Sam Odrowski The Watten Volunteer Fire Department’s annual fish fry returned to Sunny Cove Camp on Friday to raise money for a good cause. Number are up this year and better than ever before with roughly 540 people coming out to enjoy a fish dinner. Roughly $7,000 was raised at […]
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Staff Another Superior Dirt Riders season has come and gone. Local riders put in a solid showing at the sixth-and-final stop of the season in Atikokan on Saturday. Dylan Tessier of Devlin had the top finish out of the local contingent, placing second in the 85cc 12-16 age category. He […]
Jamie Mountain Tackling is a crucial skill and it’s something that members of the Muskie football team were working on diligently Monday afternoon at their annual training camp at Fort High. The black-and-gold will be polishing up on all their skills the rest of the week and until school starts […]
Joshua Colling, fire chief for the Chapple, Emo, La Vallee, and Alberton Fire & Emergency Services, showed Carson Hughes how to properly use a fire extinguisher during an emergency during last Friday’s fish fry. Hughes aimed at the base of the fire and used the extinguisher until it was completely […]
Submitted The Top of the Nation wrestling camp and outdoor tournament, which was held in conjunction with the International Falls Bass Championship, was a hit on Saturday. Despite the weather forcing organizers to move the tournament indoors, there was still a great turnout with 50 wrestlers attending the camp. Former […]
Sam Odrowski Local MPP Greg Rickford joined approximately 100 OPP members, town staff, councillors, and district residents in Council Chambers to announce the province’s recent investment of $18-million to have a brand new 19,000 square foot detachment built by the water tower. The site drawing behind Rickford shows what the […]
The Schimann family enjoyed a freshly fried “all you can eat” fish dinner at Sunny Cove Camp’s Russel Hall last Friday evening to raise money for the Watten Volunteer Fire Department. About 540 plates were sold, which set a new record for the annual event.
Sam Odrowski Greg Beazley tossed some battered fish into a sizzling hot pot of fryer oil to feed the hungry crowd just outside of Sunny Cove Camp’s Russel Hall last Friday .
Sam Odrowski Life could soon be made easier for the town’s Crown attorney. Local MPP Greg Rickford is hoping to secure more Crown attorney resources, after having a series of positive meetings and discussions at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference in Ottawa early last week. “I met […]
Sam Odrowski Good news was recently announced relating to the town’s public safety. On Friday, local MPP Greg Rickford visited a packed Council Chambers to share his government’s recent investment in a new $18-million OPP detachment that is expected to be built here by the fall of 2020. “I can’t […]
Summer reporterStephanie Hagenaars Emma Kunkel always had enjoyed the arts, assuming she would have a career as a writer or novelist, but a Grade 11 chemistry class changed how she felt about science. Now, after graduating with an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in biopsychology from the University of Winnipeg […]
Summer reporterStephanie Hagenaars Hailing from a big city, about 18 hours west, I seldom have to deal with wildlife beyond birds and squirrels (except for the bobcat that one time, but that’s a whole other thing). Over the course of my time here, I’ve often been asked how I even […]
