Submitted byIlka Milne The Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists and community volunteers will take part in the annual Christmas bird count on Saturday, Dec. 16 this year. Organized by the Audubon Society, some 72,000 volunteer bird counters in more than 2,500 locations across the Western Hemisphere will participate. The count […]
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Duane Hicks Mary Hickling checked out glass tree ornaments while doing some Christmas shopping Sunday afternoon during the Fine Line Art Gallery’s annual “Christmas Extravaganza” open house. It featured unique artwork and crafts for sale, as well as a silent auction, live music by Jackie Dobransky, George Elliott, and Bob […]
Jamie Mountain Harvey Station, N.B. native Rob Swan prepared to throw a rock during a pick-up game against local curlers at the Fort Frances Curling Club on Friday night. Swan was in town as part of his “Curling Across the Nation” tour, which is raising awareness for the sport and […]
Jamie Mountain Taylor Croswell, right, celebrated after scoring the go-ahead goal during the third period of the Muskie girls’ hockey team’s 6-5 win over the visiting St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) in their NorWOSSA season-opener last Tuesday night at the ’52 Canadians Arena.
Jamie Mountain You can forgive the Muskie boys’ and girls’ hockey teams if they’re seeing double over the next week. A scheduling quirk had the squads hosting back-to-back games against the Kenora Broncos last night (the outcomes of which were not known at press time) and again next Tuesday (Nov. […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent St. Patrick’s Church in Emo will hold its annual tea and bake sale this Saturday (Nov. 25) from 1-3 p.m. Admission is $3 at the door. The event will feature draws, meat and raisin pies, homemade perogies, and other mouth-watering baking. Religious articles and crafts also will […]
Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent Champion fiddler Scott Woods’ old-time Christmas concert will take place next Wednesday (Nov. 29) at 7 p.m. at Knox United Church in Fort Frances. Tickets are available at Fort Frances General Supply and Brockie’s Jewellers, or by contacting Bill Gushulak at 274-3891/275-9252 or via e-mail at wegushulak@gmail.com They cost $25 for […]
Press Release The Legion Ladies Auxiliary to Br. #29 met on Nov. 8, with 27 members in attendance. Alfreda Easton called the meeting to order, followed by committee reports being read and dealt with. A big thank you was extended to all members for the hard work it took to […]
Jamie Mountain Heading out on the road to play two of the top teams in the SIJHL would be tough for any squad. It would be even tougher if you didn’t have confidence in who you were starting between the pipes. But that’s not the case for the Fort Frances […]
Press Release The situation of food insecurity–struggling to put food on the table due to financial constraints–is a reality for 3,900 people in Northwestern Ontario. According to an annual food costing survey conducted by the Northwestern Health Unit, the average cost for a family of four to purchase nutritious food […]
Submitted byJanet Lambert December is going to be a very busy month for members of the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary. Upcoming events include the “Christmas Lottery”–a 50/50 draw that will be made on Dec. 11. There are 3,000 tickets to be sold, at $2 each, so we are counting on […]
Press Release The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is seeking the public’s help in identifying the individual(s) responsible for shooting and abandoning a cow moose east of Sioux Lookout. On Nov. 4, a conservation officer located an abandoned cow moose off a forest access road near Legros Road in […]
