He said it all started with a hunting trip. Dawson Reeve Lloyd Hodges said his hunting party came out of the bush just three days before the 1961 municipal election to find no one had come forward to seek the reeve’s position in Atwood Township. It was then that Reeve […]
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For longtime district resident Helen Parris, a commitment to building a better community is being realized virtually in her own back yard. “Finland Woods”–the Parris/Nicks residence on Highway 71 near Little Pine Lake that recently was designated as a learning centre–will be the focus of future seminars and exhibitions devoted […]
About 100 people ventured into farm country Sunday afternoon, making many call the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture’s “Drive in the Country” farm tour a success. Organizer Deb Cornell said attendance was up from last year’s tour and the feedback she’s been hearing has been very positive. “Those participating seemed […]
After nearly eight years as the economic development officer for the west end of the district, Dan Wright’s term is coming to an end. Wright’s contract with the Community Development Corporation for the West Rainy River District ends Oct. 3. The CDC may stay around after he leaves but Wright […]
The Muskies were handed a lesson in what it takes to win at the senior level at the eighth-annual FFHS/A&W junior and senior boys’ volleyball tournament here last week. After the black-and-gold swept Rainy River 15-6 and 15-12, then bounced Ignace by identical 15-11 scores to open the eight-team, pre-season […]
Despite coming off a bye week, Muskie head coach Bob Swing said his team is “pretty banged up” heading into their game Saturday up in Dryden. Even though the black-and-gold haven’t seen game action since their 36-0 blowout over the visiting Kenora Broncos in their Homecoming game Sept. 5, Swing […]
With a pair of new coaches, plenty of young players and a new system, the Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team faced plenty of question marks when they took to the court last week for a pre-season tournament. But in the end, the junior spikers came away with a fourth-place finish […]
Kitchen Creek reported a “significant” increase in the number of golfers using the course this year compared to last–despite the fact many of its greens and fairways suffered extensive ice damage this spring. That, coupled with a cold, wet May, left the course in poor shape, forcing the club to […]
Bill Moody and Plum Byrnes both fired 88s on Sunday to capture the men’s and women’s titles in the 21st-annual Frog Creek Open at Kitchen Creek. Both players took top spot by slim one-stroke margins. Moody won a three-night, four-day trip to Las Vegas for his efforts while Byrnes picked […]
The fourth-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is still more than 10 months away but already it’s attracted two dozen teams more than it can hold. The three-day tournament, which attracted 104 two-person teams this year, has received 149 entries for next July’s event. But only 125 entries will be […]
The 1997 “Bassin’ for Bucks” tournament in Sioux Narrows, with its unique format, was well-planned and staged by organizers, Mel Giesbrecht, Chris Bell, Lindsay Bowman and the rest of the highly-proficient volunteers. Giesbrecht and Bell, well-known on the bass tournament circuit and one-time winners of the Kenora Bass International, while […]
As the Muskie “Bees” head into their home opener tomorrow against the International Falls Broncos junior varsity squad, head coach Bob Fryer is hoping his team takes a change in direction. Coming off a 20-6 loss to the Roseau Rams in their season opener, and a 26-7 defeat to the […]
