Michael Vanderaa, five, enjoyed his strawberry dessert on Friday afternoon during the Emo and District Hospital Auxilliary Strawberry Social. The group was commemorated for their 20th year. —Heather Ogilvie photo
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Nakita Rose, performed solo during Fort Dance Studio’s production, “The British are Coming”. The show ran last Friday and Saturday nights at the Townsend Theatre in Fort Frances. —Amanda Roy photo
Brady McMahon, a 12-year-old grade seven student at Robert Moore school, runs in the last event of the regional intermediate track and field event held at the St. Francis Sportsfields last Friday – a relay race. –Justin Holmes photo
The classroom looks ordinary, save for a pair of soccer balls and a pile of flags, sitting on a table. Names are posted on desks, a projector sits at the front of the room, and instructor Tom Doyle stands at the front, looking equal parts jock and history teacher. “The […]
Fort Frances Youth Soccer wrapped a season that was both significant and at times difficult on Saturday, but organizers didn’t catch any breaks on the last day of the year. “We lost our trophies! We don’t know where they are,” laughed vice president Tara Redford. “So our goal for next […]
With soccer being one of the fastest growing sports in Canada it should be no surprise that children in the community of Emo have been bitten by the soccer bug. In three short season’s the Emo soccer league has doubled in size and developed a first-class reputation. “It’s great to […]
Several local children traveled to Thunder Bay last weekend to join a hundred other young boys and girls aged five to nine from Northwestern Ontario at the Chevrolet Safe and Fun hockey festival. The festival, currently in its ninth year, rotates throughout the nation bringing in hundreds of hockey loving […]
The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres will begin season ticket sales tomorrow, and have announced an early bird special for junior hockey fans who make their purchase before July 6. Tickets will run for $190 for adults, $165 for seniors and students and $125 for children under 12. These prices will […]
Brittany York, front, pondered what the answer to the final question on her (Grade 9) Geography exam was, yesterday afternoon in the small gym at Fort Frances High School. Meanwhile, classmates Sarah Pruys, centre back, and Amber Gibson reviewed their papers before handing them over to their teacher Rob Donaldson. […]
Two local police officers were awarded national recognition on Saturday for going above and beyond the call of duty during a call last summer. Cst. Ashley Gibbs and Cst. Armand Jourdain of Treaty Three Police, southern subdivision, were awarded the Commendation for Outstanding Service from the First Nations Chiefs of […]
The local Canada Safeway is welcoming a new manager today. Kevin Langford arrived this weekend from one of the two Canada Safeway stores in Brandon, Manitoba, where he has worked for the last nine years. He and his wife visited Fort Frances last week, and were pleased with what they […]
Overnight, in the east end of town, at the corner of Minnie Ave. and Third St. E., a large tree toppled over and crushed a satellite dish on a nearby home. Also around 3 a.m. over 700 homes in the east end of town lost power. —Amanda Roy photo
