Bryce Forbes A young, starry-eyed Ryan Goertzen started off in the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps at the age of 12. “I saw them going around town and thought it was pretty cool,” recalled Goertzen, now chief petty officer (2nd class) for the Fort Frances Sea Cadets. “I gave it […]
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Duane Hicks Plans for Canada Day celebrations in Fort Frances keep getting better as more and more people with new ideas come forward. Organizing committee member Dawn Booth said she was pleasantly surprised to see plenty of new faces at their meeting Monday evening, and that the list of activities […]
Bryce Forbes Community support came out in droves as part of Physician Appreciation Week. The anchor of the festivities—a banquet held last Thursday at the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium—allowed residents a chance to share more than a few laughs, and shed some tears, as three doctors were honoured by Ontario […]
Duane Hicks At a time when new volunteers seem harder to find, and some service club memberships are dwindling, an enthusiastic core of individuals have come together in the form of the Emo and District Lions Club. The new club held its charter night Friday at the Emo Legion, and […]
Dan Falloon Shannon Jackson entered the Northern Cup Challenge in Sault Ste. Marie uncertain of what to expect. But once Saturday’s competition was done, the rookie in figure competitions ended up with some hardware and another competition on the horizon—the provincials. Jackson topped the figure (medium) novice division in the […]
Submitted Former crew members of the “Hallett” gathered at the waterfront Friday evening to have their photo taken and reminisce about their days working on the boat. Pictured are John George, Jim George, Doug Calder, Pat Foran, Herb George, Larry Fontana, Randy Kirk, and Bill Martin. Anyone with photos and […]
Duane Hicks It was a tight fit but Kayleigh Busch and her brother, Joey, were able to fit into the back seat of Ed Halvorsen’s 1930 Model ‘A’ Ford during the 11th-annual “Fly-in, Drive-in BBQ” at the Fort Frances Airport on Saturday. The Busch family was visiting from Thunder Bay. […]
Bryce Forbes Lt.(N) Terry Newman of the Fort Frances Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps presented a paddle to reviewing officer Gordon Woollard during the cadets’ annual ceremonial review on Saturday in Emo.
Dan Falloon Bruce Conat, left, was in charge over Jason Sobkowicz as the pair practised “rolling” techniques during mixed martial arts training here.
The plug finally has been pulled on “Fun in the Sun,” our long-running summer festival that’s been on life support for years, but it’s looking like Canada Day festivities have been resuscitated. That’s certainly something to celebrate. The best news, however, is that residents and community groups are the ones […]
Dear editor: For many years now, officially since 1873 but new relations date even further back in friendly barter and trade, the Ojibway Nation has co-existed with its immigrants in a manner exemplary of responsible nations. If we take the time sincerely to understand, or at least consider, that the […]
