It wasn’t enough for Jared Catholique-Bruyere to run roughshod over the opposition in his own weight class—now he’s beating up people bigger than him. The local judoka maintained his amazing season-long undefeated streak at last weekend’s Mid-Canada Martial Arts Championship in Thunder Bay, winning gold medals in two weight classes […]
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They had to wait four hours to get a bite but when they did, they got their money’s worth. The team of Todd Baker (Emo) and Greg Stahn (Devlin) took advantage of an 8.8-pound catch on Saturday—the largest fish reeled in all weekend—to capture the second-annual Emo Walleye Classic with […]
In a sport where size and quantity play such a significant role, it is sometimes nice to find the race goes not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong. The winners of the 2003 Emo Walleye Classic are a perfect example of how—if you have a good […]
The Fort Frances Badminton Club went outside the lines to bring a close to its season Monday afternoon at Fort High. Club members played alongside and against non-members (mostly parents of children in the club) in a series of exhibition doubles matches that was followed by a pizza party and […]
The decision by Hockey Canada to eliminate bodychecking at the Atom level has some saying it had to be done while others wondering why it hasn’t always been part of the play. Lynn Kellar, president of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association, said he wasn’t surprised by the ruling, which […]
The 5th Fort Frances Scouts decided since May is the month Mother’s Day is celebrated, they would give a present to Mother Earth by planting 600 red pines. These trees were planted in the old gravel pit in Dance Township. 10 Scouts, along with leaders John and Kim Lepine, Chris […]
Local provincial PC candidate Cathe Hoszowski announced this week that the vacancy left by her former campaign manager has been filled by a “seasoned politician”—Emo Reeve Russ Fortier. Two weeks ago, Hoszowski’s “interim” campaign manager, Tannis Drysdale, resigned for personal and timing issues. Hoszowski said she then had decided to […]
Donald Young School staff, students, and parents were surveyed back in April and asked to provide feedback on the “balanced day” format which was used there for the 2002-03 school year. Based on the results, parents (80 percent), students (85 percent), and staff (100 percent) decided to continue to run […]
Summer hours at the Emo Toy Library and Resource Centre are Tuesdays from 1-8 p.m., Wednesdays from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursdays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and Fridays from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. It will be closed Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. “The ETL will be open four days a week instead of […]
Congratulations to Devlin resident Greg Stahn and his Emo fishing partner, Todd Baker, who won the second-annual Emo Walleye Classic over the weekend. They caught a walleye weighing 8.80 pounds on Saturday, which not only won them the tournament but also the cash prize for big fish for the day […]
There were games, dinners, dancing, raffles, and, oh yes, fish. Lots of fish. The second-annual Emo Walleye Classic was an even bigger success than last year’s inaugural edition and according to its board of directors, you ain’t seen nuthin’ yet. “We’re very pleased,” said director Colleen Vennechenko, who was still […]
The Wheels to Meals seniors held their second-last gathering at the Emo Legion last Thursday, which included a wind-up carpet bowling tournament co-ordinated by Mollie Crozier. The six teams taking part included the What Nots (Dorothy Mitchell, Marg Leveridge, Evelyn Brown, and Siiri Gallenger), the Golden Girls (Julie Smith, Fran […]
