Joey Payeur To the victors go the spoils, as Les Morrison of Baudette, left, and Oliver Gibbons of Morson hoisted aloft the championship trophy this past Saturday at the Emo-La Vallee Arena after claiming their second Emo Walleye Clasic title with a winning haul of 22.03 pounds.
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Kiera KowalskiSummer reporter The Watten fire department here has been struggling with funding recently and will hold a flea market at the fire hall/community centre there next Saturday (June 10) to help fundraise. Besides the department’s operating costs, Watten also needs money for a new fire rescue truck. Its existing […]
Staff Fort Frances, Emo, and Chapple last week received federal and provincial funding through the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund to ensure residents continue to have access to clean water. Local MP Don Rusnak was at the Civic Centre here last Thursday to announce Fort Frances has been approved for […]
Joey Payeur Grace Petsnick travelled three provinces away to compete for all of 211 seconds. But she made every one of them count. The local Borderland Judo Club member and Team Ontario representative now has a national title from two different countries after winning all three of her bouts to […]
With the federal Conservatives choosing Andrew Scheer as their new leader on Saturday, another “youngster” now is at the helm of a major political party. Despite being just 38, Mr. Scheer already is a seasoned parliamentarian, though–first getting elected to the House of Commons in 2004 at age 25. He […]
Joey Payeur Three thirds equalled one whole headache for Les Morrison and Oliver Gibbons. But with their newly-acquired winnings, the pair can purchase a whole truckload of Aspirin–and then some. Morrison, who hails from Baudette, and his Morson-based partner followed their trio of third-place finishes with their second career title […]
Nicholas Donaldson The Mill Alumni dinner was a time for reminiscing as Herman and Judy Karpinen received a photo of themselves at a high school reunion from an old friend. Judy estimated the photo was taken 15-20 years ago and noted the couple still has the Fort High jackets they […]
Nicholas Donaldson Erica Lemelin topped the annual district speech contest last Wednesday evening with her passionate and humourous entry entitled “The Hill.” Ten students from eight schools delivered their speeches in the Robert Moore School gym to judges, parents, classmates, and community members. In the speech, Lemelin, a Grade 8 […]
A cutline on page C3 of last Wednesday’s Times incorrectly stated the 8.79-pound fish defending EWC champs Ted Heyens and Kelvin Caul were holding up was the second-largest in tournament history. In fact, Rick Thompson and his brother, Darwin, hold the mark for the second-largest fish in EWC history with […]
Staff If you’re a Fort Frances Power Corp. customer and you get a phone call threatening to shut off your electricity, ignore it. It’s a scam. President and CEO Joerg Ruppenstein told the Times the FFPC was made aware that Ontario was being targeted by a phone scam, in which […]
