Dave Ogilvie The sound of the chainsaws revving, for many people, signifies the opening of the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s annual fall fair in Emo. For decades, loggers from across the district have gathered at the fair to demonstrate their skills and to take part in a series of […]
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Elisabeth Heslop The local Sight & Sound Wolves took a break from local fastball playoff action to compete at the “A-Major” World Series in Sioux Falls, S.D. last weekend. This is the fourth year the team has played in the North American Fastpitch Association’s World Series, but this year did […]
Elisabeth Heslop Three local teens will be hitting the ice in Thunder Bay in a few weeks to suit up for the Thunder Bay Kings ‘AAA’ Minor Midget squad this season. Jon Carlson, Bryce Knapp and Robby Rea all made the cut during the final round of tryouts last week. […]
Elisabeth Heslop The Fort Frances under-12 soccer teams competed at the district identification tournament in Dryden over the weekend and came away with eight regional invitations. Coach Sarah Noonan said the tournament is not as much about winning games as it is intended to identify the best players in the […]
Heather Latter First year 4-H’er Nick Teeple, 10, proudly showed off his Charolais-Simmental cross named “Buddy,” who took the Grand Champion market steer title at the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s Fall Fair in Emo over the weekend. The steer was purchased by Dan Loney of Cloverleaf Grocery for $2.64 […]
Heather Latter Dana Elders, left, Lauren Gurski, and Brittany Hayes rehearsed their “Honey Honey” number Sunday afternoon in preparation for the upcoming “True Up North Mamma Mia” musical, which will be performed tomorrow through Saturday (Aug. 20-22) at 7:30 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre. Tickets, which cost $10 for adults […]
Elisabeth Heslop Taylor Pelepetz, sponsored by Norlund Oil, was crowned the 2009 Emo Fair Queen last Thursday evening while Marissa Kinnear (Dimit Bus Lines) was named First Princess and Tasha-Lynn McNally (Borderland Racing Association) was crowned Second Princess. Sarah Trimble (not pictured) captured the Dorothy Bonot Memorial Award.
Peggy Revell It was a bug-filled Tuesday as the childen in the town’s Summer Playground Program paid a visit to the Fort Frances Museum for an insect-themed morning. Here, Kenya Bruyere, Arial Bruyere, Dakota Robinson, Everette Banon, and Taylor Beaulieu gave the thumbs up while they dig into some worms […]
Mitch Calvert Domino’s Tyler Barker looked to elude a pair of Emo defenders during the men’s final of the local Borderland Soccer Association last Wednesday at the Struchan L. H. Gilson Soccer Pitches at the St. Francis Sportsfields.
the OPP Fort Frances OPP and the Coroner’s Office are conducting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Dylan Wreggitt, 21, of Atikokan. Wreggitt was found unresponsive in his cell at the Fort Frances Jail in the early-morning hours of Saturday. CPR was started by the jail staff […]
the MNR A total of 155 Ontario personnel were scheduled to return from British Columbia today, bringing the resource level of Ontario FireRangers and support personnel still there to 306. Meanwhile, a planned dispatch of an Incident Management Team and firefighting support personnel has been postponed as B.C. assesses the […]
Duane Hicks A crew from Aurora Construction Ltd. continued building the foundation and footings for the new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre this morning. Workers also are clearing the land for the parking lot. The public can keep updated on the site work by checking out the library’s […]
