The Fine Line Art Gallery hosted “Music in the Gallery” on Friday night to help raise money for the arts community in Fort Frances. About 30 people were on hand for the three-hour event, where they could view artwork by local artists as well as enjoy the instrumental melodies of […]
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While ’flu shots have been available to those in high-risk groups and health care workers since the middle of October, the Northwestern Health Unit here has been getting ready to administer the vaccine to the public starting Nov. 14. “We’re really looking at this as being much, much bigger than […]
While the Pupil Accommodation Committee won’t meet until Nov. 21 to look at three recommendations for school closures/amalgamations, any decisions aren’t expected to be made for quite some time. “It would take a minimum of two years, and possibly three or four years, before we see any real changes,” said […]
The funding for the new hemodialysis unit at La Verendrye hospital here has been cemented after the Aboriginal Dialysis Initiative donated $450,000 to the project at a presentation yesterday morning at the Red Dog Inn. With $350,000 given to the “Care Close to Home” campaign, and another $100,000 to Riverside […]
As a self-confessed “junk-food addict,” participating in the annual Diabetes Celebrity Challenge is something I never could have imagined myself doing. That is, until George Bartlett, carrying a fuzzy teddy bear and sporting a Diabetes Awareness shirt, walked into the Times office last month and asked if I would like […]
His name has been synonymous with district newspapers for nearly four decades. Milt Guba of Emo has been writing district news since the mid-1960s and last week was honoured for his contributions by the Rainy River Record and the Canadian Community Newspapers Association. Guba was presented with a Bronze Quill, […]
Most of the people who spent much of their summer out at the Emo Speedway were on hand for the year-end banquet here Saturday night to relive the past season and collect their awards.
Local swimmers weren’t making much of a splash here this weekend thanks to a three-day PowerStart training clinic held by Kerry MacKelvey and Chuck Martin of southern California.
With the growing interest in martial arts here, Wado Kai, the local karate school, has decided to try and appeal to a younger audience. “Really, what this is, is a fun night for the kids,” enthused Lew Kempf. “While they are playing games and having fun, they will be learning […]
The local ‘AA’ PeeWee rep hockey team now sports a 1-1 record after falling to Kenora 8-2 on Sunday afternoon in their first road game of the season. Kenora had jumped out to a 2-0 lead early in the first period but Justin Larson put the Fort squad on the […]
The Muskies clinched first place–and home-field advantage in the NorWOSSA final Nov. 4–with a convincing 49-28 win over the Kenora Broncos here last Friday afternoon. The black-and-gold struck first in the opening quarter when Jock Gemmell hauled in a touchdown pass from quarterback Gary Wager to make it 7-0 (Adam […]
Whether it’s watching one somersaulting in the living room or looking at one down the shaft of an arrow, there’s little that holds as much excitement for the Cupps and their guests as a black bear. Each fall, about 15 hunters pass through the Cupps’ home to take advantage of […]
