out to a commanding 31-15 lead at halftime en route to a 43-24 win. Logan Donaldson led the way with 12 points. “The […]
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The Muskie boys’ hockey team clinched first place—and home ice advantage throughout the NorWOSSA playoffs—after nipping the Dryden Eagles 4-3 here last night. The victory sets up best-of-three semi-final showdown with the Kenora Broncos starting next Friday. After a scoreless first period, the black-and-gold drew first blood against the Eagles […]
While it’s still too early to tell how the recent $100 million sponsorship program scandal in Ottawa will affect the Liberal government’s election plans, local riding associations continue to move forward with their preparations. As first reported in last week’s Times, the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding association for the Conservative […]
Dear editor: Now that I’ve been assaulted (“A gentle wrist slap,” Feb. 11), I feel I need to defend myself. The only problem I’m having is that I can’t seem to find anyone who agrees with the editor (did you even hear the interview?) or his source. I was never […]
The Fort Frances Public Library’s board of directors said it’s all ears when it comes to what the public now has to say in the wake of a recommendation to pursue building a new library here in the next four-five years “We’ve had some people concerned that everything’s final, and […]
Local Atom teams went three for three in Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor Hockey Association action this past week. First, the Emo Hawks sidelined their arch rivals, the Emo Leafs, by a 3-0 margin. Matt Sigurdson led the way with a pair of goals while DJ Mosbeck netted an insurance marker in the […]
There were all kinds of activities for students at Donald Young School here in Emo last Friday. In the afternoon, those in Grades 1-5 enjoyed a fun-filled sock hop in the school gym. Then the Grades 6-8 were on the floor for the popular Valentine’s dance. In other news, DYS […]
The 51st-annual ladies’ bonspiel, featuring primarily local rinks as well as a few from places such as Thunder Bay, will take to the sheets here this weekend. The theme for this year’s event, for those getting sick of the wintery weather, is “If you can’t go to Mexico, it will […]
Two local swimmers are on their way to Vancouver for the Western Junior Nationals. Alex Parent, 14, and Heather Dutton, 17, along with Aquanaut head coach Roman Ramirez, left today. Parent will be swimming in six events there while Dutton is racing in five. Ramirez believes Parent has a good […]
Dear sir: Recently, the Grade 8 and SK students from Walker/MacKenzie schools collaborated on a “letter writing” project. The older students began with writing a short friendly letter to a younger student and, in turn, the little ones prepared a letter and illustration of their own. To celebrate the letter […]
Though lauded for his concern about the health consequences of exposure to second-hand smoke, ultimately the chief medical officer of health for the Northwestern Health Unit was whistled for overstepping his bounds in trying to ban smoking in all enclosed public places in the Kenora and Rainy River districts. In […]
Kelsey Jonassen, nine-year-old daughter of Lorne and Tonja Jonassen of Rainy River, is on her way to Waterloo on March 20-21 to compete in the Trillium Star Skate Championships (all-Ontarios). Jonassen, with the Emo Figure Skating Club, qualified for the all-Ontarios after she placed second in the finals of the […]
