While Thanksgiving isn’t even out of the way yet, Sandra McNay already is buy preparing some Hallowe’en thrills and chills for this year’s “Scott Street Scare.” “I started it and I’m still doing it,” McNay, who organized the first one in 1997, said Thursday. The event, which will be held […]
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The draw for the final 40 berths into next year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship was held last night and aired live on Channel 11. The following are the first 40 teams eligible to compete. The top 10 of the 66 additional teams on the waiting list also are included. […]
The Borderland Thunder’s first regular-season action in the Superior International Junior Hockey League last weekend in Thunder Bay featured a little bit of everything–from rebounding after a tough opening loss to a 13-player brawl. After losing 6-5 to the Bulldogs on Friday, the Thunder stormed back to beat the Wolves […]
Muskie head coach Bob Swing sounded like a road weary coach after Monday’s practice. And you can’t blame him. His team has played three-straight Fridays in Winnipeg–and all of those contests were against opponents celebrating their Homecoming game. Coming off a disappointing 27-22 loss to the River East Kodiaks, the […]
For longtime hunter Ray Coran, the opening of moose and deer season is his favourite time of year. “I like that first weekend because you get that first run,” he remarked. “They’re not spooked yet. They don’t pair up and there’s more of those gun shy ones.” “I just love […]
The Rainy River Federation of Agriculture will be celebrating 25 years at its annual banquet Oct. 20 at the Millennium Hall in Stratton. This year’s banquet will feature more celebration than business as organizers have replaced the guest speaker with memorial presentations, skits, and a live band. “It’s not going […]
It was a battle of past champions at the Rainy River Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival last Saturday in Rainy River. Last year’s champion, Jim Marken of Baudette, Mn., made it a family affair this year by having his kids grow pumpkins for the competition. Little did he know, he would […]
In the past month, the staff and students at Mine Centre School have been very busy. The Book-It Committee held a bulb fundraiser and the breakfast program began, along with hot lunch every Tuesday. The morning fitness run also has begun and organizers held the annual Terry Fox Run. A […]
Sherri Allan’s grade five class at Donald Young School had a great adventure when they visited the local post office to mail their Flat Stanley letters. “Flat Stanley is a fictitious character who was flattened when a billboard fell on top of him,” noted teacher R. Enns, adding he is […]
The 200 and 300 blocks of Scott Street were lined with haystacks Saturday as many merchants there took their wares to the sidewalks and children bobbed for apples during the BIA’s inaugural “Harvest Festival.” While most businesses went all out, standing scarecrows on the sidewalk or offering games for kids, […]
Donald Young School in Emo held its annual book display and sale last Thursday and Friday in the gymnasium. DYS librarian Marie-Ann DeGroot co-ordinated the program, which saw students browsing through all elements of the book display. Books are magic–they can ignite the imagination of children, especially in the lower […]
To the relief of many, the provincial government has decided several district communities that suffered varying degrees of damage and loss because of severe weather July 31 will receive disaster relief funding. As first reported in last Friday’s Daily Bulletin, Northern Development and Mines minister Dan Newman announced that eight […]
