Lyle Abbott, provincial manager of KidSport Ontario, visited Rainy River District last week offering the opportunity to launch local chapters in Fort Frances, Emo, and Rainy River. Speaking to residents in each community, Abbott explained that the charitable program raises money to help disadvantaged children play organized sport and that […]
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Town council may end up combining the Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) and Committee of Adjustment (CoA) for the sake of efficiency after referring a proposal to do so to the committee level for further consideration. In a written report received by council at Monday night’s regular meeting, municipal planner Faye […]
Persistent dry conditions in the Rainy-Namakan basin, and continued decline in the level of Rainy Lake, forced the International Rainy Lake Board of Control to authorize a reduction in the lake’s outflow last Thursday—and the Township of Emo is concerned. “We talked about it at the last council meeting and […]
The Emo Centennial Choir presented its eighth-annual Christmas celebration—“Sing Noel!”—on Monday night at the Christian Reformed Church and director Renée Martin-Brown said it was one of the group’s best performances ever. “From the comments I heard, it was one of the best concerts yet and I really think so, too,” […]
A Thunder Bay man was fined $750 for leaving his camper on Crown land. Peter E. Black, 41, pleaded guilty to illegally depositing material without the consent of the Ministry of Natural Resources. Court heard Black left his truck camper by Trout Lake Road, near Northern Light Lake, from May […]
A few months ago, Penny Strongman of Strongman Travel in International Falls, through listening to residents, put in requests to many charter companies to fly out of the Falls airport. She then notified Einarson Flying at the airport about her plans. As well, a presentation on her behalf was done […]
Not only were Emo Reeve Ed Carlson and council sworn into office at last Tuesday’s inaugural meeting, they also were appointed to serve on numerous committees and boards during the regular meeting that followed. One of the most sought positions was Emo’s seat on the Rainy River District Social Services […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball came up one game short at the La Place Rendez-Vous Invitational tournament here over the weekend. The Churchill Trojans (Thunder Bay) proved too much for the black-and-gold in the tourney final Saturday, outscoring the home side 28-14 in the second quarter en route to a […]
Progress sometimes is a slow process—especially when dealing with junior high school athletes. After a less-than-ideal start to the season, the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team has been making slow but steady improvement. Their latest step forward came at the St. Anne Collegiate junior varsity tournament in St. Anne, Man. […]
Jeff Rajala is experiencing déjà vu. In each of his two years at the helm of the Muskie junior girls’ volleyball squad, Rajala has seen his charges compete well against the Kenora Broncos and struggle mightily against the Dryden Eagles—the latter being widely recognized as the class of the NorWOSSA […]
What a difference a week can make. Last Tuesday night, Muskie boys’ hockey coach Shane Bliss stood outside his team’s dressing room fuming after a 5-2 win over the Ely Timberwolves. Despite the win, Bliss was irate with what he felt was a lacklustre effort from his charges. Fast forward […]
There is one universal truth in tournament competition—seeding matters. For most coaches, the ideal tournament performance involves his or her team improving steadily throughout the competition—culminating with their best performance in the championship game. The easiest means of accomplishing this goal is to fare well in the round-robin portion of […]
