In a season which saw the Muskie football team finish with an outstanding 4-1 exhibition record, what’s even more impressive is many of the team’s final stats. On both offence and defence, the black-and-gold were simply outstanding on both offence and defence–especially against their Manitoba counterparts. They were a perfect […]
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The deadline to purchase “Gold Card” memberships at Kitchen Creek, which offer golfers a five-year membership at a reduced rate, has been extended until the club’s general fall meeting Nov. 22. The original deadline had been Oct. 7 but membership chairman Terry Martinson said the decision to extend it was […]
Four district 4-H members are heading to Toronto this week in hopes of striking gold. Stacey Angus, Melissa Brant, Rebecca Cornell, and Angela Teeple are in the provincial finals of the 4-H’s “Go for the Gold” contest, which goes Saturday in conjunction with the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. The quartet, […]
The Emo Christian Reformed Church fellowship committee held a potluck supper last Friday evening, with about 100 people in attendance. It also was Clergy Appreciation Night, with a presentation made by Eltjo Wiersema–on behalf of the congregation–to Pastor Gerald and Cora Van Smeerdyk. “We present this small gift in appreciation […]
The Muskie junior girls dropped a tight 24-21 defensive battle to Thomas Aquinas (Kenora) in NorWOSSA basketball action there last Thursday. The turning point came in the third quarter when the Muskies lost their leading scorer, Sarah Noonan, after she was called for an “unwarranted” flagrant foul while battling for […]
If it had seams, they would have been bursting. The Clover Valley Farmers’ Market closed for the season in a big way Saturday, with manager Andra Stacpoole-Arnold saying it was packed with vendors and customers alike. “It was busy,” she noted. “There were some new vendors who hadn’t been there […]
The Little Rascals slo-pitch team is planning a “Halloween Howl” next Friday at the Red Dog Inn but the proceeds won’t be going to the team–they will be going to the local Easter Seals Society. “It’s staying right here,” assured organizer Joanne Davis, who said they were hoping to sell […]
“Seniorcise,” a gentle chair side exercise program for seniors, is in full swing at the Queen Street and Golden Age manors supervised by Joanne Judson-Riding and Barbara Duguay of the Home Support office. I had the chance to watch seniors go through the routine at both manors last Wednesday morning, […]
Through the “duck slump” of the 1980s, I know a lot of waterfowl hunters who locked their shotguns in the gun safe and gave up the sport. But because of good conditions for nesting in recent years, and outstanding management by U.S. and Canadian wildlife agencies, many are taking it […]
Seniors’ skating has started up again at Memorial Arena. Every Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30-10 a.m., seniors can skate for one dollar (plus GST). But the number of those taking advantage of the time has been a little low so far. “It’s usually slow to start,” noted recreation facilities superintendent […]
After looking sluggish in a 17-15 loss to the Atikokan Voyageurs to open their best-of-five match here yesterday afternoon, the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team suddenly woke up in the second game–and then almost blew it. Tied at 4-4, the black-and-gold went on a seven-point run thanks to the strong […]
