Submitted by Barb Zelek and Raymond Lake Over the weekend of March 16-19, the Northern Selects traveled to Thunder Bay to compete in the Hockey Northwestern Ontario (HNO) Tournament of Champions. This tournament saw the best AA teams in Northwestern Ontario compete against one another. This was the [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – The Superior-Greenstone District School Board (SGDSB) is celebrating educators Brandy Robbins and Amanda Paakkunainen, from the George O’Neill Public School. Robbins and Paakkunainen are this year’s recipients of the Class Act Award from the Critical Thinking Consortium in [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Mayor Rick Dumas shares a message on behalf of himself and Council with Marathon High School graduates. Mayor Dumas also announces and shares the two successful applicants of the Town of Marathon’s $500 bursary. [Read more]
TORONTO, ON – Saying “yes” to ENCORE paid off for Adrien Plourde of Manitouwadge. Adrien matched the last six of seven ENCORE numbers in exact order in theApril 9, 2021 DAILY KENO draw to win $100,000! Adrien also won $2 on another one of his ENCORE selections, bringing his total win [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Sunday, March 21 the Manitouwadge Ski Club drew a winner for the Kiwissa Climb Challenge. The Club offered a chance at winning $100 Extreme Dollars to anyone who, throughout the week prior, “snap a photo of yourself in front one of the run signs, post it on the [Read more]
Submitted by Shy-Anne Bartlett (Interim Indigenous Education Principal) At SGDSB, we have identified Stewardship as one of 4 pillars that we uphold in all we do. What does true stewardship mean? I want to address this question from the Indigenous lens. I’ll back up a bit here and speak to Land [Read more]
TORONTO, ON – Saying “yes” to ENCORE paid off for Yvon Jean of Hearst. Yvon matched all seven ENCORE numbers in exact order in theDecember 27, 2019 LOTTO MAX draw to win $1 million! Yvon, a 59-year-old repair shop owner, said he has been playing LOTTO MAX and LOTTO 6/49 for nearly [Read more]
The world of movies has changed over the years. Fewer and fewer movies are original concept ideas, with some of the biggest earning movies at box office being sequels and remakes. Some franchises have been remade on more than one occasion. This week, the roles originally made famous by Farah [Read more]
MARATHON, ON– The Loran Scholars Foundation supports scholars in taking unconventional paths and seeking ways to positively contribute to society. Since 1988, they have awarded more than $50 million in awards to more than 2,900 well deserving candidates. Student of Superior-Greenstone [Read more]
Water is a necessity of life. We may take it for granted at times, but we need it for drinking, bathing, showering, cooking and more. Imagine if the water that we were using for our day-to-day activities was tainted and we didn’t even know it. In this week’s headline new release, a shocking [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Saturday, February 29, 2020, the Marathon Sno-Kickers Snowmobile Club hosted a Poker Run to Dunk Lake then back to Marathon. Trail conditions were excellent and 37 riders came out for their chance at more than $1000 in prizes. In addition to Sno-Kickers’ members, a number [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Sunday, February 16th, 2020 the Manitouwadge Outdoor Enthusiasts hosted their 10th Annual Frosty Days Family Fish Derby. The derby is held every year in conjuction with Ontario’s Winter Family Fishing Weekend* when Canadian residents need not buy a licence to fish in [Read more]
Back in 2013, the folks at Disney captivated the hearts of the young and the young at heart, with the music filled animated smash hit Frozen. Before long, Anna, Elsa, Sven and Olaf were household names and their faces could be found on various forms of merchandise and memorabilia. Frozen would go [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Friday, February 14, Township of Manitouwadge Community Programmer Reene Warren hosted the Opening Ceremony of Frosty Days 2020 at the Kiwissa Ski Centre outside the chalet. Included in the ceremony was the annual recognition of Citizen of the Year, chosen from among [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – CONGRATULATIONS! To the 2020 Frosty Days Snow Sculpture winners: 1st place, $200 – Emma Young; Snowmobile 2nd place, $150 – Aspen and Ethan Law; Octopus 3rd place, $100 – River Wheadon; Pick-up Truck Watch the announcement and presentation of the top 3 [Read more]
