Lorne Jackson had said Tuesday night that his Fort Frances rink needed to win at least two of their three draws Wednesday to have a shot at the playoff round of the Northern Ontario men’s curling playdowns in Kapuskasing. Instead, Jackson only managed to win one of his games yesterday […]
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Only four parents showed up for the school closure meeting at Sixth Street School on Wednesday night, but they came armed with questions about why their school is on the chopping block. “All three of the schools that have been identified for closure . . . needed a lot of […]
Mayor Glenn Witherspoon applauded the hard work behind staging the World Health Organization’s 11th-annual Conference on Safe Communities coming up here in May after conference co-ordinator Jeannette Cawston gave council an update at Monday night’s meeting. “Speaking from the outside, and being to some meetings where the conference was discussed, […]
Annette Hayka squints as she tries to read the numbers in the new phone book. Her eyesight hasn’t suddenly failed her, and she doesn’t need to renew the prescription on her glasses. Bell Canada has just reduced the font size on the Northwestern Ontario phone book—and many people are saying […]
The first-annual Emo Walleye Classic already has half the available spots filled, organizers said. “We have 27 [entries] so far,” said committee member Colleen Vennechenko, who also is president of the Emo Chamber of Commerce. The derby is open to the first 50 two-person teams. Teams above and beyond 50 […]
A support group for parents of special needs children will meet for the first time Wednesday night, and one Fort Frances parent hopes it will offer the support many families need to overcome obstacles in caring for their children. The group will meet at 6:30 at St. Jude’s Coffee House […]
Nathalie Donaldson is pouring over practice exams and sample questions preparing for her Grade 10 literacy test Thursday. It’s the second time she’s gotten ready for the province-wide test, which was abruptly postponed last fall after portions of it was posted on the Internet. And now she just wants it […]
It’s a predicament Muskie boys’ hockey team captain Lorne Koski never envisioned. With just three games left in the regular season, his young team finds themselves on the outside looking in for the fourth-and-final NorWOSSA playoff spot with a 2-9-2 record—one point behind the Sioux Lookout Warriors (3-11-1). The Warriors […]
It’s hard to keep track of the number of sheep on Mark Gerber’s farm lately because more lambs are being added by the day. Last Friday afternoon, three more lambs were born. Gerber could only estimate the farm had “40 or 50 sheep with the young ones.” The farm bustles […]
Librarian Shirley Sheppard said 2001 was a “fantastic” year at the Emo Public Library. “Donations have been up, book return has been great, and projects held [saw] awesome support from the public,” she noted. “I must comment on the volunteer work,” Sheppard added. “We had plenty who offered at various […]
The deadline for public comment on a report about Emo’s water intake system passed Monday with no residents giving their input, administrator/clerk-treasurer Brenda Cooke said Tuesday. “Nobody came in to comment on it,” she noted. “The next step is it’s final and we’re hoping that [the Ontario Small Town and […]
Aiming to draw 30 teams for the second-annual “Curl for Cancer,” organizers said 24 already have signed up for the March 2 fundraiser at the Fort Frances Curling Club. “It seems to be going pretty good,” said Nadine Johnson, who is co-organizing the bonspiel again with Wendy Derendorf and Cheryl […]
