They may not be eating bannock and beef jerky every day as the voyageurs once did but 11 students and their teacher from Lakehead University are getting a taste of the gruelling physical labour they must have endured. The group, which is re-tracing a 400-km portion of the voyageur route […]
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It still has to be ratified but the tentative agreement reached last week between Ontario’s college faculty and its management definitely struck a chord of relief at Confederation College. Roy Murray, president of Confederation College and co-chair of the college management’s bargaining unit, said Friday’s deal is a double relief […]
Alberton residential/farm ratepayers will be facing an average 11 percent increase in their municipal tax bill as council there looks to have the final bills in by Sept. 30. Commercial ratepayers will see a two percent rise on average while those with industrial vacant land face a 19 percent hike. […]
More than 900 head of cattle are set to go through the auction ring Saturday at the Stratton sales yard during the Rainy River Cattleman Association’s fall yearling sale. RRCA president Peter Spuzak said yesterday that sales yard manager Russell Richards was still rounding up cattle. “I talked to Russell […]
With summer rapidly turning into autumn, Kim Jo Calder has harvested most of the strip trials at the Emo Research Station and started preparing her data samples. Only the hemp for grain production, soybean, and pasture trials remained unfinished as of Monday. Calder said she was “squaring up the ranges” […]
Earlier on their vacation, Hans and Elsie Duetsck experienced vandalism in Baltimore, first losing some tools and then having their van greased up. Fortunately, it was a chemical easily removed. “The rest of the journey thus far has been great,” he noted. “Nice scenery, pleasant weather, [and] friendly people.” The […]
After threatening to cancel the program last week due to a lack of coaches, the Muskie ‘B’ football team will go ahead as scheduled with its first practice Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Westfort. Bob Swing, head coach of the senior squad, said he was “pleased” with the response received […]
With several veterans lost from last year’s NorWOSSA championship team, Muskie football head coach Bob Swing is going to use Saturday’s exhibition tilt with the St. Paul’s Crusaders as a chance to let his young players gain some valuable experience. And he admitted he’s not too concerned with the outcome. […]
As I motored my Champion 190 out onto the flats of Mille Lacs, I noticed numerous boats anchored or back-trolling along the drop-off areas. This isn’t a bad approach, and many times I look for the edges to find active walleyes. The trouble was most of the boats were not […]
With just a handful of players lost from last season’s Muskie lineup, the black-and-gold will have the luxury of sending out an experienced hockey team this season. But the problem is they lost an abundance of goal-scoring up front with the players who won’t be back. In fact, the Muskies […]
Brian Kosowick got a first-hand look Saturday at some of the golfers who give new meaning to the phrase “driving the ball off the tee.” But while the 19-year-old Kitchen Creek member was amazed at how far some of them could drive the ball, he didn’t look out of place […]
Consistency was the key for Mike Salvador and Jeff Swenson last weekend on Lake of the Woods. Despite less than ideal conditions Sunday, the Sioux Narrows pair weighed in 12.98 pounds to go along their 12.56-pound total on Saturday to win the fifth-annual Morson Bass Classic and $3,000 first prize. […]
