The closure process for three district schools will enter its third phase later this month when the Rainy River District School Board holds a public meeting to decide their fates. “There is a committee of the whole meeting on Dec. 18. At that time, trustees will receive the report and […]
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By Harry Vandetti
Just Passing By
Just Passing By
Beginning about right now, we would open our annual sales campaign that resulted in sending a Fort Frances boy or girl away for a week on a Christmas trip to a U.S. city. And believe me, this got exciting here back in the ’50s! As agent then for the Winnipeg […]
It’s been years since we’ve sent Christmas cards, but still a few of our closest friends remember us every year. We hear from my college friend, Margaret, a writer in El Sobrante, Calif.; from Lee and Fran, my uncle and aunt from Wooster, Ohio; from Harvey and Darlene, who live […]
Reuben Villagracia
A Reuben With A View
A Reuben With A View
I had never been more embarrassed to be from Thunder Bay than I was Friday night. Some background info on why I’d say such a thing would probably help. Upon meeting the coaching staff of this year’s local KC PeeWee ‘AA’ travelling team in September, assistant coach Bob Dobransky handed […]
By Milt Guba
This Week In Emo
This Week In Emo
Christmas is coming and so are the school/church concerts. The Emo Centennial Choir will kick the season off this Monday (Dec. 10) at 7:30 p.m. at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo. A silver collection will be taken up, with a portion of the proceeds for the food bank. Crossroads […]
It is with tremendous sadness, that the family of Karen Elizabeth Morrison announce her passing after a courageous battle with cancer. Karen died peacefully on December 2, 2001 at home surrounded by the love and support of her family and friends. Karen was born April 6, 1945 to Fritz and […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team will look to even their NorWOSSA record tonight—and earn a share of second place—when they battle the Eagles in Dryden. The black-and-gold currently sits in fourth place in the standings with a 1-2 record. Dryden is second entering action with a 2-1 mark. The Kenora […]
The Rainy River District School Board may see a changing of the guard Tuesday night as trustees elect a chair and vice-chair for 2002 at their regular monthly meeting here. The current chair is Gordon McBride, with Dan Belluz acting as vice-chair. The latter said Monday that he plans to […]
The Muskies were down but never gave up—and it paid off. Trailing 4-1 in the second period, the black-and-gold rallied to upend Chisholm 7-4 on Friday night at the “Ice for Kids” Arena here to improve their exhibition record to 1-1. The Muskies iced the comeback with a three-goal outburst […]
Due to lower numbers than expected during last week’s Salvation Army Christmas hamper registration, a late registration day is slated Wednesday from 9 a.m. until noon at the Citadel (316 Victoria Ave.) “People are always coming in late,” said Capt. Eric Alcock of the Salvation Army here. A reminder that […]
The local Taggs Bantam ‘AA’ hockey team won its home tournament after a 6-0 win against the Neebing Hawks in the final Sunday afternoon. Goals by Tyler Barker and Shane Belluz about 30 seconds apart in the second period put Taggs up 4-0 and blew open a close game. Barker […]
Despite the postponement of Friday night’s game in Thunder Bay due to the fatal accident on the Trans-Canada highway, the Borderland Thunder earned 5-1 and 2-1 wins against the Wolves on Saturday and Sunday. The wins kept the Thunder (10-7-5) in third place in the Superior International Junior Hockey League […]
