Atikokan painter Alanna Marohnic has hung the paintings with care—some are in the bathroom, living room, and even the kitchen. She’s displaying 60 paintings in Kim Gardiman’s home at 900 Kaitlyn Dr. here starting Thursday from 6-9 p.m. “It’s a great place to hang work,” Marohnic enthused. “This is my […]
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The Fort Frances Royal Canadian Sea Cadets #144 held their annual ceremonial review last Tuesday (May 28) at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre, with 30 cadets aged 12-18 taking part. The program started with the cadets standing at attention in their division formation. Upon arrival of reviewing officer Lt. (N) […]
It seemed like every resident turned out for at least some part of the inaugural Emo Walleye Classic last week. The weather was wonderful, the three dinners well-attended, and organizers feared they would run out of beer tickets on the final night. It didn’t seem to matter that the river […]
Fort Frances resident Gerry Wilson was the lucky winner of the boat, motor, and trailer package—worth $18,446.95—that was raffled off Saturday evening during the Emo Walleye Classic. The boat, supplied by Tompkins Hardware in Emo, Yamaha, and Crestliner, consisted of a Crestliner Angler 16SC, a F40ELRA Yamaha motor, and trailer. […]
Sparks flew this week as a member of the Big Grassy River First Nation charged there are problems with the education system there while the Big Grassy River Education Authority said he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. In a letter to the Fort Frances Times, Roy Tom, who holds […]
For some agonizing minutes, it looked like the 7.9 pounds of fish Harvey Cochrane and Oliver Gib-bons weighed in Saturday on the final day of the inaugural Emo Walleye Classic wouldn’t be enough to win. But then it was discovered three of the four fish brought in by Team #19 […]
Highway 665 near Dryden was closed to all traffic travelling north of Richan Road early Saturday due to a forest fire there—and access continues to be limited today, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported this morning. The fire in question—Dryden #10—is still being fought near Rugby Lake, 23 km north […]
Rachel McBride received an honourable mention for her project at the national science fair competition in Saskatoon, Sask. earlier this month. McBride’s project was on which material would hold up better as a swimsuit used primarily in chlorinated water. She had discovered that suits with a higher content of spandex […]
The Common Room at the Golden Age Manor was decorated with pink, white, and blue balloons on Sunday afternoon in celebration of Mary Luckie’s 80th birthday. The one-layer decorated cake sported eight candles—one for each decade—plus two sparkling ones with the figures 80 on them. Although Mary blew all the […]
Organizers are gearing up to welcome anglers to the first-annual Emo Walleye Classic with open arms. But will the real attraction—the fish—be there to spice up the competition? Well, organizers said they are expecting a good bite this weekend, despite the fact only two weeks have passed since the walleye/sauger […]
After months of planning, it’s almost time for the Emo Walleye Classic. The picnic tables have been set up along the river, the fish are biting, and volunteers have been working all week getting the Emo/La Vallee Community Centre ready. “There were a lot of guys pre-fishing or have been,” […]
Last Friday afternoon, Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung was deemed what many in the district already knew—a site of national historic significance. Local MP Robert Nault, the minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, unveiled the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque on behalf of Heritage minister Sheila Copps, who could not attend. […]
