Les Helliar has been there from the beginning. Literally. Helliar was born in 1936, the same year his father started Helliar’s Resort in Nester Falls. On July 1, the business celebrated 70 years of operation. Helliar said that there have been good times and bad, but in the end their […]
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Bill Godin sounded relaxed over the phone as he reflected on this past weekend’s “Castin’ For Cash” live release bass tournament. Godin, who along with his wife, Nellie, organized and ran the sixth-annual event at the Lake Despair Lodge, was extremely happy with the results of weeks of hard work […]
If children in Emo are looking for something to do this summer, then they can take advantage of the Summer Playground Program which is running Tuesdays and Thursdays until the end of August. The free program, which started up last week, allows children up to six years of age to […]
District youth and stakeholders are generally headed in the same direction when it comes to creating opportunities for Northern Ontario youth, with both groups agreeing on the same three of four top objectives identified in dialogues initiated Monday by the Northern Development Council (NDC). But the two groups differed as […]
Local swimmer Heather Dutton wrapped her competitive season with a number of strong performances in Winnipeg last weekend. Dutton competed in the ManSask Provincial Championships where she took the gold medal in the 100 metre butterfly, and silver in both the 200 metre butterfly and 200 metre freestyle races. Dutton, […]
Once again the Lake Despair Lodge’s “Castin for Cash” was a huge success. Two suspenseful days ended with two Manitoba anglers–Terry McClymont and Jaret Horbaiuk took home the top prize of $5,000 on Sunday at the tournament. The top weight for McClymont and Horbaiuk was a two day total of […]
Saturday, July 22, 2006, is going to be a big date at the Emo Speedway this summer! For the first time in almost ten years, WISSOTA Super Stocks will be returning to the Emo Speedway racetrack. This rare event, to be presented by the Borderland Racing Association, will also have […]
On Tuesday evenings for the next four weeks, the Rendezvous Yacht Club will offer its annual Community Sailing event. The public is invited to the Rendez-Vous docks in Fort Frances and Woody’s dock in Ranier for free sailboat rides. Alll ages are welcome; however, children should be accompanied by an […]
Another week, another great night of racing. Not only was the weather perfect, there were bike races during the intermission for the kids and prizes for every one of them. The Modifieds had a very good feature race. They had a bit of a faulty start with a crash in […]
During visits to three Northwestern Ontario communities in mid-June, I was reminded of the saying that if opportunity doesn’t knock, you should build a door. During my visits to Kenora, Dryden, and Sioux Lookout back on June 12, it was clear these communities are engaged in the business of creating […]
Voyageurs National Park invites the public to learn about the results of the Community Trust Survey conducted among area residents last fall. University of Minnesota researcher Dr. Dorothy Anderson will summarize the findings with a short presentation and poster display next Tuesday (July 18) in International Falls from 2-4 p.m. […]
The town’s Personnel Selection Committee is pleased to announce that Gerald Armstrong has accepted the position of fire chief for the Town of Fort Frances on a permanent basis, effective July 24, 2006. Armstrong has been acting in an interim capacity, replacing Steve Richardson since the middle of May. Armstrong’s […]
