Heather Latter Elizabeth Allan, top left, Joleigh Hayes, Avery Wilson-Hands, Alyssa Chiasson, Brooke VanDrunen, and Kassidy LeDrew posed together at the Emo Sportsfield yesterday evening during the annual “meet and greet” event for the Emo Fair queen contestants. Following a barbecue, the hopefuls each were interviewed by the judges—the first […]
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Staff The fireworks display set for this Saturday at 10 p.m. is getting a bit of an added bonus due to its postponement from Canada Day. “The owner of the company that we buy the product through can come,” noted Dave Coats, who is organizing the firework launch at Seven […]
Joey Payeur No more guessing required—the SIJHL officially has shrunk by one team. The league released its 2014-15 regular-season schedule this morning and it did not include the Wisconsin Wilderness. The squad folded due to the team’s owners not being able to handle the operational costs of its home arena, […]
Heather Latter Parents of children starting school this fall have until the end of next Wednesday (Aug. 13) to register them for the annual “First Rider” program. Two sessions will be held at the Fort Frances Education Centre (school board office) at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. […]
Duane Hicks Lee Millette doesn’t want history to repeat itself. Millette, who has lived at the end of Christie Avenue North with his wife, Aimee, for more than 20 years, is among neighbourhood residents waiting to have a meeting with CN about the third set of tracks it plans to […]
Staff He already was trailing the pack entering Sunday and didn’t exactly get off to a heavenly start. But with the tournament on the line in the final two holes, Norman “Mike” Copenace had the shooter’s touch as the ground caved underneath the feet of his competition. Copenace parred the […]
Joey Payeur Even without his famous father on hand, Brandon Nolan is doing his best to help local minor hockey players sharpen their skills. The former Carolina Hurricanes’ centre brought his hockey school, which started Sunday and wraps up today, back to the Couchiching Arena for a second-straight year. “I […]
Joey Payeur The group heading south to represent the Sight & Sound Wolves might be a little long in the tooth. But there’s so substitute for having gone to battle before. The squad left today for the North American Fastpitch Association A-Major tournament in Quad Cities, Iowa, which starts tomorrow […]
Duane Hicks The history of the local mill has been tied to the history of hydroelectric power here—a point made clear by former mill manager Jim Gartshore, now president of H20 Power, during a presentation last Thursday evening at the Fort Frances Museum. Gartshore, who was born and raised in […]
Haley Anderson A blood donor’s efforts are rarely in “vein.” But with donations exceeding 400 units here in Rainy River District, local residents are looking pretty good. Canadian Blood Services recently reported that blood donations have hit a five-year low and donor event co-ordinator Mike Choi said it’s no coincidence […]
Duane Hicks The fall municipal election has begun to heat up here. Coun. Andrew Hallikas on Friday filed his nominations papers to seek the mayor’s chair—and very well could be running against incumbent Roy Avis. “We haven’t really had a change in council in eight years,” noted Coun. Hallikas. “You’ll […]
Heather Latter After being postponed from its original Canada Day date, the third-annual Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival is set to go this Saturday (Aug. 9). “Things are coming together,” said Annely Armstrong-Thorstad, who is secretary/treasurer for the organizing committee. “We’ve got a lot of teams but now we have […]
