Frank and Cheryl Curtis chose a less-than-conventional way of celebrating their 33rd anniversary Sunday by competing together in the fourth-annual “Castin’ for Cash” tournament at Lake Despair. The Emo couple had never fished a tournament together before. In fact, she had never fished a tournament period. And yet, she caught […]
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For a third year, the Town of Fort Frances will be receiving money from the Moffat Family Fund to give to local groups and service clubs with the aim of helping youth and families. Town CAO Mark McCaig, head of the local Moffat Family Fund Committee, will be calling a […]
They came, they saw, they caught some fish. The fourth-annual “Castin’ for Cash” bass tournament at Lake Despair on Saturday and Sunday boasted the biggest weights it has seen to date—just as the organizer and owner of Lake Despair Lodge had predicted. “I’m very pleased with the weights for Day […]
After lengthy consultations, Northwestern Ontario Crime Stoppers, Inc. has announced International Falls and Koochiching County, Mn. are joining in partnership with its program. This partnership will see civilian committee members, media sources, and city, county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies from the International Falls and Koochiching County area joining […]
Members of the Kenora OPP Marine Unit currently are searching for a missing boater in the Wiley Point area of Lake of the Woods. Shortly after 7 p.m. on Wednesday, police were notified that a boat from an area lodge had been located running in circles. The operator of the […]
The theme was “Fun Galore in 2004” and it certainly lived up to the billing. The Municipality of La Vallee threw a party last weekend to mark 100 years of history and, in the process, may have made enough history for the next century. “Fantastic,” was how centennial committee member […]
If you were looking for a quiet place to relax and recover from all the action on Canada Day, Emo was not the place to be last Friday night. On the other hand, if you just couldn’t get enough noise and smoke on Thursday, the Emo Fairgrounds offered a chance […]
Abnormally cool weather across the Prairies has put a damper on berry-farming and gardening businesses this year. In Manitoba, berry producers are calling a two-week delay to the picking season the worst setback in recent memory. “Everybody expects berries at the beginning of July,” said Murray Boonstra of Boonstra Farms […]
While the fire hazard currently is “low” across the West Fire Region, the Ministry of Natural Resources responded to four new fires in the past few days, including two in this area. The most recent was Fort Frances Fire #15, which was reported around 10 a.m. on Monday, said local […]
The Fort Frances Fire Department was called to the Adventure Inn late Saturday night after a dryer there caught fire. Firefighters were called to the scene shortly after 11 p.m. and were there for about three hours, Fire Chief Steve Richardson said Monday morning. While the blaze was confined to […]
Rainy River District is well-known for the quality and variety of livestock farming that takes place here. Besides cattle, one can find elk, bison, and some pig farming. But Carol Inkster has gone one step further. She operates a goat farm on Allan Road, north of Emo, where she currently […]
A scientist hopes significant declines in mercury levels in Grassy Narrows and Wabaseemoong First Nations area lakes prompt residents to eat more fish and less junk food. Laurie Chan, a professor of toxicology at McGill University in Montreal, said mercury levels in whitefish from lakes around the two communities are […]
