Last Thursday evening (May 4), the Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program presented an Easter concert, entitled “Amazing Grace,” to help raise money for their building. The target is June 30 to make the final payment. Mark Mast spoke on the progress SCAP has made in raising the necessary funds through various […]
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Donald Young School students and staff held their annual Spring Tea and Concert in the school gym, performing before an enthused audience of friends and relatives. With spring in the air and an array of music presented, Jocelyn Matheson and Robert Galloway introduced each item on the program, which included […]
Benjamin (Ben) L. Hadley, 96, of Atikokan, Ont., passed away at the Atikokan General Hospital on Tuesday, May 9, 2000. He was born Dec. 8, 1903 in Chapple Township to Ben W. and Rachel Hadley. He lived most of his life on his farm north of Barwick before moving to […]
Birdena Mary Haglin, 69, passed away Monday, May 8, 2000 at the Emo Hospital. She was born in Emo, Ont. on July 25, 1930 and was raised in the area. She was united in marriage to Elmer on Dec. 27, 1947, and they spent more than 50 years together. In […]
Jim Miller, our loving husband and father, passed away Monday, May 8, 2000 at M.S.A. Hospital in Abbotsford, B.C. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, and son, Jim; brothers, Bob and Stuart; sister, Nora Campbell; grandchildren, Scott, Susan, and Lauren; and three great-grandchildren. Jim grew up in Kenora, Ont. […]
There’s no question the Muskie boys’ soccer team didn’t fare very well at an exhibition tournament in Winnipeg last weekend, finishing with a 0-3 record. The real test now is to get better. Much better. That certainly will be the Muskies’ objective at a NorWOSSA exhibition tourney in Dryden this […]
The Rainy River District Fastball League has joined the North American Fastball Association (NAFA), which would see the league winner move on to the ‘A’ World Series tournament in Fargo, N.D. in August. The move would be a first for the local league, and will serve as another option for […]
Some would call Dave Allison a genius. Others simply a pretty good hockey coach. Whatever the case, Allison once again has turned a young, expansion hockey team into a winner in just its first season. His latest project is the Fort Wayne Komets of the United Hockey League, and he […]
The Northwest Tae Kwon Do club attended Master Kang’s Can-Am Games at the University of Manitoba last saturday, bringing home several medals. Teams were competing from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Minnesota. Instructor ken Anderson said he hopes to have more students competing next year. The club attends two tournaments […]
If the Muskie girls’ soccer team wants to show NorWOSSA they are the class of the league, head coach Struchan Gilson said they’d better start at the exhibition tournament in Dryden this weekend. The black-and-gold open play Friday at 10:30 a.m. against the host Eagles and then play Rainy River […]
One of our most important priorities as a government is to take care of our seniors. Canada’s population is getting older. In 1991, a 65-year-old Canadian woman could expect to live another 20 years; four years longer than a 65-year-old Canadian man. As the population gets older, social programs such […]
I have been following the international bridge/customs modification saga with interest although the whole affair is surrounded by secrecy and lack of public participation. If true, one of the most recent items appeared in the Daily Bulletin and concerned tolls. The toll facility on the U.S. side will collect the […]
