James Shine, 74, of Devlin, Ont., passed away Tuesday, June 15, 1999 at the Emo Hospital in Emo, Ont. James was born Dec. 15, 1924 in La Vallee, Ont. to the late Alvin and Mary Shine. He lived in the area all of his life, and in his earlier years […]
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Linda Wiens
Quetico Centre
Quetico Centre
We have a new old government for our province. What does it mean for the Northwest? First, Premier Mike Harris will take his victory as a mandate to stay the course he’s been on. Before the election, I heard any number of people say they think what he is doing […]
Thank goodness it’s over–the election, that is. Now we can get back to more serious and honest items, like cutting the grass. But, of course, no election is complete with out some post-election analysis. At the Café in Hooterville, the morning after the election, more political experts were gathered around […]
On the surface, at least, that shouldn’t be a big surprise. In last Thursday’s provincial election, the Ontario NDP under Howie’s leadership took just 14 percent of the popular vote while winning only nine seats–three short of official party status–in the 103-seat legislature (8.7 percent) Four years ago, even as […]
The Emo Bulldogs finished with a 2-2 record at the second qualifying tournament in Fargo, N.D. last weekend, which wasn’t good enough to earn a berth to the North American Fastball Association championships coming up in Albuquerque, N.M. The Bulldogs were edged out by a team from Geneva, Mn. in […]
A local contingent of squash players had a strong showing at the sixth-annual Red Lake Open last weekend, winning three titles in three separate divisions. Mary Beth Tkachuk of Fort Frances blanked Katie Bonthlon (Toronto) 3-0 in the final of the ladies ‘A/B’ event. Tkachuk went undefeated in the tournament, […]
The District 1A senior games will be held here next Wednesday to Friday, attracting more than 100 athletes from Dryden and Kenora to compete against Fort Frances. Local registration will take place next Tuesday from 8-10 a.m. at the Sister Kennedy Centre. All other athletes can register there each day […]
As Fort High held its final recognition night at the J.A. Mathieu Auditorium on Monday evening, athletic director Rick Wiedenhoeft reflected on another fine year in sports and pondered what the future will be like in the new facility at Westfort. Muskie teams captured eight NorWOSSA titles and three NWOSSAA […]
After getting a first-hand look at the players trying out for the Muskie ‘C’ program, head coach Rob Tysz came away feeling optimistic that this could be a very productive year. Tysz felt all the players, which included two females, were impressive at the two-day spring camp this past weekend […]
In an effort to revitalize a sport that appears to losing popularity to soccer, a junior slo-pitch league has been set up in Rainy River District. Six teams–two from Northwest Bay and one each from Manitou Rapids, Big Island, Barwick, and Sabaskong–play each Wednesday night in a league that sees […]
Dear sir: Concerning the recent testing of students by the Ministry of Education and Training, which lasted three hours per day for five days, for statistical purposes. These tests were done to rate our teachers’ curriculum and therefore put pressure on them. In turn, this put pressure on the students […]
Dear editor: We would like to take a moment to inform all the daughters and sons who might have elderly parents in any of the senior citizen apartments. Although they may all seem to have the qualities you are looking for, make sure you keep checking on things that are […]
