They say it only comes once in a lifetime, so take advantage of it. For me, it was two times in a lifetime. The first time served as a volunteer media/security personnel at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics, and second attending the opening ceremonies at the Canadian Special Olympics 1998 […]
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Although a steady rain eventually forced the cancellation of the ‘A’-side final of the Barwick fastball tournament Sunday, a familiar name was preparing to take the field. The Emo Bulldogs, winners of the Rainy River District Fastball League title the past two seasons, found themselves in the final against Dryden […]
Muskie head coach Bob Swing is looking to add more coaches to help out with the junior football program this fall, which may soon be split up into two teams (grades seven/eight and grades nine/10). Swing said the younger team would play in a league against Minnesota ones while the […]
Convicted poachers will face far more serious consequences for having outstanding fines under a new law that will come into effect this fall. If convicted, poachers will not be able to renew their Outdoors cards, could face the possibility of having their fishing and hunting equipment taken away, and could […]
For modified driver Rick Roche, there’s no better feeling than hitting the track for another day of racing. And with some extra time on his hands this season, he is taking full advantage by racing at tracks throughout Canada and the U.S. A fixture at the Emo Speedway for the […]
Penny Dick was the top local athlete at the Special Olympics regional summer games in Thunder Bay last Saturday, finishing first in both the shot put and 50m run in the over-35 women’s division. Angela Pernsky, competing in the women’s 20-25 age group, also had a strong showing, finishing second […]
Ed Katona used to drive by cyclists on the highway and wonder what they were thinking about as they pedalled across the miles. Now he doesn’t have to. After tossing around the idea of taking a long cycling trip for “quite a while,” Katona figured it was now or never. […]
A local business owner is up in arms because he fears the town is looking to “dump” taxes onto them, and increase taxes over and above the 4.75 percent already announced by council. In an letter faxed out to local Chamber of Commerce members and commercial taxpayers, Geroge Blanc, co-owner […]
The Unemployed Workers Council is trying to heighten public awareness on what it claims is the federal Liberal government’s discrimination against older workers, women, people of colour, immigrants, people on welfare, and those with disabilities through Human Resources Development Canada. It’s also trying to rally people who feel they have […]
When Normiska Corp.’s management meets with the public tomorrow night at La Place Rendez-Vous, chances are they won’t be focusing on the earthy benefits of peat products. This time, talk will centre around Normiska’s public invitation to get a “piece of the peat” through the purchase of shares in the […]
The stars were out in International Falls last Thursday night when 20 country music enthusiasts performed before a packed Roadhouse in hopes of being named the winner of the Jimmy Dean Country Showdown. “Port Of Call,” a band from Duluth, Mn., came away with the top honours. Winning the judges […]
Wicket clerks at the Canada Post office here no longer need to rely on postage manuals and calculators to keep track of business now that computers have been installed at the service counter. The Fort Frances office was one of just 500 out of 8,000 Canada Post outlets across the […]
