The junior boys’ volleyball team put in its best performance of the season by finishing second at a tournament in Dryden over the weekend. The eight-team field also included the host Eagles, Whitefish Bay, St. Thomas Aquinas (Kenora), Sioux Lookout, St. Ignatius (Thunder Bay), Beaver Brae, and Atikokan. Muskie head […]
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The annual Fort Frances Muskie boys’ hockey tournament is scheduled for this weekend (Nov. 3-5). This year’s field consists of four teams—the Muskies, Fort Frances Canadians, Shattuck St. Mary’s Sabres, and Green Bay Bobcats. The Canadians kick off what promises to be an exciting weekend of hockey Friday at 6 […]
Aquanaut Caitlin Sande took part in the club’s time trials last Thursday. Fourteen of the club’s competitive swimmers competed against the clock for the first time this season at the Memorial Sports Centre pool. —Alex Cruickshank photo
Taya Carlson checked out the spooky decor at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market on Saturday afternoon. In addition to selling pumpkins for jack o’ lanterns, Lowey’s Greenhouses had set up a “haunted house” area at the market to provide some complimentary Hallowe’en chills. —Duane Hicks photo
Bernice Campbell, right, displayed several items—walking sticks, necklaces, and wooden figures—she acquired from the time she had spent in Kenya, Africa during the first meeting of the Emo Community Country Club on Thursday. The club, which is hosted by the Emo-La Vallee Healthy Communities Coalition, is an initiative allowing seniors […]
A bewitching batch of petrifying pumpkins were up for grabs Saturday at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market for the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s fourth-annual pumpkin raffle. This year’s fundraiser, which featured jack o’ lanterns decorated by Foundation special events committee members, CVFM vendors, and Fine Line Art Gallery artists, […]
Kaela Lowey, left, Savannah Woods, Emily Hyatt, Jessica Ash, and Jewel Kozik were all smiles at the Hallowe’en party for junior students at St. Francis School yesterday afternoon. Activities included face-painting, limbo, a hockey shoot-out, music, and caricatures by local artist Al Holt. Proceeds from the party will be shared […]
La Vallee residents are invited to attend a “meet and greet” with the candidates for the Nov. 13 municipal election tomorrow (Nov. 2) at 7:30 p.m. at the Devlin Hall. The candidates for reeve include incumbent Emily Watson and former reeve Ken McKinnon. As well, seven are vying for the […]
A cattle sale at the Stratton sales barn Saturday saw few locals purchasing animals. “We had pretty well all the same out-of-town buyers as previous, but there were very few local people buying at this particular sale,” noted Ken McKinnon, president of the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association. “That’s probably because […]
A letter submitted to Emo council regarding traffic issues on Highway 602 in front of Donald Young School sparked a discussion about school crossings at its regular meeting Thursday night. “He’s right—it’s a scary situation,” noted Coun. Ken Fisher, who also is a school bus driver and views the scene […]
The annual Northern Ontario chess tournament was held Oct. 21 in Thunder Bay. Representing Crossroads school in Devlin was Michael Shute and Wade Johnson. After a lot of skill displayed, Johnson won 2.5 games while Shute won 1.5 games. One hundred prizes were raffled off to a group of roughly […]
Neila Booth walked away (or should I say pranced away with delight) on Saturday evening at the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards banquet. She won the Customer Service award (individual). Neila works at both Northwoods Gallery & Gifts and Gourmet Outfitters in Fort Frances. And this isn’t the […]
