KIWISSA SENDING SKIERS TO LOCH LOMOND by Karina Hunte Kiwissa Ski Centre Kiwissa Ski Club, had offered those purchasing memberships prior to opening day, an added incentive this year, the opportunity to have their name entered to win a 2 night stay at the Nor’Wester Resort Hotel, 4 full day [Read more]
Revised article as per request of Chronicle Journal, watch for it this weekend in their pages… White Christmas at Kiwissa by Karina Hunter As Christmas holidays draw near, preparations at Kiwissa Ski Centre continue at full speed. In November, the hill got a kick start on clean-up when [Read more]
White Christmas at Kiwissa by Karina Hunter As Christmas holidays draw near, preparations at Kiwissa Ski Hill continue at full speed. Snow making has been going on daily as six snow guns, creating a base on the hill, have been blowing for nearly a week. Today two additional snow guns were [Read more]
Well, I’ll post an article about this soon but for now, here are some photos to hold you over 🙂 Kiwissa employees have been hard at work for almost a week now, 16 hour shifts of snow-making in the hopes of opening the hill by the 20th or at the latest the 27th. Plus big [Read more]
Law enforcement team faces off against Wolverines by Karina Hunter Marathon/Manitouwadge Youth Justice Committee (YJC) Program Coordinator Isobel Noble was pleased with an impressive turnout at each of two area Volleyball Fun Nights she organized to introduce teens to the police men and women [Read more]
These are the people in your neighbourhood… Jackie Jung, RN, CDE by Karina Hunter Jackie Jung, RN, CDE, moved to Manitouwadge in 1985 with her husband of one year Ron; she was ‘over the moon’ to be getting a brand new house. They began new careers, he in mining with the instrumentation [Read more]
Copper Kings Pee Wee’s play hard in the season’s first game by Karina Hunter There was a full house buzzing with anticipation in the Manitouwadge Recreation Centre Arena Saturday morning as Minor Hockey fans gathered to watch the Dubreuilville Bobcat Peewee’s face the hometown Copper Kings in [Read more]
Manitouwadge vs. Dubreuilville There was a full house buzzing with anticipation in the Manitouwadge Recreation Centre Arena Saturday morning as Minor Hockey fans gathered to watch the Dubreuilville Bobcat Peewee’s face the hometown Copper Kings in this season’s first exhibition game. In Game [Read more]
Manitou Sno-Drifters looking forward to colder days by Karina Hunter The Manitou Sno-Drifters had their first meeting of the season last week as the executive gladly welcomed a number of snowmobiling volunteers back to the table including sledders who had been an integral part of the club’s [Read more]
Well, thank you very much to LU Women’s volleyball Coach Chris Green for sending these photos of our Wolverine boys at the tournament they won in Thunder Bay this weekend (I think the Wolverines Coach received them from a parent and sent them to him lol) the other team is (are?) the Fort [Read more]
Manitouwadge wins Thunderwolves Junior Boys Volleyball Challenge by Karina Hunter In concurence with Saturday’s home opener for the Lakehead Thunderwolves women’s volleyball team vs. Queen’s Gaels, the Thunderwolves Junior Boys Volleyball Challenge was held at Superior High [Read more]
Thunder Bay’s Olympic Gold Medalist speaks at Northshore Schools by Karina Hunter Across the Northshore this week, schools were treated to motivational discourse by a local legend. Thunder Bay’s Katie Weatherston, Canadian Women’s Hockey Team Gold Medalist at the 2006 Torino [Read more]
Wolverines vs. Falcons in Senior double header by Karina Hunter The Marathon High School junior and senior boys volleyball and junior and senior girls basketball traveled to Manitouwadge Wednesday, October 14th for a North Superior Secondary School Athletic Association (NSSSAA) sanctioned senior [Read more]
It is Sunday, October 10th 2009 and through the night snow has fallen to cover our little community (Manitouwadge, Ontario) in a blanket of white. My kids could not get outside fast enough this morning; Lloyd wanting to enjoy the fresh snow a bit with Emeraude before heading out in the bush with [Read more]
