Kelsey Jolicoeur, a grade eight student at Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton, is officially a published author. Her poem, “Words Can Shatter the Soul and Family,” has been published in “The Colours of Life” and “Celebrate! Young Poets Speak Out.” A copy of these books are in […]
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Only four Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor Hockey Association games were scheduled at the Emo Arena over the past week. In PeeWee action, the Emo Thunderbolts doused the Firemen (Fort Frances) 6-2, scoring three unanswered goals in the third period to seal the victory. Emo had scored in the first off Ryan Kaemingh’s […]
After much hard work involving several details, the launch of La Vallee’s history book is set to go this Saturday (Feb. 28) at 7 p.m. during a wine-and-cheese party at the Devlin Hall. The event is being held in conjunction with LaVallee’s centennial. For those who have pre-ordered books, please […]
Chapple council is planning a public meeting on Tuesday, March 9 at 1 p.m. at the municipal office to review the township’s schedule of fees and charges. Council has reviewed some of the user fees required for the township and directed Dyson to advertise to the public about the proposed […]
Couchiching Chief Chuck McPherson will be at the helm for another two years following his re-election last Thursday. Incumbent councillors Dick Bird and Lucille Morrisseau also were returned, joining newcomers Clint Perreault, Chad Bruyere, Ida Linklater, and Donald Bruyere. For the new band council, it will be a combination of […]
It was only fitting that two Emo teams crossed sticks in the ‘A’ final of the Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor Hockey Association’s Atom tourney last weekend at the Emo Arena. In what was a great game from the opening face-off to the final buzzer, the Emo Hawks edged the Emo Esso Leafs […]
Local hockey fans had the chance to see some high-quality women’s hockey here last weekend. The fact the two exhibition games—the first an 11-0 win by the Thunder Bay Queens over the local Northwest Stars on Saturday night and the second a 6-1 win by the University of Winnipeg Lady […]
The Borderland Thunder put their eight-game unbeaten streak on the line last night but lost 3-0 to the Dryden Ice Dogs at the Ice for Kids Arena here last night. Thunder coach Dave Allison gave Dryden full credit for the win. “I think they came out a lot hungrier than […]
The Fort Frances Taggs Bantam ‘AA’ team placed eighth out of 10 teams at the Maple Leaf Tournament of Champions last week. The team had a rough weekend with one win, a tie, and two tough losses as well as losing two players to concussions. In their first game, Taggs—playing […]
The 17th-annual La Place Rendez-Vous squash tournament re-crowned two long-time champs last weekend. Bob Shine (Thunder Bay) took his 10th ‘A’ title in men’s action while Mary Beth Tkachuk (Fort Frances), who was running between the squash tournament and the local ladies’ bonspiel, won her seventh ‘B’ crown on the […]
The 51st-annual ladies’ bonspiel last weekend at the Fort Frances Curling Club was a tremendous success, club manager Rick Grenda said. Twenty-eight rinks participated in this year’s ’spiel, which involved lots of good curling and some good fun revolving around a Mexican theme. Diane Pattison skipped her Fort Frances rink […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team closed out the NorWOSSA regular season here yesterday afternoon with a 6-0 whitewash over the Kenora Broncos. Now the black-and-gold will be gunning to do the same thing in the playoffs. These same two teams will meet here again Friday at 5:30 p.m. at the […]
