The opening of walleye/sauger season in Ontario is this Saturday (May 18) but the action may be slow this year thanks to the lingering cold weather and subsequent delayed spawn. “Ice-out” on Rainy Lake occurred May 8, one week later than last year, and some local anglers and guides say […]
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“I’m the arsonist.” That’s probably not the greeting one expects from an 82-year-old but former longtime Alberton resident Bud Cyr was joking and waxed nostalgia about the old hall which he was about to torch. “My first-ever memory at the hall was a Christmas concert, I was five or six […]
I could hear the happiness in Joe Bodnar’s voice as I talked to him Monday evening regarding the Mother’s Day fish fry that was held Sunday at the Devlin Hall. Almost 300 fish dinners were served during this event, which was a fundraiser for the Crossroads community rink project. Perhaps […]
Perhaps it was the sunny weather, an ideal location, or a combination of both, but Household Hazardous Waste Day 2002 already had yielded more returns than last year in just the first three hours here Saturday. “It went really well. We’re always a bit nervous, with the expense and wondering […]
A major portion of last Friday afternoon’s meeting of the Rainy River District Area Services Board working group was taken up with semantics—namely, does a vote for stage one of the proposal mean the working group has, in theory, agreed to form an ASB? Michael Lewis, the eastern region’s unincorporated […]
More than 100 delegates, volunteers, and residents attended sessions and a luncheon last Wednesday afternoon at the Emo/La Vallee Arena as part of the World Health Organization’s 11th International and 5th National Conference on Safe Communities. The arena was decorated with safety-themed posters by students from Donald Young School, toy […]
Sioux Lookout OPP, with assistance from the Canadian military, have disposed of a live hand grenade unearthed in the backyard of a Queen Street residence there Tuesday afternoon. Police originally were notified around 3 p.m. after the homeowner discovered the device in his backyard while rototilling his property. Police cordoned […]
Ted and Ynske Kaemingh have returned from their Discovery Tour of Haiti, where they were part of a team of five plus the tour guide. Their agenda included hearing the story of Haiti’s history from a picturesque mountaintop setting, a tour of Port-au-Prince (home to two million people), a day […]
Sturgeon Creek held its annual spring tea and concert last Wednesday afternoon, with parents and friends filling the gym that had been decorated with posters relating to spring activities. Students served the guests. Principal Don McBride then welcomed the audience and wished everyone an enjoyable afternoon of music. Pianist Wayne […]
Calvary Baptist Church in Emo held an ordination service for Pastor Andrew Hall last Sunday afternoon in the sanctuary of the Christian Reformed Church. The introductory statement and report of the ordination examining council was delivered by Margaret Elliot of the Fort William Baptist Church in Thunder Bay. The welcome, […]
As you may know, the Municipality of La Vallee is celebrating its centennial in 2004. This is to remind you of the history being prepared. Some family histories—and pictures—already have been sent in but many more are needed. Send in your family history no matter when they came to this […]
What do you get when you weld together horseshoes? A chair, of course! Crossroads students “continue to shine,” principal Brian Love said yesterday. “They’re doing outstanding work, you wouldn’t believe it! Their technology project is made from recycled material,” he enthused. “The Grade 6, 7, and 8 science class was […]
