You could have called it the Rainy River District “Longball” League championship. The Emo Bulldogs slugged five home runs last night, including a grand slam, to clobber the Barwick Blue Knights 14-2 to claim their third-straight RRDFL title. The teams had met last Thursday but the game was called in […]
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The fifth-annual Kiwanis “Nite Lite” golf tourney Friday night at Kitchen Creek was another success, raising $705 for the club’s “Young Children Priority One” projects. The nine-hole, best-ball event, which got underway with a shotgun start at 9 p.m., attracted 51 golfers divided into 14 teams. Although some teams struggled […]
Dear sir: I have written the following open letter to Tourism minister Cam Jackson. Mr. Jackson, I am writing to urge you, as minister of tourism, to get involved now in the border waters fishing issue in Northwestern Ontario. So far the job of publicly defending the conservation of Ontario’s […]
Chris and Barb Stainke liked the Bonnie Blue’s long johns and sticky buns so much–they bought the bakery. But the young couple wants to assure their customers that while ownership has changed, the long johns and sticky buns will not. “Everyone likes the long johns, we’ve got to keep those,” […]
Three teams have signed up so far for the “Gold for the Gold” knowledge bowl, meaning a local showdown will be needed Sept. 11 before the Northern Ontario regional finals are held Sept. 24-25 at Donald Young School in Emo. Kim Jo Calder, a club leader with the Rainy River […]
When Eva Costello of Fort Frances went to the bank Friday, what she saw brought tears to her eyes. Costello, who retired in 1987 after 40 years as an employee of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, had been invited to the local branch that day to share in the […]
The new Robin’s Donuts outlet, soon to go up on King’s Highway near Keating Avenue, won’t much look like its downtown cousin. The “new concept” store not only will have a new shape and size, it also will be a non-smoking establishment with the convenience of a drive-thru express. “It […]
Despite a wipeout during the mountain bike portion of her sprint triathlon, Connee Badiuk still managed to place fourth overall in the women’s division Sunday in Kenora. “I had a great race . . . it was my best time ever,” enthused Badiuk, who competed in the 35-39 age division […]
Competing in her first triathlon two weeks ago, Connee Badiuk of here finished seventh overall and topped her age division. And she liked it so much, she’s doing it again this Sunday in Kenora. To Badiuk, it’s all about fitness. “I was looking for something to focus on and to […]
After losing just once during the regular season, Shade came out on the short end of a 25-15 decision to the Rascals in the ‘A’-final of the adult mixed slo-pitch league Monday night. After jumping out to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning, the Rascals broke the game […]
There’s an adage in sports that says when all else is equal, talent prevails. And that is exactly what happened in the Borderland men’s soccer final last night as tagg’s simply was the more talented team in a 4-2 triumph over AAA. “They have a good bunch of athletes, we […]
Although the Muskies drubbed the Sturgeon Creek Schooners 63-0 in last year’s exhibition contest, head coach Bob Swing is expecting a much different outcome this time around. This is another season–and a whole different group of football players. “I can guarantee you the score will not be anything like it […]
