A celebration of the life of Darlene Draper was held Thursday, July 6, 2017 at the Calvary Baptist Church in Emo, Ont. after her passing on Thursday, June 29, 2017 at the Emo Health Centre. She was born on July 17, 1928 to William and Maude Cooke in Emo. The […]
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VELDHUISEN-Born to Marcus and Jenelle, nee Ferris, of Emo, Ontario, a boy, Eli James, weighing 8 lbs 12 oz on June 18, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
BIG GEORGE-Born to Heather Big George and Tyler Doerksen, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Ameliah Jean, weighing 8 lbs 6 oz on June 18, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
The bass tournament season in Northwestern Ontario got busy this past weekend with events taking place at Shoal Lake and Lake Despair. Musky anglers also got to try their luck at the second-annual Lake of the Woods Musky Bowl held at Wiley Point Lodge. Other than a quick storm or […]
We are slowly making some hay though it isn’t an easy task when it rains every day! On Friday morning, we were not expecting any rain and we had nearly half-an-inch at the Emo Agricultural Research Station (EARS). Then they were calling for a storm on Tuesday/Wednesday and it left […]
I’m channelling my inner Ozzy Osbourne when it comes to the task of selecting the top contenders for the 2017 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Simply put, I’m “Paranoid” about looking foolish and my best guess is simply “A Shot in the Dark.” As of press time, 82 teams had […]
The “Castin’ for Cash” bass tournament began today (July 7) at Lake Despair Lodge, located at the end of Highway 613 North. Weigh-ins start at 3:30 p.m. both today and tomorrow (July 8), with the first-place team winning $5,000. The Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival will take place tomorrow (July […]
Hats off to the volunteers across Rainy River District who put on Canada Day celebrations to remember. Across the district, the festivities started at 7 a.m. with a series of pancake breakfasts. What followed was a nearly non-stop lineup of activities, ranging from fun runs, parades, a fastball tourney in […]
Dear Mike: As a parent of a recently-graduated Fort High Grade 12 student, I wanted to stop and say thanks to all those who made the 2017 “Chem-Free Grad” one of the best yet. Almost 100 grads had a great post-graduation party from 10 p.m.-4 a.m.(!) filled with yummy food, […]
Dear editor: I want to give major kudos to Cynthia Donald and her dedicated team for bringing back a wonderful day of fun and activities on July 1. In spite of intermittent rain and a cool wind, everyone seemed to be wandering around, checking everything out at the Point. The […]
