The lineup for the “Library Celebrity Car Wash” this Saturday (May 26) continues to grow, with new names being added daily. Those new to the celebrity lineup since last week include Dr. Robert Lidkea, FFHS principal Gord McCabe, Fort Frances Community Clinic Inc. board chair John McTaggart, town clerk Glenn […]
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Anglers in Northwestern Ontario can continue to fish for largemouth and smallmouth bass throughout the year, Natural Resources minister David Ramsay said last week. Anglers in Northwestern Ontario should continue to follow the 2005-06 Recreational Fishing Regulations Summary throughout 2007. The only change for 2007 in Northwestern Ontario is that […]
About a dozen members of the Fort Frances Sea Cadets #144, along with their family and friends, walked four km around Emo during their annual walk-a-thon fundraiser on Victoria Day. The corps raised $850, which will go towards future projects. “We’re really happy with it,” noted organizer Vicki Ikert. “Last […]
The annual T.O.P.S. salad supper is set to go this Monday (May 28) at 6 p.m. in the Devlin Hall. Admission is $8 for adults and $4 for children six-12 years (those five and under are free). There will be lots of delicious vegetables, meat, fish, and desserts. Cold and […]
Four district parishes joined together at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Rainy River to celebrate the confirmation of 15 young adults into the Catholic faith. Our Lady of Good Counsel was filled to capacity as parishioners of St. Patrick’s in Emo, Our Lady of the Way in Pinewood, and […]
Bob Mitchelson tossed sod in the air as members of St. Mary’s congregation cheered during Sunday morning’s ground-breaking ceremony for the expansion project there. Bishop Fred Colli, at back right, was on hand from Thunder Bay to join in the celebration. Construction is slated to begin this summer. —Amanda Roy […]
Sam and Carroll Copenance performed tradditional First Nation dances alongside many other students during a pow-wow Friday afternoon at Fort Frances High School. Many staff and students watched from the bleachers in awe as the performers stepped to the beats. The pow-wow was the final event in celebration of Aboriginal […]
Dessa Vlotaros, 10, along with Dyna Vlotaros, seven, and Paris Lyons, eight, enjoyed a fabulous feast of walleye, sturgeon, salads, and much more during the 36th-annual Manitou fish fry at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre on Friday. Hundreds of district residents filled their plates with the tasty food that day, then […]
Summer student Karli McKinnon organized some toys in preparation for the annual “Friends of the Library” book and toy sale coming up Saturday at the Fort Frances Public Library. The library is looking for donations of used books and gently used toys all this week. The sale runs 10 a.m.-2 […]
Jesse Loveday of the Barwick Merchants applied the tag cleanly to Davis Ross of the Wal-Mart team on Thursday over in International Falls. Ross had hit a double to left field but was tagged out trying to stretch his effort into a triple. The Merchants won the “Battle of Canada” […]
The Muskie boys’ and girls’ soccer teams saw their short seasons come to an abrupt end last week with losses at the NorWOSSA playoffs last Wednesday in Dryden. The girls suffered the more difficult loss of the two—coming into the day with a bye to the final, only to lose […]
Eric Lessman and Todd Grennier, the reigning Emo Walleye Classic champs, caught their first big break—pardon the pun—last year when they won their first fishing tournament together. The two wouldn’t miss it again this year for the world—but they’ve got a good time on their minds as opposed to lofty […]
