Facing a 2-0 deficit, they lined up outside the visitors’ dressing room and waited for the officials to step onto the ice to start the third period. And though they were down, the Borderland Thunder were still confident they would collect the win and sweep their best-of-seven semi-final series against […]
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The Kenora ‘AAA’ Major Midget Stars, of which Fort Frances native Cody Dittaro is a member, lost to the Thunder Bay ScotiaMcLeod ‘AAA’ Kings 7-3 on Sunday at the Northwestern Ontario Major Midget championship in the Lakehead. The Stars started the three-team tournament with an 8-1 win over the Marathon […]
Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ont. has leap-frogged Montreal to become the leading candidate to land a NASCAR stock car race as soon as 2006. A group of NASCAR executives met Tuesday in Daytona Beach, Fla. to map out an expansion strategy that includes a meeting in Toronto sometime this […]
The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service will receive a portion of the $30-million Ontario Fire Service Grant announced Tuesday by Community Safety and Correctional Services minister Monte Kwinter. While it is not known how much will be disbursed locally, the money is earmarked for training (both for firefighters here […]
Shortly before they stepped onto the bus yesterday for their trip Dryden for Game 3 of their semi-final series against the Ice Dogs, the Borderland Thunder had one of their patented “power meals.” Consisting of spaghetti with meat sauce, a Caesar salad with rolls, and a brownie with ice cream […]
When the annual ManOMin watershed conference kicks off here next Wednesday (March 30), the first person delegates will hear from brings a wealth of experience and commitment with him. Max Finklestein is a bit of a renaissance man—author, poet, documentary maker, and lecturer. He has written two books, “Canoeing a […]
Vi Plumridge has been a member of the Fine Line Art Gallery here since its inception 10 years ago. Her ink and watercolour drawings of the historic buildings of Fort Frances, created for the town’s centennial year celebrations, are familiar to many of us. These drawings are compiled in a […]
When the Lado family arrives in Emo sometime in the next few weeks, they will find a community waiting for them with open arms. The Lados—Christian, 30, his wife, Christine Alice Lomingo, 21, daughter, Knight, three, and son, Malcum, 20 months—are scheduled to arrive here from Kenya via Winnipeg. At […]
Supporters of the fifth-annual “Community Chest” benefit dinner here Sunday night got a firsthand account of how the charity truly helps those in the district facing medical emergencies. Before a crowd of some 280 people, local resident Lauren McCoy related her tale of a harrowing illness—and the power of hope […]
Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. has been named interim administrator of Rainycrest Home for the Aged here—and will be assisted by Extendicare in the short-term. The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care took control of Rainycrest on Friday and appointed Riverside to run its day-to-day operations until a local solution […]
The Emo Legion will be holding its annual Good Friday fish fry this Friday (March 25) beginning at 4:30 p.m. Take-out orders will be accepted prior to this time. • • • The next monthly Bingo at the Emo Legion will be held next Thursday (March 31), with doors opening at 6 […]
After seven weeks of working, sweating, and self-denial, the light at the end of the tunnel is in sight for all those participating in the “Biggest Loser” contest in Emo. Perhaps it’s just as well there are only three weeks left in the contest because last week, the 103 participants […]
