Kamloops is in a valley surrounded by high grassy hills and sparse evergreen, with the North Thompson flowing through the west side. Strawberry Hill is across the river at the home of my son, Bruce, where I’ve been visiting for several days. Where green grass once grew and cattle grazed […]
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Playoff action for the local adult mixed slo-pitch leagues got underway last night. The Tuesday night standings at the end of regular-season play saw West End top the ‘A’ bracket, followed by the Rural Reps, Rockets, Gillons’ Allsorts, Manitou, and Bay City Rollers. In the ‘B’ bracket, it was the […]
Although a few days still remain before the first club is swung in the 27th-annual Kitchen Creek Classic men’s tournament, the course is ready for all comers. The greens are fast and firm, but not dry. The fairways are just short enough while the rough is maybe a bit on […]
Jordan Davis topped the go-kart obstacle race that was held Saturday night at the Emo Speedway in conjunction with the Borderland Racing Association’s weekly stock car action. Davis completed the course in a time of 24.67, edging out Brady Caul (25.44). Rounding out the seven drivers were Cody Drennan (27.30), […]
Imagine an early-morning tee-off time with the mist rising above the trees. And as you’re about to address the ball, you check one last time in case a moose has strolled onto the fairway. A moose? That’s just one of the opportunities at the new Heron Landing Golf Course at […]
The seesaw battle between Mini-Sprint drivers Ken Perry and Kyle Ridlon was among the highlights of weekly stock car racing action Saturday night at the Emo Speedway. Ridlon, who trailed Perry by just six points in the overall division standings coming into Saturday’s action, took the checkered flag over Perry […]
Mike Busch is the kind of guy who doesn’t forget who his friends are. So when the coach of the under-17 regional girls’ basketball squad was allowed to use the new Educational Resource Centre at Couchiching for team practices on weekends last season, he remembered to repay the favour. Busch’s […]
As a follow-up to a trip to Paris, Tenn. last year (and a subsequent visit here by Paris Mayor Larry Crawford and city manager Carl Holder this past May), the Rainy River Future Development Corp. is planning another trip down south this fall. Geoff Gillon, economic development officer with the […]
Following the first organizational meeting last week for next month’s Terry Fox Run here, details already are falling into place. And with most the bases covered, and some dedicated pledge-getters known to be out and about right now, organizer Vanessa Hebert is focusing on making the event the spectacle she […]
An enormous sigh of relief echoed across Northern Ontario on Friday when the United States partially lifted its ban on beef imports from Canada. Although live cattle still cannot be shipped across the border yet, area tourist outfitters have dodged a bullet as the U.S. now will allow hunters to […]
Well over 100 delegates will converge here Sept. 25-27 for the 10th-annual Northern Networks Trade Conference, which this year will run concurrently with the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce annual general meeting. “We’re expecting 160 delegates at the conference,” said NOACC president Tannis Drysdale, who’s thrilled to see the […]
Two Fort High students and their teacher recently returned from the annual Summer Conference at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Mn., where they were the first Canadians ever to participate. The conference is designed to expose high school students and teachers to various aspects of live theatre. This year, Willa […]
