Sadly, the family announces the passing of Rose Chabot, 73, of Emo, Ont., on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018 at the Emo Health Centre. Rose was born in Fort Frances, Ont. Rose was united in marriage to Sydney Darrah and together they raised their family on a farm north of Devlin, […]
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I often have wondered how two people fall in love and continue to build on that love through their lifetimes. I remember, in my courting days, heading to the florist on Valentine’s Day to pick up a bouquet of roses and stopping by the drug store for a box of […]
After a couple of weeks in Florida, all this cold weather over the past week since I returned home has been kind of rough of me! As someone who loves to go fishing, anywhere, anytime, even I’ll admit that the thought of heading out in windy, minus-25 degree weather is […]
Everyone from southern Ontario is asking me how the winter here is going. They’re concerned because their temperatures have been fluctuating from minus-20 to plus-10 C. I replied that I’m concerned since we keep hearing this is the last of the cold snap but it is back down to minus-40. […]
On Jan. 19, I visited Pikangikum First Nation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, Kenora MP Bob Nault, and Indigenous Services minister Jane Philpott. This was the first time a sitting prime minister had visited NAN Territory, and I was honoured to be there alongside […]
“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.” –Maya Angelou The topic of loneliness is on the airwaves these days. Perhaps winter is when we become more acutely aware of the affects of loneliness. CBC’s “Cross-Country Check-Up” recently discussed […]
Jamie Mountain Kayli Machura (21) and Jaida Norris stumbled their way in an attempt to finish with an identical time in the 3K skate race Sunday at the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club’s first-annual Rainy Lake Loppet on the Rocky Inlet trails. The pair was successful in accomplishing their goal, […]
Jamie Mountain Meghan Spooner looked to stop her momentum as she finished up her run during the 1K classic race Sunday at the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club’s first-annual Rainy Lake Loppet on the Rocky Inlet trails. Spooner finished in third with a time of 32:26.
Erin and Brian Tolley were happy to see the finish line upon the completion of their 1K classic race Sunday during the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club’s first-annual Rainy Lake Loppet held on the Rocky Inlet trails. The two claimed first and second place, respectively, with times of 11:45 and […]
Jamie Mountain Look out Sudbury, the Muskies are coming! Six members of the Muskie Nordic ski team qualified for OFSAA on Monday at the NWOSSAA finals in Kenora. Of those, four qualified in the junior girls’ division, with Tori Toriseva finishing first with a time of 16 minutes even. Jaida […]
Jamie Mountain You could say the Muskie boys’ basketball teams are shining brightly of late. The senior hoopsters are heading into the final week of the NorWOSSA regular season fresh off a third-place finish at the Kenora Invitational Tournament held Friday and Saturday. The black-and-gold opened play Friday with a […]
Staff For those who braved the cold Sunday, they were rewarded with a great day on the Rocky Inlet trails. Some 20 skiers, ranging in age from four to 50+, participated in the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club’s first-annual “Rainy Lake Loppet.” Erin and Brian Tolley finished first in the […]
