Local swimmer Alex Parent should be entirely focused on his training in the pool this summer. The 17-year-old, a prospect for Team Canada’s junior national Paralympic swim team, should be working closely with his longtime coach, Roman Ramirez, to ensure he’s in the best shape possible. He should be, but […]
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Kim, left, and Sabrina Miller stopped to give their five-month-old puppy Buffy a drink of water during the “Purina Walk for Dog Guides” on Sunday. The local Lions and Leo clubs organized the event, which raised $650 to train guide dogs for the blind. The inaugural event had walkers go […]
The hot day on Sunday did not deter 18 people from showing up for the annual “Walk for Memories’. All together, the participants raised $1584.15 for the Alzheimer’s Society. — Crystal Green photo
The volunteer group assembled the new playground equipment at Emo Lions Park on Tuesday morning. The committee has been fundraising for several years and received a grant from the Ontario Trillium FOundation earlier this year to help with the cost. —Tammy Kinnear photo
Brock Benjamen, Amanda MacDonald, Rob Gavel, and Mike Mckay were part of the eight person team from Fort Frances High school that took this car to the Supermileage competition in Minnesota on May 15 and 16. Their car ran at 430 miles per gallon which was good enough for them […]
Angler Jody Shypit displayed a huge walleye for the fans in the Emo – La Vallee Arena as part of the Emo Walleye Classic this past Saturday. Shypit’s fish weighed in at an impressive 6.30 pounds earning him $600 for the biggest fish caught on Day 2 of the competition. […]
Representatives of the North West Local Health Integration Network held a public meeting here Monday night to inform residents on how the new health care system is progressing. “The purpose of tonight’s meeting is twofold: It’s an opportunity for members of the LHIN to talk about what they’re doing, and […]
Sight & Sound will look to remain perfect in Rainy River District Fastball League action when they visit Sabaskong tonight. The Fort Frances-based team currently boasts a 4-0 record thanks, in large part, to its potent offence. A veritable run-scoring machine, Sight & Sound scored a combined 17 runs in […]
Jan Beazley, vice-chair of the North West Local Health Integration Network, listened as John Whitfield, NWLHIN board chair, talked about how the LHIN will operate once it begins to flow funding next year. —Melanie Béchard photo
EMO—District anglers Todd Grennier and Eric Lessman won the fifth-annual Emo Walleye Classic on Saturday—walking away with the $11,000 top prize. Grennier, from Emo, and Lessman, of Devlin, caught a two-day total of 16.12 pounds—beating runners-up Jody Shypit (Devlin) and Gary Noga (Fort Frances) by a mere .04 pounds. The […]
Dave Oldakowski, Ham Lake, held the net as Sean Westman, Andover, unhooked a small fish this past Saturday during the fifth annual Emo Walleye Classic. Oldakowski and Westman were one of 60 teams competing in the two-day tournament on Rainy River. —Alex Cruickshank photo
Singers looking to compete for cash and glory at this year’s “Quest for the Best” on July 25 had best sign up soon as spots are filling up fast. Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce manager Dawn Booth said yesterday that since the entry forms were first made available at the […]
