Once again, prices at the Stratton sales barn topped those at the larger Manitoba sales last weekend, with just over 1,200 calves passing through the local ring. “It went good, we were fairly pleased with the prices,” noted Tom Morrish, president of the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association. “The prices were […]
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The last two days of September, I hitched a ride with Joe and Bev Kozachenko to Thunder Bay. They visited their daughter and family, the John Clairs, while I visited my daughter, the Abey family. The timing was perfect for the fall colours, with a picture of gold, green, and […]
Our Lady of the Way School will hold a book fair Wednesday, Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Anyone interested in helping out can contact Theresa Sharp at 483-5874. The Terry Fox Run says thanks to Mrs. Davidson and Mrs. Armstrong for organizing this event. OLW raised $100, […]
District farmers stressed the need to address public concerns with the industry during a meeting with an Agricultural Odyssey Group rep Friday evening in Stratton. The ag industry and the public have to strengthen their relationship according to several farmers as about 15 people gathered at Our Lady of the […]
Preparations have been well underway to welcome the Borderland Thunder for their first home game this Friday night. M & M Meat Shops here is organizing a tailgate party–featuring food and music–starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre as a way to get Thunder fans ready for the […]
The Borderland Thunder have the right ingredients heading into their first set of home games this weekend–a 4-1-1 record, a taste of first place in the young Superior International Junior Hockey League, and a team that’s starting to come together. “It’ll be big. We’ve got a lot of fan support […]
This weekend, the Sunset Country Snowmobile Club will consider whether to shut down its network of about 400 km of trails because of a lack of funding. The club is facing a dwindling amount of trail permit sales and, facing a move by the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs to […]
If there ever was a time to pinpoint a key week of practices and preparations by the Muskie football team, one need not look past last week as they got set for the annual Homecoming game. “We had a problem with commitment all year round,” admitted Muskie head coach Bob […]
Cathy Kowal, a local First Nations police officer, is taking on the challenge of her life next year when she competes at the national “Ironman” triathlon in Penticton, B.C. in an effort to raise money for cancer. “This one has a lot of personal meaning me,” Kowal said Friday. “My […]
Students from 16 elementary schools from across the area competed in the fourth-annual Rainy River District cross-country championships at Crossroads in Devlin last Wednesday. Close to 300 runners from grades four to eight took part in the event, which Crossroads principal Brian Love said fell on one of the last […]
The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team lost some tough games at the Pizza Hut Thanksgiving Classic tournament in Thunder Bay last weekend. They opened play Friday night with a 32-25 loss to St. Patrick’s. Allison Hyatt led the Muskies with nine points, while Carling Barton netted six and Andrea Boileau […]
The Tagg’s Bantam ‘AA’ hockey team dumped the Dryden Hornets 8-1 here Saturday in their first exhibition game of the season. After the game, head coach Dave Egan had to make his final three roster cuts to finalize the team at 17 players. “They made it very tough for us. […]
