Stakeboarders from Emo, Devlin, and Fort Frances showed off their skills at the tennis courts Saturday during Spring Fever Days—and also tried to raise a little money at the same time. Proceeds from a ticket raffle will go towards a skateboarding park to be built in the new recreation sportsfield […]
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The performance of 34 local athletes at the Special Olympic regional spring games in Thunder Bay last weekend was so red hot, the fire alarm went off. “We had a little incident while handing out the medals [at the Victoria Inn],” said regional co-ordinator Gaby Hanzuk, who accompanied the team […]
Citing uncertainty over funding from both the federal and provincial governments, town council elected Monday night to hold off on giving the green light to the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” committee’s request to hire a consulting firm to conduct a feasibility study. “I am afraid to say we’ll do it without […]
Students from Robert Moore School’s senior kindergarten class are a picture of confidence while wading in the pool at the Memorial Sports Centre during their afternoon swimming lessons. More importantly, these lessons are introducing these first-time swimmers to basic water safety skills—ones they’ll use for the rest of their lives. […]
Evan Woodland scored five-straight points in the dying moments of Sunday’s final to help the La Place Rendez-Vous men’s basketball team take the title at its annual six-team tournament here. Down 59-57 to the Winnipeg Cyclones with just over a minute to go, the former Muskie cashed in on a […]
Every town has to be excited when someone returns home. Whether it is for a wedding, family reunion, or Christmas, they welcome them with open arms. Well, that was the case Sunday when the Canadian Wrestling Federation came to town with its travelling show. And for Emo-raised CWF star Dean […]
The newly-resurrected Fort Frances Little League almost has all its bases covered. With three managers and practice facilities in tow, the league—sporting 65 local players—is that much closer to its first set of “interlocking” games with International Falls scheduled to begin in early May. “We’re plugging along,” said league organizer […]
Emo council has just sent its Phase Two funding application to FedNor in the next step towards landing a biomass waste disposal and recovery pilot project, Reeve Russ Fortier said. Phase Two funding of the proposed landfill site will cover a complete engineering operational analysis, which will involve a site […]
The Crozier Hall will be burned down this Saturday at 1 p.m. But don’t worry, it’s being done to help local firefighters do some training. Bud Cyr, a former longtime resident of Alberton, is set to strike the match to begin the drill. “I’m the oldest landowner out there,” said […]
A ruling by a Superior Court judge on Friday stating the province doesn’t have the authority to privatize Hydro One may have been the right one, but it doesn’t mean the issue won’t come again in the future, the CEO of the Fort Frances Power Corp. said yesterday. “I think […]
Imagine a town where dancing is illegal, teenagers can’t listen to music, and almost everything fun is prohibited. The kids can’t take it any more. Well, starting tonight at the Townshend Theatre, they’re going to cut loose in Fort Frances High School’s production of “Footloose.” It runs until Saturday, with […]
The Calvinettes’ Girls Everywhere Meeting the Saviour (GEMS) held their annual achievement night last Tuesday at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo. “The Perfect Nine” was their theme this year. As such, the Bible verse was taken from Galations 5:22 & 23: “But the fruit of the Spirit is Love, […]
