The 19th-annual Ducks Unlimited banquet is coming up here April 27 and local DU chair Barney Maher already is confident it will be a success. “People should get their tickets now,” he stressed. “The last two years, the event has been sold out two weeks prior to the banquet.” In […]
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Who will win the Oscar? Come and find out this Sunday (March 25) as the Emo Figure Skating Club presents its annual ice show, which this year is called “Oscar Night.” The show will be staged from 1-4 p.m. at the Emo arena. Admission is $7 for adults and $4 […]
“The last-minute [worries] have hit,” John Jankiewicz admitted yesterday when discussing the upcoming Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts. The Rainy River Music Festival Association, of which Jankiewicz is president, has been working hard to get the last-minute details ironed out before the April 16-29 competition. “This whole […]
Tyler Yarema is a high-energy “boogie-woogie” player who will be coming to the Townshend Theatre next Tuesday (March 27) at 7:30 p.m. to play his own style of jazz–mixed with a touch of blues and swing. One of the latest to join the recent crop of young, talented musicians sweeping […]
While “Spring Fling” was the theme of last year’s annual fundraising banquet staged by the local Business Women’s Network, the group has something else in mind for its third-annual dinner slated May 5. “This year, the Business Women’s Network is holding ‘A Touch of Italy,’ with a completely Italian menu,” […]
Jen AmOrdé came up just five pins short of the gold medal–and a berth to the national finals in Calgary in May–at the provincial round of the YBC “4 Steps to Stardom” in North Bay last weekend. Competing in the senior girls’ singles division, AmOrdé, who bowls out of Plaza […]
With the weatherman co-operating, the annual hospital auxiliary tea and bake sale at the cafeteria turned out to be another successful effort. Co-chairs Dorothy Haines and Heather Oltsher, and their auxiliary members, found the atmosphere most promising. The crew, which included Marj Jewell, Marg Leveridge, Jackie Hunsperger, and Bernice Campbell, […]
Alberton council is resigned to the fact Fort Frances can now extend its boundaries to include the landfill site. “Fort Frances can go ahead,” said Alberton Reeve John Milling. “I guess, according to the ministry regulations, it looks like they can unilaterally go ahead and take it. “I’m very disappointed,” […]
Trying to help those less fortunate has always been something Chyanne Tynan has been passionate about so when the opportunity to join the Youth Forum of the Americas presented itself, she jumped at the chance. “When I was living in Barrie, my school principal told me about the organization and […]
Weeza’s Gifts in Emo, under owner Vanessa Hebert (nee Mitchell), held its grand opening Saturday. There is plenty of gifts to choose from among the items stocking the shelves there, whether it be for birthdays, anniversaries, Easter, Christmas, and many more occasions. The supply also includes decorations of different kinds […]
Tagg’s stole the show at the 20-team Pizza Hut Classic Tom Thumb tournament in Dryden last weekend while West End Motors captured the ‘B’ side crown. Tagg’s netted five unanswered goals to down the Dryden Canadians 6-1 in Sunday’s final. Evan McCabe led the attack with four goals while Patrick […]
Motus O, known for their exuberant and accessible style of dance theatre, brings to their audience a blend of theatrics, ballet, and improvisational movement. They combine stunning visuals, gracefulness, and physical feats to create a show people never forget. And the dynamic trio will be making their way to the […]
