Heather Latter The third-annual Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival once again is slated to take place July 1 at the Sorting Gap Marina here and organizers are looking for more teams to participate. “We need lots and lots of teams,” said committee member and site co-ordinator Cathy Tysz, noting the […]
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Joey Payeur High water levels on the Rainy River, fewer teams participating than in previous years, and less-than-ideal weather conditions did nothing to dampen the spirits of Lincoln Dunn. One of the two chairmen of the organizing committee for the 13th-annual Emo Walleye Classic found plenty to be positive about […]
Duane Hicks Town council has made its final revisions to the 2014 budget and while the bottom line to the taxpayer will be as minimal as possible, council won’t be contributing as much to its reserves this year as it would have liked. Normally the budget would have been passed […]
Heather Latter Incumbent MPP Sarah Campbell (NDP), Liberal candidate Anthony Leek, and PC hopeful Randy Nickle answered questions put forth by residents during a candidates’ debate hosted by the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture at the Millennium Hall in Stratton on Thursday night. Green Party candidate Tim McKillop of Pickle […]
Joey Payeur Bill Godin and Ralph Galusha took the lead after Day 1 of the 13th-annual Emo Walleye Classic. They weren’t about to give it back. The Devlin-based anglers maintained a consistency over two days of fishing that carried them to the EWC championship with a total weight of 17.84 […]
Joey Payeur So what if Superman can leap tall buildings in a single bound or move faster than a speeding bullet? Jacob Empey was able to jump all the way from Thunder Bay to Mississauga while Jenny Hammond will join him there after leaving a vapour trail behind her. The […]
Heather Latter Kenora-Rainy River candidates Randy Nickle (PC), left, incumbent MPP Sarah Campbell (NDP), and Anthony Leek (Liberal) answered a number of questions last Thursday night during a debate hosted by the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture at the Millennium Hall in Stratton. Green Party candidate Tim McKillop of Pickle […]
Joey Payeur Ralph Galusha, left, and Bill Godin of Devlin made history Saturday at the Emo-La Vallee Arena by winning the Emo Walleye Classic for the third time—the first team to do so in the 13 years of the event. The duo led after Day 1 on Friday and finished […]
Joey Payeur The Muskie boys’ soccer team exploded into a delirious mob of ecstasy after Cam Lidkea connected for the game-winning goal as Fort High won its fourth-straight NorWOSSA title with a 3-2 victory (4-2 on penalty kicks) over the Dryden Eagles in the league final last Wednesday in Kenora.
