EMO—District anglers Todd Grennier and Eric Lessman won the fifth-annual Emo Walleye Classic on Saturday—walking away with the $11,000 top prize. Grennier, from Emo, and Lessman, of Devlin, caught a two-day total of 16.12 pounds—beating runners-up Jody Shypit (Devlin) and Gary Noga (Fort Frances) by a mere .04 pounds. The […]
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The fifth-annual Emo Walleye Classic runs today and tomorrow (May 26-27) in Emo. See Wednesday’s Times for a full schedule of activities, including the weigh-ins, suppers, and the second-annual “Walleyedol” singing competition. The Legion ladies auxiliary will hold their monthly supper today (May 26) at 5:30 p.m. upstairs at the […]
Singers looking to compete for cash and glory at this year’s “Quest for the Best” on July 25 had best sign up soon as spots are filling up fast. Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce manager Dawn Booth said yesterday that since the entry forms were first made available at the […]
The fire hazard is dropping in the West Fire Region as rain accompanying thunderstorms tracks in from the west, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported this morning. The fire hazard is “low” across the region, with the exception of Fort Frances District, where it’s “low-medium.” But this decreased level of […]
Anglers Tricia and Liz Bombay of Emo sat in their boat as it was launched onto the Rainy River this morning. The pair are among the 60 teams competing in the fifth-annual Emo Walleye Classic, which runs today and tomorrow. The final weigh-in starts at 3:30 p.m. at the Emo […]
Thirty-nine new Canadian citizens joined together yesterday afternoon to sing “O Canada” after taking their Oath of Citizenship together at the Fort Frances Courthouse.The new citizens live around the district and originally were from 10 different countries. —Crystal Green photo
With the municipal election coming up in November, a new committee will be struck to handle possible problems associated with that event. Clerk Glenn Treftlin explained Wednesday that town council has approved the formation of a compliance audit committee—a committee to handle any requests for audits to be conducted on […]
During Road Safety Week, held in conjunction with the Victoria Day holiday weekend, a total of 1,400 vehicles were stopped at OPP roadside checkpoints across Rainy River District. Two drivers were arrested and charged with impaired driving offences while four more drivers were issued 12-hour license suspensions. Police charged more […]
The Northwestern Health Unit is gearing up for another season of monitoring the West Nile virus in the Kenora-Rainy River districts and, starting May 29, will be accepting dead crows and ravens suspected of virus-caused deaths. Al Mathers, environmental health officer with the health unit, said the program will run […]
The annual Emo Fair queen pageant always seems to go off without a hitch each August, but it takes a lot of hard work and organization for everything to run smoothly. And while this year’s organizers are not new to the pageant, this will be their first time co-ordinating the […]
Greg Ferris didn’t think it was going to be his night during the opener of the ‘A’ modified season at the Emo Speedway this past Saturday night. “We started out in eighth and it looked like we had a chance, but right away there was a jam up, which sent […]
Maybe this year, Mother Nature will give them all a little bit more of a break. A little less river water and debris in the playing field would be more than okay with anglers and organizers involved in the fifth-annual Emo Walleye Classic, which is slated to cast off from […]
