The finals for the Borderland Soccer League were held here yesterday afternoon, with Pharmasave taking the men’s title and Gillons’ winning the women’s crown in a pair of hard-fought matches. Despite many late scoring chances for Emo, Pharmasave hung on for the 3-2 victory. Mike Webb had put Pharmasave up […]
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A portion of Highway 11 near Emo did not re-open until 2 a.m. on Saturday after a fuel truck overturned shortly before noon on Friday. Emo OPP said the accident occurred when an eastbound tractor-trailer unit hauling gasoline and diesel fuel tried to pass a road-painting vehicle on the south […]
The draw for the Fort Frances Aquanauts Swim Team’s four-day fly-in fishing trip prize is coming up Monday, Sept. 4 and organizers are hoping to sell plenty more tickets prior to that date. FFAST president John Dutton said this morning only about one-third of the 3,000 tickets for the raffle […]
Kelvin Caul of Devlin took his turn in the speed buck event during the Gaston Godbout Memorial loggers’ competition at the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society Fall Fair in Emo on Friday. Caul placed second in the event but finished first overall, followed by his son, Jason, and Duane Loveday. […]
FORT FRANCES—Extensive renovations are in the works for the Canada Safeway store here, provided plans are finalized in the next couple of weeks. “We have every expectation that we’ll be proceeding with the renovations,” John Graham, public affairs manager for Canada Safeway in Winnipeg, said this week. The local store […]
FORT FRANCES—With bear season in full swing early this year, the Town of Fort Frances bylaw department continues to receive a high number of reports of bear activity within town limits. “Right now, we’ve got 44 sightings reported to us,” bylaw enforcement officer Dave Egan said Thursday. “It’s going to […]
Six new fires were reported in the area as of this morning, including two in Dryden District, two in Kenora District, one in Red Lake District, and one in Fort Frances District, the Ministry of Natural Resources said today. No problems were anticipated with these fires, the MNR added. Fort […]
In men’s semi-final action last night, Pharmasave beat Gillons’ 5-2 last night to advance to the men’s final of the Borderland Soccer League on Sunday afternoon at the St. Francis Sportsfield. The first half featured fairly close competition between the two teams, with the score being tied 1-1 at the […]
MEDINAH, Ill. —That big showdown between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson was overrated. So was Medinah. In the 193 rounds since this major switched to stroke play in 1958, par has never been such a pushover. Lucas Glover and Chris Riley each shot six-under 66 yesterday to lead the assault […]
Star forward Evgeni Malkin surfaced in L.A. yesterday and skated with some NHL’ers after an anxious four days of intrigue reminiscent of Cold War-era player defections. Pat Brisson, who represents the Pittsburgh Penguins’ draft pick along with J.P. Barry, said Malkin arrived in L.A. on Wednesday after sneaking away from […]
Samantha Loveday was all smiles last night after she was crowned the 2006 Emo Fair queen. Ashley Jewett was named First Princess while Alyssa Vanderaa was Second Princess. Brittany Galusha won the title of Miss Congeniality. —Heather Ogilvie photo
FORT FRANCES—After going strong for 10 years, the “tour de Fort” concert series may not live to see its 11th season if more passports aren’t sold in the next couple of weeks. “We’re very close this year to having to cancel ‘tour de Fort’ and maybe stop the whole ‘tour […]
