Staff The Emo Express White unfortunately ran out of steam. The Volunteer Pool Bearcats (Thunder Bay) scored a pair of second-period goals that made the difference in a 7-4 win in the final of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual PeeWee ‘A’ tournament Sunday at the Ice For Kids […]
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Enbridge Gas Inc. is helping Emo Fire & Emergency Service purchase firefighting training materials, through Project Assist–a program that supplements existing training for Ontario volunteer and composite fire departments in the communities where Enbridge operates. “At Enbridge Gas, safety is our priority. We’re proud to support Ontario firefighters who share […]
Jamie Mountain They were the best all season and now they also have the hardware to prove it. The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team is the cream of the crop once again as the black-and-gold claimed its third straight league title with a decisive 42-23 win over the second-place host […]
Jamie Mountain They prided themselves on being a good defensive team all year but it was their defence that let them down when they needed it the most. The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team allowed a season-high in points against as they dropped a 55-45 decision to the host Dryden […]
Daniel Murray and Liz Steele of Fort Frances won the $30 prize twice in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s cash calendar draw for the week of Nov. 3-9. Other $30 winners for that week included Wes McPherson and Gerry and Mary Polz (Fort Frances), Mathew Ashworth (Rainy River), […]
Jamie Mountain Any hopes of gold were quickly snuffed out for the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team in the NorWOSSA final on Friday in Dryden. After advancing with a 3-1 win over the host second-place Eagles in the morning semifinal, the Muskies were overmatched by the powerhouse defending champion Kenora […]
Jamie Mountain They are one win away from their ultimate goal and are ready for the challenge ahead. The third-ranked Muskie football team is set to clash with the fourth-place Churchill Bulldogs in the WHSFL’s CanadInns Bowl this Saturday in Winnipeg after downing the second-ranked Maples Marauders 28-22 in the […]
Jamie Mountain A gold medal just wasn’t in the cards for the Owl court sport teams in the NorWOSSA ‘A’ playoffs last Wednesday in Kenora. All three teams failed to advance past their respective semifinal. The third-ranked senior girls’ basketball team battled the second-place Atikokan Voyageurs tough, but just didn’t […]
Staff The local Cyclone Swim Club had some stellar results at the annual Dryden Dolphins Splash meet held Saturday and Sunday in Dryden. On the girls’ side, both Paige McFayden and Madison LeBlanc came away with six medals each. Competing in the age 13-and-older division, McFayden snared bronze in the […]
I was walking my usual walk the other day after a Nor’easter had blown through, its wind stripping the brilliant-coloured leaves from the branches, toppling trees that Hurricane Dorian had loosened and I came upon a small nest lying upright in the middle of my path. Gracie sniffed at it […]
I grew up on Third Street behind the arena. Our home was the second to be built in that new subdivision and as a young four-year-old, the street was my playground. There really wasn’t an alley and everything behind our home was bush. The ditches were wide and deep. The […]
I am hoping that everyone took the time to attend a Remembrance Day Service on Monday to honour all those that have fought for us and are still doing this. It is difficult to complain about the cold day when you think of all that these men and women have […]
