Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent Vendors and crafters are reminded to book your table early for “Holly Daze” at the Emo-La Vallee Arena. “Shopping Craze” will take place upstairs at the arena this Saturday (Dec. 2) from 1-3:30 p.m. in conjunction with “Holly Daze” festivities in Emo. To book a table, call […]
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Staff Three bowlers from Plaza Lanes here have advanced to the provincial roll-offs after qualifying at the zone round of the annual pins over average (P.O.A.) competition over the weekend in Dryden. Cody Brown of Fort Frances made the Sunset Country #1 team after finishing second among the 24 men […]
Jamie Mountain It was a tough first half of the athletic year for the Rainy River High Owls’ court teams. The senior girls’ basketball team ended its season with a 4-4 record, placing fourth in the league and missing out on the NorWOSSA ‘A’ playoffs by just one game. Head […]
From the MNRF A Winnipeg man has been convicted of conducting work on his cottage property without a work permit. Marc Rajotte pleaded guilty, and was fined $1,500, for undertaking work without a work permit, contrary to the Public Lands Act. He also has been given a court order to […]
Jamie Mountain It’s a tale of two different weeks for the Muskie hockey teams. On the slate this week for the girls’ squad is two home games and one on the road. First up was a game here last night against the Kenora Broncos (the outcome wasn’t known at press […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association had two teams compete at the Larry Bowen Memorial Tournament over the weekend in Kenora. The Fort Frances PeeWee Venom went undefeated en route to capturing the tourney title with a 2-1 shootout win over the Kenora Reapers in the final. The […]
From the MNRF An Alberta resident has been fined a total of $4,000 for illegal moose hunting and fishing in Northwestern Ontario. Bradley Maguire of Edmonton pleaded guilty and was fined $3,300 for hunting moose without a licence and $700 for fishing without a licence. He also has been suspended […]
Press Release Rick Neilson, a beekeeper in Rainy River District since 1976, will be conducting a “Beekeeping for Beginners” course this winter. The Monday evening course will start on Jan. 15 and run for 10 weeks. Pending the approval of La Vallee council, it will be held in the upstairs […]
Jamie Mountain After a tough road trip that saw the Fort Frances Lakers drop a pair of games to the Thief River Falls Norskies (4-2 last Wednesday) and Thunder Bay North Stars (5-1 on Friday), the team will be looking to regroup this week. Mired in a four-game losing streak, […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent The annual “Holly Daze” festivities take place this Friday and Saturday (Dec. 1-2) in Emo. Be sure to take part in all the fun this weekend. The annual parade goes Friday evening. It will leave Donald Young School at 6 p.m. and work its way to Front […]
Jamie Mountain It seems to never get easier for the Fort Frances Lakers when they face the Thunder Bay North Stars. That was the story again Friday night as they dropped a 5-1 decision at the Fort William Gardens. The loss was the Lakers’ third this month to the North […]
Staff How I Set Your Mother, the Volley Llamas, and Bump It Up all nabbed the maximum six points in Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League action last night. Kiss My Pass was right behind after garnering five points. Bumping Uglies, No Diggity, Duck and Dive, and Gillons’ all managed to […]
