The Emo Chamber of Commerce will hold a “Most Beautiful Christmas Baby” contest in conjunction with “Holly Daze” on Dec. 1-2. The contest is open to babies, from newborn to 18 months, who live in the Devlin, Emo, and Barwick area. The submitted picture must have a Christmas theme and […]
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Emo council passed a lease agreement between the township and the Rainy River District Women’s Institute Museum last Tuesday evening, allowing the museum executive to take over the three vacant houses located behind the local OPP office on a 99-year lease, tax exempt. “It was really a nice feeling to […]
The provincial government continues to build foundations for the future prosperity of Northern Ontario by investing in co-op placements and internships for northern youth, Northern Development and Mines minister Rick Bartolucci announced Friday. “Our government is committed to ensuring that young northerners have the opportunity to develop their career skills […]
It was a disappointing end for the Muskie junior and senior boys’ volleyball teams as both were knocked out of further contention early Friday at the NorWOSSA playoffs in Kenora. A mix of mental mistakes and miscommunication haunted the junior boys’ team late into their match, which ended with the […]
The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team wrapped up their season Friday in Kenora on a bittersweet note—losing their NorWOSSA semi-final match by a score of 26-21 to the host Broncos. Despite the loss, though, co-coach Marla Knutsen was proud of the team. “They have come a long way from the […]
The Sunset Country Squash Club had five players travel to St. Paul last weekend to participate in the Commodore Squash Club’s annual tournament, with two players reaching the finals in their respective divisions. In 3.0 singles action, local Jan Vassbotn blanked Evan Bakker 3-0 and then beat Ben Ransom 3-1, […]
Skip Ken Noble, along with teammates Bob Allcorn, Rudy Hutka, and Len McCormick, made their mark at the Fort Frances Curling Club last Wednesday with a stunning eight-ender. “One of these is so rare. Your chances are better to get a hole-in-one in golf than an eight-ender in curling,” noted […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team opened its NorWOSSA season with a two-game sweep over the visiting Red Lake Rams on Friday night and Saturday afternoon. Mitch Green and Taylor Jorgenson each had a hat trick to lead Fort High to a 10-5 win in the first game. George Halverson helped […]
Close to 160 players aged five-eight from the Emo and Fort Frances minor hockey associations took part in the “Chevrolet Safe and Fun Hockey Program” on Saturday at the Memorial Sports Centre here. The program has run since 1999, but it’s the first time it was offered in Fort Frances. […]
About 50 cross-country skiing and fitness enthusiasts met at the site of the new Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club’s chalet on Saturday, Nov. 4 to participate in a “fun-raiser” for the club. More than $1,500 was raised to support the construction of the chalet, which will be used to support […]
The Sunset Country Snowmobile Club will hold its general meeting on Monday, Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. at the clubhouse on Eighth Street (just east of the curling club). All members and the general public are urged to attend. Trail permits will be available. Trail permits for the 2006/07 season […]
In a decisive victory, Coun. Roy Avis beat incumbent Dan Onichuk 2,325 votes to 1,140 in Monday’s municipal election to become the next mayor of Fort Frances. “I was very happy that the electorate put their faith in me for the next four years,” Avis said shortly after the election […]
