This year marks the 107th annual Emo and District Fall Fair. My first recollection of the fair probably dates back to a point when I was seven and my brother was five. That point sticks in my mind because we went with my father and my mother stayed home. […]

    For years, I have dreamed of living in a log cabin. A cabin with a large great room complete with exposed pine rafters and a small kitchen at one end, with logs burning in a fireplace surrounded by comfortable chairs.     And a loft for a study. The study […]

Dear editor:    Every year, the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau organizes the annual Terry Fox Run. This year it is slated for Sunday, Sept. 16 at 2 p.m. starting at the bureau (rain or shine).     Pledge sheets are available at Good Impressions Printing and the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau on […]

Dear editor,    My name is Savanah La Belle and I am three years old. I live in Barwick. I would like to thank my loving and caring brother Tyler and everyone that helped in the search for me on July 29.     We are truly blessed to have so many […]

    A few weeks ago, I wrote about some serious concerns that were raised in the Toronto Star about the efficiency of the ecoEnergy Retrofit Program.    I am very pleased to report that EcoSuperior in Thunder Bay continues to provide an expert auditor with extensive experience (he has conducted more […]

Family and friends of Neil Roy and Ben Klyne left tokens of remembrance—everything from flowers and hats to T-shirts and CDs—at a memorial set up at the site on Busch Road where the two Fort Frances teens were killed in a car accident on Friday morning. A joint memorial service […]

Pitcher Bob Andy of the Sight & Sound Wolves pitched some of his hardest stuff in the first inning Tuesday night. After giving up a walk to his first batter of the night and then a double with two out in the inning, Andy settled in and retired the next […]

The six Emo Fair Queen contestants—Rebecca Mosbeck, left, Raylene Smith, Brittany Roen, Sairah Chabot, Chelsea Bragg, and Bridgette Thompson—posed together at the Lions Park in Emo on Thursday night during their “Meet and Greet” barbecue there. The competition wraps up tomorrow evening (Aug. 16) at 7 p.m. with the winner […]

Christian and Callahan Wiedenhoeft cruised around their front yard in style along with their canine pal Charlie yesterday afternoon, while mom Nikki was hard at work mowing the lawn.