Staff Gillons’ Insurance is encouraging residents to come down and give a shout out to your “Hometown Hero.” From now until the middle of September, nominations will be accepted at any one of Gillons’ 11 locations, including here in Fort Frances, and funds raised will go towards various Northwestern Ontario […]
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Eva Morrisseau, Aurora Hutton, and Joelle Bruyere helped “Music in the Park” attendees paint their rocks for a small donation last Tuesday evening at the Lions Park in Emo. Members of the “Fort Frances Rocks” group were on hand and showed people how to carefully craft coloured rocks. The event […]
Stephanie Hagenaars Audience members of the Emo Fair horse show were excited to see the Gymkhana barrel racing event Saturday afternoon. Cheryl Burghardt was one of 21 competitors in the event, racing against the clock, in a cloverleaf pattern, around each of three barrels as her horse, “Squire to Glow,” […]
Sam Odrowski Brock Visser had a blast bouncing around on the bungee trampoline at the Emo Fair on Thursday evening. Children enjoyed an array of fun midway rides, games, and activities.
Adrianna McCoy belted out some big notes during her performance at the sixth-annual “Music in the Park” event held last Tuesday at the Lions Park in Emo. The event raised more than $1,000 to help her and 60 other girls from across the district attend the “I Am Awesome (And […]
It was a lucky week for Eugene Johnson of Emo, who won $30 for both Aug. 13 and 14 in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Also winning $30 for Aug. 12-18 were Linda Fraser (Atikokan), Kristie McQuay (Atikokan), Luke and Marissa Esselink (Devlin), William […]
Dear editor: I write you today with a concern about the state of our main highway in Rainy River District. The section between Rainy River and Barwick has not had the weeds along the sides cut. WMU #10 is well-known for having an overabundance of deer and with weeds seven […]
Press Release Tbaytel officially launched its Tbaytel for Good Community Fund fall 2018 campaign, with members of the Tbaytel for Good selection committee hosting a panel discussion over Facebook Live yesterday. “One of the questions we are often asked as Tbaytel for Good judges is what we look for when […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent The annual Mini-Queen and King contest held in conjunction with the Emo Fair took place Thursday evening upstairs at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre. In the end, the mini-royalty for 2018 were Sloan Baird from Devlin and Niels Reynolds from Rainy River. Congratulations to them both! • […]
Press Release Mark LaBelle will perform at the final barn concert of the season at Cornell Farms in La Vallee, which is set for tomorrow (Aug. 23) beginning at 7:30 p.m. LaBelle has been performing musical comedy for more than 25 years throughout Canada and the U.S. His ingenious ability […]
It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of James Millican Herkes, 88, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. James was born in Glasgow, Scotland on March 9, 1930 to Edward and Alma Herkes. He came to […]
With great sadness the family announces the sudden passing of Jeffrey Scott Brown on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018 at his residence in Rainy River First Nations, Ont. Jeff was born on Sept 17, 1973 to Wallace Wilson Sr. and Lucy Brown (nee Hunter). Jeff is survived by his wife, Tracy […]
