After going through the ordeal of being surrounded by spectators, shot with a tranquilizer dart, and transported in the bucket of a front-end loader, you’d think a moose would be wary of anything human. That hasn’t been the case with a moose recently sedated and shipped out of the town. […]
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To slide or not to slide? That was the question posed during Monday night’s council meeting–and one that was never really answered. Youngsters (and their parents) will be sliding in a non-designated area if they use their toboggans, crazy carpets, and GT racers on the overpass near Bayview Avenue the […]
About 70 students who took part in the co-op program this semester showed off their experience–and what they learned–during a display day yesterday morning at Fort High. Erik Ross, who worked at Howarth’s Home Centre here, said his co-op experience helped him to decide that electrical engineering is the career […]
With the ice-fishing season running full tilt, communities literally have popped up on area lakes–including the annual influx on Gordie’s Road at Sabaskong Bay (Lake of the Woods). “Crappie fishing has been good for the guys that fish. Of course, last week we had the cold spell and they weren’t […]
The Emo Toy Lending and Resource Centre is going to make January look like “Winter in Wonderland” with various crafts planned for the children all month. Fun in the Kitchen is planned Wednesday, Jan. 17 from 4-5 p.m. Meanwhile, a sliding party is planned Thursday, Jan. 18 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. […]
Emo ringette teams competed in a Kenora tournament Jan. 5-7. It was a busy, fun-filled, and competitive weekend, with two of the three teams returning home with wins. The Bunnies (ages seven and under) won three of their four games–not losing until the gold-medal round against Steinbach, Man. The team […]
After almost six weeks of not being able to drink well water, students and staff at the Sturgeon Creek Annex in Stratton soon should be able to do so again. But this time, the problem wasn’t bacteria. “They pumped the well dry while flooding the rink. And things get agitated […]
The following is an interesting article I came across by Betsy Freese, livestock editor for “Successful Farming.” What will a farmer look like in the year 2020? Hans-Wilhelm Windhorst gives us this portrait. Windhorst is an economist and professor of rural development at the University of Vechta in Germany. He […]
As many people know, Mine Centre School has a shared reading program, in which students in grades one through six read to one another for half-an-hour every Friday. They have become known not just for reading books but for challenging principals and bus drivers to both fun–and gross–things. This year, […]
By Jack Tynan
Staff writer
Staff writer
One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is to quit smoking but it’s also one of the most difficult to keep. “Most people will try to quit smoking and fail,” admitted Ken Ranta, regional director for the Canadian Cancer Society. “For those who have already fallen off the wagon, […]
By Harry Vandetti
Just Passing By
Just Passing By
Memories flood in these days “Should auld acquaintance be forgot. And days of auld lang syne?” Well, not around Sister Kennedy Centre at this time of year, obviously, as you’ll learn Mondays with snow on the ground and memories whetted by winter. It’s time to sit back and listen. Some […]
In loving memory of Richard James Brown Bombay, 25, of Sacramento, Cal., formerly of Manitou Rapids, Rainy River First Nation, who passed away suddenly Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001 at his home. Richard leaves behind his parents, Murray and Lou-Ann Bombay; sisters, Elizabeth Bombay and Vern Smith, Maria Bombay, and Tiffany […]
