The 1997 “Bassin’ for Bucks” tournament in Sioux Narrows, with its unique format, was well-planned and staged by organizers, Mel Giesbrecht, Chris Bell, Lindsay Bowman and the rest of the highly-proficient volunteers. Giesbrecht and Bell, well-known on the bass tournament circuit and one-time winners of the Kenora Bass International, while […]
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As the Muskie “Bees” head into their home opener tomorrow against the International Falls Broncos junior varsity squad, head coach Bob Fryer is hoping his team takes a change in direction. Coming off a 20-6 loss to the Roseau Rams in their season opener, and a 26-7 defeat to the […]
Dear sir: People need to be made award of the crisis which is rapidly approaching in education due to the actions of the Mike Harris government. The minister of education and training, John Snobelen, is notorious for his remark that he intended to create a crisis in education in this […]
Dear editor: With talk of a possible teachers’ strike, I thought I would write this letter to offer my support. I know that many people feel that a teacher’s job is an easy one. This is not true. I know. I have spent many hours being involved with volunteer work […]
To the editor: If it wasn’t so sad, it would be a joke. The Mike Harris government has just announced that they are going to spend $1 million on a publicity campaign aimed at explaining how they are going to take $1 billion out of education in Ontario but not […]
Dear sir: Re: Removing teachers from the roles of Computer Resource/Site Administrators. Great! An outstanding idea! Please, John Snobelen, is there anything I can do to help you speed up the implementation of your (obviously) well thought-out concept? Oh yeah, by the way, your idea of mandating an eight-hour workday […]
Dear editor: There has been much discussion lately in the media about the government’s Bill 136. Some of it is downright scary to those of us who work in the public sector. There are those in the general population who may agree with the government but please consider our position. […]
Dear sir: As I watch the TV show “Spin City,” I take delight in how the backroom boys teach the politician to avoid answering questions, give misleading and inaccurate information, and even lie so convincingly that he still manages to hold onto power. However, the tactics in the fictional political […]
Dear sir: I am writing this letter on behalf of my fellow students at Fort Frances High School. We, as students, value our education very much and feel that Education and Training minister John Snobelen and his government are depriving us of it early in our lives. I understand that […]
It wasn’t the $10,000 goal he was aiming for but local organizer Steve Maki wasn’t complaining after the Terry Fox Run here raised more than $9,500 on Sunday. About 120 people took part in the event, showing up early to register and eager to begin the run. Maki, a constable […]
A well-delivered neck and shoulder massage is great for limbering up those tired muscles after a hard day’s work–but it shouldn’t stop there, said Tracy Petsnick, a registered massage therapist. In fact, soft tissue therapy can have positive affects on the whole of the body, including its circulatory and nervous […]
They thought the surgery was over. But now Cindy and Carey Gosselin of Fort Frances face another uphill battle as their son, Cory, is scheduled to go back under the knife in January. And this time, the teen will have to endure two surgeries because of complications from scoliosis, a […]
