Money isn’t everything, but it certainly isn’t a bad drawing card. The annual “Dash for Cash” children’s bicycle races at Emo Speedway on Saturday night were a monstrous success, with approximately 100 youth testing themselves against their peers in a battle to capture some coin and, in the case of […]
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Steve Arpin’s stock car racing career is going south in a hurry—and he’s perfectly fine with that. The Fort Frances driver has spent most of this racing season below the 49th parallel, making stops at various tracks on the WISSOTA circuit throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin. The strategy is not geared […]
It was like the old McDonald’s commercials with Wayne Gretzky and Mats Sundin. Off the crossbar, off the goalie, nothing but net. Tara MacEachern’s late goal didn’t earn Taggs a Big Mac, but it did secure them their first point of the year in a 2-2 tie with league-leading Curves […]
Sunrise Meat and Packaging, owned and operated by Paul and Susan Peters, have relocated to just west of Barwick, to a location formerly known as Martin’s Meats, from their original store west of Stratton. “This will be more centralized for the business,” admits Peters, it is a great area to […]
Sunrise Meat and Packaging, owned and operated by Paul and Susan Peters, have relocated to just west of Barwick, to a location formerly known as Martin’s Meats, from their original store west of Stratton. “This will be more centralized for the business,” admits Peters, it is a great area to […]
Late Friday afternoon, another piece of Emo history disappeared, and with it, much more memories of the past decades. Harold McQuaker Enterprises, with Dale McQuaker at the controls of the wrecking crane, demolished Fairway Store in a space of one hour. Onlookers including the Loney family and relatives, who watched […]
The annual Devlin slo-pitch tournament held over the weekend ended in Fort Frances winning. Shade beat out a combined team of Blue Zones and Variety Pack to take the A division. The B-side was won by Village People beating out Good Vibrations. Devlin ballplayers started games Wednesday, July 9, with […]
When Murray Gemmell set out on his quest to restore an original pioneer cabin to its original condition, he had no idea it would become an all-consuming project. That was four years ago. Today, the end is in sight, and none too soon either. “If I had known it was […]
How would you like to check out the facilities of a popular tourist resort or view a home without having to leave the comfort of your living room? If the idea of getting around without leaving home appeals to you, perhaps you should be talking to Matt Neilson. Neilson, 16, […]
The weather for Christian Reformed Church’s 50th anniversary homecoming celebrations were fantastic both Saturday and Sunday. The sun shone with all its glory, and the committee anniversary members were pleased with the extravagant way everyone enjoyed each others company. It was unreal, just watching everything unveil itself—there were no disappointments. […]
Though not completely successful its first go ’round, the “Grab-A-Cab” and designated driver programs organized by the district Substance Abuse Prevention (SAP) team are being resurrected. “We wanted to get the ‘Grab-A-Cab’ going again,” said Cst. Caroline Spencer who is the OPP liaison with the SAP team. “We wanted to […]
A Dryden woman who was critically injured in a freak accident on Highway 502 on July 2 has been removed from the intensive care unit of a Thunder Bay hospital. Barb Olafson, assistant director of communications for McKellar hospital, reported today Joyce Butts’s condition has been upgraded from critical to […]
