Carol Lyons, a member of the Community Auditorium Volunteer Committee, stepped forward last week to address queries over the $50 price tag for tickets for the gala grand opening of Townshend Theatre next week. Featuring two shows by Natalie MacMaster and her Celtic band, the grand opening gets underway Monday, […]
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Barwick’s former general store now houses Chapple’s history after it was christened the Chapple Museum at an official grand opening ceremony yesterday at 4 p.m. First owned by George Hughes, then Frank Gill, then Gill’s son, Arnold, the museum was donated to Chapple’s heritage committee about two years ago by […]
In loving memory of Angeline Medicine, age 44, of Manitou Rapids First Nation, who passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 1999 at International Falls, Min. Angeline is survived by her husband Wayne Morrisseau, children Curtis, Jon, and Kristie all of Rainy River First Nation (Manitour Rapids). She will be […]
Dmytro (Dan) Sokil passed away peacefully Monday, Sept. 13, 1999 at Kensington Village in London, Ont. in his 90th year. He was the beloved husband of the late Micheline (Lena) Sokil (1990); dearly loved father of Louise Coppen and husband, Bill, of Red Lake, Ont., Beth Drechsler of Coburg, Ont., […]
Despite objections from the Rainy River First Nation, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources intends to remove another 300 juvenile sturgeon from the Rainy River for transplant in the Red River watershed. Netting of the fish is slated to start next week. The young sturgeon–measuring about 22-32 inches in length–are […]
Considered a power forward, Andrew George is a hockey player who likes to finish his checks. And next April, he will get a chance to do just that during an international exhibition in the Czech Republic as a member of a Minneapolis-based all-star team. It should be quite an experience […]
If you had told Muskie head coach Bob Swing that his team would be on the receiving end of seven International Falls Bronco fumbles in their game there Friday night, he’d have worn a smile as big as Rainy Lake. Unfortunately, the black-and-gold failed to capitalize on any of those […]
With the NorWOSSA football season cancelled last year, the Muskies were the only team to play a full slate of games–albeit exhibition ones. That left Kenora and Dryden all but losing a full year, which could have been used to develop young talent. And that makes it very difficult to […]
If you had told Muskie head coach Bob Swing that his team would be on the receiving end of seven International Falls Bronco fumbles in their game there Friday night, he’d have worn a smile as big as Rainy Lake. Unfortunately, the black-and-gold failed to capitalize on any of those […]
In what is expected to be a series of meetings with the U.S., Canada came away feeling “everything went well” in Washington, D.C. late last month regarding the border water dispute. “Canada strongly gave their position regarding the conservation of walleye and stated the regulations in place addressed significant conservation […]
Last year, John Desaulniers led a team from Fargo, N.D. to a second-place finish at the ‘AA’ World Series, losing 2-0 to a powerhouse team from Madison, Wis. Along the way, he was named as one of the two selections as first-team, all-world pitcher. But this year was a different […]
The Muskie “Bee” football team ran Jock Gemmell left. They ran him up the middle. And they also ran him to the right. And in the end, Gemmell ran the ball into the end zone from one yard out to pull the Muskies into a 6-6 tie with the Roseau […]
