It’s been 16 years since we’ve seen The Greatest Show on Earth. That was the year my mother died, and she was our motivation. Oh, but she loved the circus! She tried to look at all three rings at once. She shuddered when the high-divers exchanged places and the tightrope […]
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Just Passing By
by Harry Vandetti
by Harry Vandetti
In this “Week of Remembrance,” we, as Canadians, are finding ourselves being increasingly offended by our next-door neighbours who seem to have forgotten quite a lot. While we honour our thousands who fell in two great wars, it seems the Americans—late to enter those wars on our side, remember—are coming […]
This is a tale of one Friday evening and two different events, which gave me a sense of how thoughtful this community can be. Unfortunately, the night didn’t start out that way. It began with me getting so charged up over getting enough photos and stories in this week to […]
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This Week In Emo
This Week In Emo
A survey, which was available to the public to fill out during Library Week at the Emo Public Library last month, found that 98 percent approved expansion needs. An open house, with free draws, balloons, and cookies/coffee, also was held in conjunction with Library Week. Prize winners included Bernice Campbell, […]
It is with much sadness we announce the passing of Nellie Leikam, in Fort St. John’s, B.C. after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Fort Frances, October 9, 1922 to the late Wasyl (Bill) and Anna Sloboda. Nellie leaves to mourn her passing, her daughters Margaret (Clarence) […]
A second person has been charged in connection with the stabbing death of a 16-year-old male here July 31. Tara George, 20, of Thunder Bay was taken into police custody Sunday on a charge of manslaughter, Fort Frances OPP reported. She was escorted here from Thunder Bay yesterday and briefly […]
What is acceptable behavior and what is not is the basis for the provincial “Code of Conduct” introduced last year. Tonight, the Rainy River District School Board will vote to approve its mandated “code” at its regular meeting, which is being held at Rainy River High School this month. “This […]
Police charged a pair of men with drinking and driving over the weekend. A 25-year-old man was stopped on the 200 block of Scott Street on Saturday evening and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level over 80 mg. He is slated to appear in court […]
The Muskie court teams finished the NorWOSSA regular season on a high note here yesterday, claiming three out of four win against the Kenora Broncos. The highlight was the senior boys’ volleyball match. After losing the first two sets 25-19 and 27-25, the Muskies faced match point in the third […]
The manager of the Arthritis Society’s North West Region will be in Fort Frances on Wedneday to recognize the outstanding contributions of local residents. They include Sylvia Ottarson and Shirley Dolph of here, Steve Yeryk of Rainy River, and the Knights of Columbus (Rainy Lake Council #2766 here and the […]
The Borderland Thunder hit two road bumps this weekend—losing 5-2 on Saturday and then 4-3 yesterday to the Feathermen Hawks. The Hawks (9-3-2), who are unbeaten in their last nine games, leaped over the Thunder and Dryden Ice Dogs for first place atop the Superior International Junior Hockey League. The […]
Local MP Robert Nault responded angrily yesterday to the United States Department of Commerce’s preliminary determination in its anti-dumping investigation of softwood lumber from Canada. The department determined Canadian softwood lumber exports to the United States were dumped in the U.S. on average by 12.58 percent. “This decision is absolutely […]
