of RRSDB Sturgeon Creek School students performed a number from “Mary Poppins Jr.” during a performance last Friday evening in Barwick. The play ran last Thursday and Friday.

Staff A total of eight Florida State Seminole student-athletes were selected for the 2019 All-ACC Academic Swimming and Diving Teams, which was announced by the league office back on May 1. Juniors Cam Thatcher and Griffin Alaniz, sophomore Joshua Davidson along with freshmen Izaak Bastian and Jakub Ksiazek were selected […]

Sam Odrowski

Town council is taking a stand for Northern libraries following the province’s 50 percent cut to Ontario Library Service North which resulted in the elimination of half of its unionized staff. Council voted Monday evening to support a resolution put forward by McKellar, Mulmur, and Essa townships that denounces the […]

Ken Kellar Ariel Moore, played by Brianna Eldridge, left, tried to have a conversation with her father, Rev. Shaw Moore (Jaykob Ryll), during a scene from the opening night performance of “Footloose the Musical” last Wednesday at the Towshend Theatre. More than 40 FFHS students were involved with bringing the […]

Press Release THUNDER BAY, Ont.–Two long-time leaders in the game of golf, Golf Ontario and Golf Manitoba, have announced exciting news to begin the 2019 golf season. On May 11, “A Celebration of Golf in Northwestern Ontario Event” will take place at the Valhalla Inn beginning at 12:45 p.m. Both […]

It is starting to green up nicely and you can see some green leaves popping out. The weather was nice over the weekend and it really has started to dry up! I was hoping to get over my lawn, but my boyfriend/partner is working on my lawnmower, so it is […]

By Dave Ogilvie
Emo correspondence

The Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 is hosting a night of musical entertainment and dancing. Pat Porter, who performs at the Border Bar in International Falls will be performing from 7-11 p.m. on June 7. Admission to the evening is $5. Watch for further information in the weeks to come, […]

By Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent

We might live in small communities but there’s always a lot of events to keep us busy. On May 23-25 is the annual Emo Walleye Classic. The weigh-ins are Friday, May 24 at 4:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 25 at 4 p.m. The Emo Legion will provide a fish fry […]

It is spring today. Not because the grass is growing. Not because the trees are straining to burst into leaf. Not because the pussy willows have come and gone as has the maple syrup. Not even because the frogs are singing to me at night, my window lifted enough to […]

Jamie Mountain Muskie rookie goalkeeper Jersey Masson may have been a touch late in stopping this Dryden Eagles’ goal but she buckled down and helped Fort High secure a 3-2 win in the NorWOSSA regular season-opener last Wednesday morning at Fort High.

Jamie Mountain Nick Hahkala kicked the ball away from his Dryden Eagles’ opponent during the second half of the Muskie boys’ soccer team’s 4-0 win in the NorWOSSA regular season-opener last Wednesday morning at Fort High.