I could hear the happiness in Joe Bodnar’s voice as I talked to him Monday evening regarding the Mother’s Day fish fry that was held Sunday at the Devlin Hall. Almost 300 fish dinners were served during this event, which was a fundraiser for the Crossroads community rink project. Perhaps […]
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Drawing the line at 21 contestants, this year’s Fun in the Sun king and queen pageant will feature 11 girls and 10 guys vying for their respective crowns. “We’ve got a lot of them,” admitted Rachel Thiessen, who is organizing the pageant for a second year in a row with […]
If there’s one thing the Muskie girls’ soccer team isn’t lacking, it’s confidence. And why not? They’re 6-0 in NorWOSSA play so far this season, having outscored their opponents 24-1, and once again are the runaway favourites to win their fifth-straight league title. All that’s left is to make it […]
Grade 1 and 2 students at Mine Centre School kept their grandparents enthralled with jokes, songs, poems, and even a puppet show there last Thursday. “We thought it was great. A great example of what they’re learning, and it helps them gain confidence in front of an audience,” said Connie […]
It’s a little too familiar. The Muskie boys’ soccer team enter the NorWOSSA finals in Kenora today as the top seed among the seven teams with a 5-0-1 record. But co-coach Ben Andrusco said both he and fellow coach Rick Chambers know one bad game can cost them the title. […]
A business plan contest is open to students in the Kenora-Rainy River District, but the deadline to submit a completed entry is coming up May 24. Although there only have been a few completed business plans submitted from the area, there has been a lot of interest shown by local […]
On the heels of the successful “Shades of Yellow” art show at the Fine Art Gallery, the co-op of artists there already have their sets on a big show for next spring. “The theme is ‘Wild and Woolly.’ I have no idea what that show is going to bring,” said […]
With its agreement with the Northwest Ontario Recycle Association set to expire June 30, and an offer on the table from the City of Dryden to operate recycling services here, the clock is ticking for town council to make up its mind about what do. “We don’t have anything concrete […]
Perhaps it was the sunny weather, an ideal location, or a combination of both, but Household Hazardous Waste Day 2002 already had yielded more returns than last year in just the first three hours here Saturday. “It went really well. We’re always a bit nervous, with the expense and wondering […]
A major portion of last Friday afternoon’s meeting of the Rainy River District Area Services Board working group was taken up with semantics—namely, does a vote for stage one of the proposal mean the working group has, in theory, agreed to form an ASB? Michael Lewis, the eastern region’s unincorporated […]
With Robin’s Donuts here having banned smoking at its downtown location for a six-month trial period as of Monday, at least one other local business soon will follow suit. As of June 1, Pizza Hut is going completely smoke-free, said manager Brenda Kellar yesterday. “We think it’s going to help […]
More than 100 delegates, volunteers, and residents attended sessions and a luncheon last Wednesday afternoon at the Emo/La Vallee Arena as part of the World Health Organization’s 11th International and 5th National Conference on Safe Communities. The arena was decorated with safety-themed posters by students from Donald Young School, toy […]
