Duane Hicks Plans for this year’s “Fun in the Sun” activities are at a crisis point as the committee is not getting as much money it had hoped for from the town. At the April 12 council meeting, Scott Turvey, on behalf of the “Fun in the Sun” committee, asked […]
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Duane Hicks Dr. Dimitrios Vergidis shared his insights about healthy eating and exercise with the crowd Friday evening during “Dinner with Dr. Vergidis & Friends,” an educational fundraiser for the Riverside Foundation for Health Care at the Memorial Sports Centre. The dinner netted about $8,500. See story, photo on A5.
Peggy Revell It didn’t take long for Tammy and Kassidy Strachan to fill up a garbage bag with the litter found in the trees and green space around Flinders Place here Saturday morning. The clean-up—along with other activities—was organized by employees with the local branch of TD Canada Trust in […]
Dave Ogilvie Just over two dozen eager volunteers turned out Saturday to assist the Emo spray park committee in its drive to complete the park over the next few weeks. Work will continue each weekend (weather permitting) until the project is ready for the grand opening. Anyone wishing to volunteer can […]
Dan Falloon Muskie rookie Brandon McGinnis broke through a duo of Rainy River Owls defenders during a exhibition game here last Wednesday that ended in a 1-1 draw. The black-and-gold kick off competitive action this Friday at the annual St. John’s-Ravenscourt tournament in Winnipeg before opening the NorWOSSA regular season […]
Peggy Revell Couchiching First Nation has announced its intention to set up a toll booth near the west end of the Noden Causeway as of May 21. The decision by the band council to set up the toll booth is twofold, explained Chief Chuck McPherson. It stems from the failure […]
Peggy Revell There’s murder, drugs, and drama in Finland, Ont.—and it’s coming from the pen of district resident Chris Gallinger, who has just released her first novel, “Justified.” “I think I wrote [the novel] because I want to leave a piece of me,” said Gallinger, a homemaker and mother of […]
Dan Falloon Three Muskie badminton players have reason to strut on the way to Stratford next week. Rory Bagacki captured the senior boys’ singles title at the NWOSSAA championships in Atikokan on Monday, and the senior girls’ doubles team of Kimika Alexander and Chelsea Carlson earned a first-place showing in […]
Staff At last night’s regular meeting, council: •agreed to a recommendation of the Administration and Finance executive committee to amend Bylaw 02/10, freezing the mayor and council’s remuneration pay at its current level for two years, ending Dec. 1, 2012; •referred a recommendation regarding a backflow prevention device and water […]
Drama Division Friday, April 23 •CLASS A900 First–St. Francis NSL, Grade 6—Corine Bannon) •CLASS A1200-A First–Robert Moore School, Grade 4—Mrs. Donald) •CLASS A1200-B First–Robert Moore School, Grade 5—Mrs. Donald) •CLASS A700-C Huffman School, Kindergarten/Grade 1–Karen Peltomaki (non-competitive) •CLASS A703-A First–J.W. Walker School, Grades 2 and 3–J. Johanson •CLASS A703-B First–Robert […]
Dan Falloon Master Peng Youlian led about 30 locals in a Tai Chi demonstration at the Memorial Sports Centre yesterday afternoon—his final stop on a two-day visit that also included a demonstration at Fort High yesterday morning. Master Peng also was the guest at a meet-and-greet at La Place Rendez-Vous […]
Duane Hicks Union Gas is poised to resume the final year of its two-year project to replace its natural gas distribution services here. Work is expected to get underway the week of May 10. After crews replaced 24 km of vintage steel natural gas lines with yellow medium density plastic […]
