Kyle Guba of Sudbury wasn’t about to let a little cut keep him from chasing the championship trophy. Okay, it was a nasty cut, one that opened up his chin from side to side and eventually took 12 stitches to close, but that still didn’t stop him from racing in […]
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Family and friends attended a reception for newlyweds Paul and Damaris Gerber, who reside in Switzerland, on Sunday afternoon at the Calvary Baptist Church. A video was shown of the wedding, which took place in a castle in Spiez, Switzerland last July. Paul’s parents and sisters, Heidi and Helen, attended […]
At its inaugural meeting held Dec. 1, Emo council reviewed the request for final payment to the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. for the Emo Fire Department equipment upgrade project, including a new fire truck. Council felt the project’s objectives and goals had been accomplished by ensuring reliable and efficient […]
There will be more cattle and fewer farmers in the district by the end of 2004 if governments don’t take action soon, one local cattle farmer warns. Suspicions the one dairy cow in Washington state that was stricken with mad cow disease originated in Canada has caused the U.S. government […]
Leonis Gillies, a resident of Golden Age Manor in Emo, recently celebrated her 90th birthday with a party in the Common Room attended by friends, relatives, and neighbours. Wearing a beautiful white rose on her lapel, Leonis mixed with the guests during the afternoon and also looked at photographs of […]
A house on the 600 block of Church Street caught fire yesterday after the owner had used a blowtorch to thaw a frozen water pipe. Fort Frances Fire Chief Steve Richardson said firefighters responded to a call made by a passer- by at 3:23 p.m. to find the blaze—which began […]
It seems the drop in the thermometer last month caused a spike in travel plans among local residents— particularly for destinations south. “We’ve been extremely busy,” said Pat Herr, manager of International Travel Services here. “There are a lot of people travelling this year,” agreed Wendy Spottiswood, owner of Border […]
Those looking for the Valley Diabetes Education Centre and Riverside Community Counselling Services won’t find them where they were before the Christmas holidays as both have relocated to new digs. The pair of services now are located at 206 Victoria Ave.—the old St. Mary’s parish rectory— across from the ambulance […]
A short bench made for a long weekend for the visiting Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs. With only 13 skaters at their disposal because of injuries, the Bulldogs (10-13-2-3) were swept by the Borderland Thunder (11-13-1- 1) by scores of 7-0 on Saturday night and 5-4 in overtime yesterday afternoon at […]
Lorne Jackson almost waited too long. He got pushed to the cliff’s edge, but managed to dig in his heels to defeat fellow Fort Frances skip Kevin Busch 10-1 to capture the ‘C’ event at the Zone West bonspiel in Kenora yesterday. With the weekend event representing the last chance […]
To look at Jillian Gustafson, you’d think she is just a normal, happy eight-year-old girl. And in fact, she is, which raises the question—why would a normal, happy eight-year-old girl want to leave her cozy home in Fort Frances on a frosty New Year’s Day to jump through the ice […]
With only two wins in 29 games, you would think Jared Catholique-Bruyere would rather be anywhere else than manning the blueline for the SIJHL’s worst team. So, why is this kid smiling? “It’s a real professional organization and I’m really having fun there,” Catholique-Bruyere, 16, said about his stay this […]
