As the season for game birds officially opens here today, the local Ministry of Natural Resources office is predicting another good season for hunters. “Basically, from a population perspective, the grouse [partridge] are on a 10-year cycle and there should be lots of them,” MNR biologist John Van den Broeck […]
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What a difference a year makes. Last year, the Muskie ‘B’ football team struggled to keep their games against American opponents from turning into blowouts. To them, scoring a touchdown was a moral victory. But this year, under a new football program which created a Muskie ‘C’ team, head coach […]
In what is considered to be an unprecedented move in Canada, Rainy River has voted to merge its minor hockey association with the one in Baudette, Mn. across the bridge. A vote of 23-7 sealed the deal for the two associations, which have been embroiled in a debate over Canadian […]
Greg Ward put the finishing touches on a banner year on the golf course, firing a two-day total of 143 to win this year’s Kitchen Creek club championship by a whopping 10 strokes over Snake Krawchuk. Ward certainly was hot Saturday, firing a three-under par 69, then followed that up […]
Norm Lindsay and his 17-year-old partner, Jess Swenson, reeled in top spot in the third-annual “Bassin’ for Bucks” fishing tournament in Sioux Narrows on Sunday. Their three-day haul totalled 47.58 pounds–good enough to take the $4,000 first prize in the 101-team tournament by a mere .90 pounds. Lindsay/Swenson weighed in […]
Dear sir: In response to the article, “Clinic in hunt for more doctors,” that appeared in the Fort Frances Times on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999, I would like to clarify and correct the information that was reported. •The Health Professionals Recruitment Tour, not “team,” is sponsored by the ministries of […]
Dear sir: A friend suggested I visit the new Townshend Theatre, which he said was a real credit to a community of our size. I took his advice and was in complete agreement with this assessment! Whenever I hear the name Townshend, my personnel computer triggers my memory button. I […]
Dear Mr. Editor: A Minute of Silence, a Moment of Sound–these are the watchwords of the United Nations International Peace Day. On the third Tuesday of September at noon, people throughout the world are invited to join the delegates of the United Nations General Assembly in a minute of silence […]
Dear sir: Hi, it’s me again, Joey Lee, and I just wanted to let everyone know what a great time I had at the “Bassin for Bucks” tournament in Sioux Narrows last weekend. Although we didn’t do all that great, it meant a lot to me that my step-dad, Rod […]
Dear editor: The Ministry of Natural Resources has directed forest planning management teams to defy the law by relaxing the 260-hectare legal limit on the size of clearcuts. In part, this is compensation in exchange for the forest companies’ co-operation in fulfilling the “Lands for Life” mandate. Moreover, the MNR […]
The stretch of King’s Highway between Keating Avenue and McIrvine Road has become a safety concern for the town with the number of high schoolers now crossing the roadway there during the lunch hour. The issue was brought up to council at Monday night’s regular meeting through a letter from […]
Council seemed confident the procedures manual it adopted at Monday night’s meeting for the Townshend Theatre would “protect the town’s investment.” Coun. Struchan Gilson praised the manual, noting it was up to date with similar agreements from larger centres. But Coun. Bill Martin expressed some concerns over its lack of […]
