Staff A great night of racing led to Tanner Williamson’s first-ever feature win at the Borderland Racing Association’s season-opener Saturday at the Emo Speedway. The Fort Frances native had four top-five and six top-10 finishes to his credit last season in the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds division but was unable to […]
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Dear editor, On June 6, 1944, I arrived by boat on Juno Beach in Normandy, France, with the Canadian Scottish Regiment. My role was in the mortar platoon. On June 17, I was based in a barn, anticipating an attack that never came. I went into a nearby shed to […]
Jamie Mountain Cole Tymkin fouled off a tough pitch during the Fort Frances Braves’ 16-2 romp over Windey’s Warriors in Rainy River District Fastball League action last Thursday night at VanJura. Tymkin crushed a lead-off homer in the third inning to help the two-time defending champion Braves start the season […]
Jamie Mountain Anything can happen in the playoffs and both the Rainy River Owls’ girls’ and boys’ soccer teams hope things will land in their favour this week. The girls’ squad ended the NorWOSSA ‘A’ regular season with a loss and a draw to the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) […]
of Michael Christianson/Dryden Observer Pasquel Shortreed was locked in a battle for the ball with a Dryden Eagles’ opponent during the Muskie girls’ soccer team’s 2-2 draw last Wednesday afternoon in Dryden. Montana Plasky scored her team-leading third goal in the Muskies’ 1-0 win over the Broncos earlier that day […]
Jamie Mountain Nancy Indian looked to uncork a great pitch during the first inning of the Big Grassy Lynx’s 21-12 romp over the Fort Frances Mud Dogs in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action last Wednesday night at the St. Francis Sports Field.
Jamie Mountain Heather Wright had her eyes locked in as she squared up to hit an incoming pitch during the Fort Frances Mud Dogs’ 21-12 loss to the Big Grassy Lynx in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action last Wednesday night at the St. Francis Sports Field. The Mud […]
Sam Odrowski
Knowing which crop varieties grow best in northwestern Ontario can be difficult to gauge without the proper agricultural resources. To help producers and farmers know which crops grow best and can produce the highest yields, the Emo Agricultural Research Station (EARS) runs a series of crop trials through the year […]
Jamie Mountain Christian Bourgeois of the Fort Frances Braves quickly fielded a grounder and made the toss to first base to record the out during his squad’s 16-2 rout of Windey’s Warriors in Rainy River District Fastball League action last Thursday night at VanJura.
Sam Odrowski
One grandmother has grown and sold thousands of plants over the last six years to give back to an organization that gives so much to her grandchild. Since first hosting the sale, Barb Redford has raised over $35 thousand for the Children’s Rehabilitation Foundation in Winnipeg. The organization cares for […]
Every two weeks we put two blue boxes on the boulevard. At our home, the blue boxes contain a mixture of empty cereal boxes, clear plastic containers that once held strawberries or some other fruit, salad dressing bottles and empty gallon jugs that once held milk. Asselin Transportation collects all […]
By Dave Ogilvie
Emo correspondent
Emo correspondent
The Emo and District Lions will be holding their annual Pet Valu Walk for Dog Guides of Canada on Sunday, May 26 starting at 1 p.m. at the Emo Arena. Come and join them with or without you pups and help them raise money for Dog Guides of Canada, enjoy […]
