Duane Hicks June Wood of Nexus Community Savings (above) handed out a treat to Amelia Tanguay during yesterday’s “Trunk or Treat” at the library parking lot while, at right, Isabel DeGagne pretended to be scared of Sunset Protection Systems’ crew Jesse Adair, far left, dad, Dan DeGagne, Tyler Nielson, and […]
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Duane Hicks Outreach worker Heather Johnson, left, was happy to receive a $5,000 donation from Victor Gustafson of the Emo Food Bank & Thrift Store last Friday. The donation will help kickstart a fundraising campaign to open a new women’s resource centre here.
Duane Hicks Jolene Richert, left, along with her dynamic daughter duo of Mellodey and Cadance Sinclair, welcomed trick-or-treaters Harrison Stainke and Jastra Bell to her Epicure “Batcave” during “Trunk or Treat” yesterday at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre parking lot. Meanwhile, below, Sarah Mueller and Samantha Clifford of […]
Nicholas Donaldson Miles Kupila is celebrating 20 years since he first began his own business, Kupila’s Sound Centre, in a shop next to his house in Devlin. Kupila said he’s seen a lot in the past two decades, and enjoys watching how the people and the technology he works with […]
Nicholas Donaldson Ontario Hereford Association secretary/manager Dave Cavanagh presented Jack, Kathy, and their son, Scott, with the Ron & Nadine Wells Commercial Breeder Award at last Wednesday night’s Canadian Cattlemen’s Association meeting in Stratton. The annual award is a big honour for the McNabbs, who still are farming the Stratton […]
Duane Hicks Laurel Halvorsen checked out some artwork, and also did some last-minute bidding, during the final day of the “Keep It Hanging Around” silent auction Saturday at the Fort Frances Museum.
Nicholas Donaldson A bailey bridge has been set up over the creek at the east end of Emo to facilitate traffic as crews continue the culvert replacement and rebuilding of the bridge on Highway 11 between the Emo Inn and Cloverleaf. Also visible in the photo is the arm of […]
Submitted Fort Frances native Terril Calder was honoured to have her new short film, “Keewaydah (Let’s Go Home),” premiere at the imagineNATIVE Film Festival in Toronto on Oct. 21.
Nicholas Donaldson “Freddie Frankenstein” (Katelyn Bruyere) was at the mercy of the “monster” (Cassidy Martin) as “Inga” (Tori Beaudry) and “Igor” (Sammy Stone) humorously tried to figure out what to do during last week’s showing of “Young Frankenstein.” Fort High students performed the stage adaptation of the classic Gene Wilder/Mel […]
Nicholas Donaldson Local producers now should know a bit more about how their check-off dollars are spent. Detailed information came at the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association’s town hall-style meeting at the Millennium Hall in Stratton last Wednesday evening from Melinda German, general manager of the Canadian Beef Check-off Agency. For those […]
Nicholas Donaldson As one of the few repair shops in Rainy River District, Kupila’s Sound Centre in Devlin has become a trusted name in electronics with continued success as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. Miles Kupila started the business officially in 1997 but the 57-year-old said he has been repairing […]
Expect periods of snow tonight, with an overnight low of minus-three C (27 F). Tomorrow will see partly cloudy skies and occasional flurries, with a high of four (38) and low around minus-six (22). Cloudy skies are forecast for Friday, along with a high of one (34) and low dipping […]
