The fire situation continues to be very quiet in the West Fire District, with no active fires anywhere in Northwestern Ontario. But the Ministry of Natural Resources is warning that situation could turn around as the fire hazard has reached “medium-high” and even “high-extreme” levels in parts of the region. […]
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Ray Martinson of Fort Frances won the $100 up for grabs for Victoria Day in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for May 22-28 were Bill and Dinah McDowall (Devlin), Roger Wickstrom (Devlin), Sid Ward (Fort Frances), Our Lady of Lourdes CWL (Fort […]
—Melanie Béchard photo
Tucker Johnson, left, Siobhan MacKintosh, and Sydney Johnson did the honour of cutting the ribbon at the grand opening ceremony for Family and Children’s Services yesterday afternoon. FACS moved into the renovated old Fort High last summer. Yesterday’s grand opening featured guided tours, snacks, balloons and colouring for children, and […]
Ben Grant used his forearm to counter attack against a punch from Paul Forget during a non-contact drill at a Wado-Kai clinic held Friday night at Crossroads School in Devlion, where almost 30 people took part in. A meet was held there Saturday that saw close to 60 people attend. […]
Angler Doug McBride showed off one of the four fish he and partner Steve Ballan weighed in on the final day of last weekend’s Emo Walleye Classic. McBride and Ballan reeled in the maximum of eight fish, including a 10.02 pound monster, en route to claiming their first EWC championship […]
Marietheres Metke browsed through some cookbooks Saturday during the annual Fort Frances Friends of the Library book sale at the library here. The book sale raised about $1,000. For those who missed the sale, the remaining books will continue to be on sake there throughout the summer. —Duane Hicks photo
Dave Taylor, right, lifted up a wheelchair to Mark Bujold to be loaded onto a semi-trailer at the home of Larry Eustace on Saturday. A group of volunteers loaded various medical supplies donated from Rainycrest Home for the Aged, Riverside Health Care Facilities, Atikokan General Hospital, and Sioux Lookout District […]
EWC champion Steve Ballan proudly displayed the 30”, 10-pound lunker that helped him claim his first-ever walleye tournament title as partner Doug McBride accepted congratulations from a derby volunteer before joining his longtime friend at the front of the stage. –Wes Gilbertson photo
While the initial deadline to register as a contestant for the 2005 Fun in the Sun queen pageant was last Friday, organizers still are seeking teen girls to participate in the annual event. Dawn Booth, who is co-organizing this year’s pageant with Melissa Gushulak and Cheryl Hoard, said three contestants […]
The Emo Public Library has chosen a pair of novels as its “Book of the Month” for June. The first, entitled “The Pull of the Moon” by Elizabeth Berg, touches on everyday dreams of the everyday women, young or old. Many of the library’s patrons are finding this author’s storylines […]
You can’t blame the stock car drivers for feeling a little antsy after inclement weather washed out the first two race nights of the season at the Emo Speedway. Needless to say, their moods were buoyed when action finally got underway there Saturday night. “It was really depressing and nerve-racking,” […]
Donovan Taylor, 10, was the lone member of the local Cyclone swim club to compete in an invitational meet at the Canada Games Complex in Thunder Bay last weekend. But that didn’t stop him from bringing home eight medals (two gold, four silver, and two bronze) to go along with […]
