Local News from Across the Rainy River District
How much difference do you think there is between representative and participative democracy?How about a world of difference! We’ve had representative democracy for longer than all our lifetimes. It means designating or voting for someone to represent our views in government. That also works in the institutions through which society […]
The Common Snipe, which used to be called Wilson’s Snipe, is the only shore bird besides the Woodcock which can be legally hunted in Canada. It is often called the bog snipe or the jacksnipe. This bird somewhat resembles the Woodcock although it is not quite so peculiar. It has […]
Marion Charles Bebee, 66, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, Oct. 19, 1998 in Fort Frances. Having been predeceased by his parents, Carl and Ida in 1941 and 1939, Marion was raised by foster parents, the Hannahs, in Fort Frances until 1951. He had lived and worked with his […]
Philip Holland, 99, of Emo, Ont., passed away Sunday, Oct. 18, 1998 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo. He was born Aug. 19, 1899 in County Galway, Ireland to the late Philip and Annie Holland. In 1906, Philip moved to Canada with his family and settled in Burriss, Ont. […]
Those attending a recent meeting to discuss possible strategies to attract more tourism to Emo and the surrounding area came up with some very interesting results. Those on hand for the Sept. 29 meeting, staged by the Rainy River Future Development Corp. at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre, were split […]
John Arthur Johnson, 94, of 633 Second St. W., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Friday, Oct. 16, 1998 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born Sept. 2, 1904 in Roseau, Mn. to the late Solomon and Alma Johnson. In 1914, the family relocated to Arbor Vitae, […]
Clarence James Watson, late of Vancouver, B.C., passed away peacefully after a lengthy battle with cancer. He is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Mary; one daughter, Patricia (Paul) Lumsden; two grandchildren, Rebecca and Allison; one sister, Pat (Morris) Ash; two brothers, Keith (Ellen) Watson and Melvin (Florence) […]
The opening of firearm season in most areas corresponds to the mating cycle of the whitetail deer. This mating period is commonly referred to as the “rut.” At this time of year, the bucks are the most active. They do a lot of travelling in search of the receptive does. […]
The Muskie court teams will continue to play a modified league schedule against ‘A’ squads until the playoffs, when they’ll face either Dryden or Kenora for the NorWOSSA crown. “The decision was to keep the league the way it is, and have a ‘south’ and a ‘north’ division,” Fort High […]
As former Muskie coach Scott Fawcett made his second trip in to Winnipeg in as many years with the Edmonton Eskimos against the woeful Blue Bombers over the Thanksgiving weekend, he would be the first to admit what a difference a year makes. The Eskimos took advantage of a Winnipeg […]
While the Muskies routinely have cheered their way to NorWOSSA titles in the past, and placed well at several competitions in Winnipeg and Thunder Bay, this year’s program decided to expand to include a junior squad of seventh and eighth graders. Under the direction of Melissa Hagen, a former all-American, […]
With three weeks between games, the Muskies could have been excused if they came out a little rusty in their exhibition game Saturday against Crocus Plains (Brandon). But whatever rust had accumulated on their uniforms during that layoff was quickly shaken off as the Muskies steamrolled to a convincing 63-0 […]
