The winners of Ontario’s fifth-annual Secondary School Business Plan Competition were announced Saturday during simultaneous ceremonies in North Bay, Cornwall, Burlington, and London. Brandon Olson of Emo was crowned the regional winner from Northern Ontario as well as the first runner-up in the provincial competition, earning $2,000. Olson’s proposed business […]
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Last week’s municipal elections resulted in new council members in many cases. As well, many agriculture organizations hold their annual meetings at this time of year. Here are five best practices for new board or committee members (the information is from Donald G. Evans, president of the board of the […]
The second-annual “Coffee, Tea, and Melody” event held at Knox United Church in Emo on Saturday evening was deemed a success by organizers. “We had an excellent turnout,” said Joyce Meyers. “There was an excellent donation of items and good music.” “People from across the district came out to support […]
The Fort Frances Canadians went 2-2 at the Shattuck St. Mary’s Sabres’ tournament last weekend in Faribault, Mn. The Canadians followed a distinct pattern over the course of the tourney, winning both games in which they got on the scoreboard first while dropping the two in which they fell behind […]
Emo resident Carl Cates spent the last 44 years as a school bus driver here in Rainy River District. And while he decided it was time to retire, he noted he always enjoyed the job. “It’s been good over the years—I’m going to miss it,” he remarked. “I got to […]
The Borderland Racing Association wrapped up the season with its annual awards dinner held at the Devlin Hall on Saturday. Cub president Sharon Trimble said the event was a fitting tribute to what was another successful racing season. “We had a good season,” she remarked. “Car count was up. Fan […]
Fifth-year Mount Allison Mountie football player Jock Gemmell has been named a 2006-07 second-team All-Canadian. The 6’1”, 195-pound defensive back earned numerous accolades over the course of the season due to his penchant for making big plays at critical junctures of games. He was named Mount Allison’s Athlete of the […]
The Sunset Country Squash Club held its annual “Rookie Round-up” and Fort-Kenora junior dquash tournaments at the Memorial Sports Centre over the weekend. Thirteen women competed Saturday while 19 junior boys and girls faced off Sunday In the “rookie” division, six ladies battled in two pools, with Kerri Zucchiatti winning […]
A win is a win—even if it wasn’t pretty. The Muskie boys’ hockey team overcame a rash of mental errors and careless plays to dump the Kenora Broncos 6-1 last night at the Ice for Kids Arena. But while Muskie head coach Shane Bliss was happy his team extended their […]
Emo Esso came up one goal short over the weekend. The squad lost 5-4 in overtime to the Elks Play-It-Again Sports (Thunder Bay) in the ‘A’ final of a 12-team PeeWee ‘A’ tournament Sunday afternoon at the Ice for Kids Arena here. Despite suffering a tough defeat in the final, […]
Perseverance often is rewarded. The Muskie girls’ hockey team overcame a slow start and rallied from two goals down in the third period to beat the Kenora Broncos 4-3 last night at the ’52 Canadians Arena. “Our girls played hard and as the game went on, we had more chances […]
The Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor Hockey Association held its annual Bantam/Midget tournament at the Emo-La Vallee Arena over the weekend. A total of 14 teams—seven in each of the Bantam and Midget divisions—competed for the tournament titles. The Midget field included the Emo Cowboys, Fort Frances Legion, Fort Frances OPP, Fort Frances […]
