Anthrax, a disease which can kill an animal 12 hours after it is infected, may have hit the Rainy River District. “On Thursday last week, a farmer in the Rainy River area had a few animals that died within a few hours on his farm,” said Dr. George Luterbach, a […]
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Fort Frances will look into hiring its own economic development officer rather than renew membership with the district’s Rainy River Future Development Corporation. “Not wanting to take anything away from the district, we’ve gotten to the stage where we need an individual to take more time and be more places,” […]
While a second wave of Ontario firefighters are battling wildfires in Montana and a third wave was due to land there last night, the first contingent of the firefighters to help out in the U.S. are back here for a rest. For the first time ever, Ontario firefighters have joined […]
Confederation College looks like it will continue to be in good hands, as new president Patricia Lange steps up in a position left vacant after former prez Roy Murray retired earlier this year. “I was thrilled to become president,” said Lange during a mix & mingle at La Place Rendez-Vous […]
Nuinsco Resources Ltd. chairman and CEO Douglas Hume was in the area last week to oversee airborne mineral surveys carried out by helicopter over Richardson township–the results of which won’t be known for about three weeks. Residents in the Emo and Barwick area probably spotted the survey helicopter, flying with […]
Fort Frances area students Faical Cheblaoui and Sheri Galusha recently spent a week attending the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) Camp, held at the University of Minnesota, Crookston. More than 100 students participated in the camp, which is devoted to developing leadership skills. This was the largest group in the […]
Ted Burgoyne feels lucky to be alive. Burgoyne was about 10 feet away from where a “Baby Belle” two-seater helicopter crash landed late Saturday afternoon at the Emo Fair. Burgoyne came out of the booth when he heard the helicopter starting up. He said he then watched it “swoop” over […]
This year’s draft horse show was as impressive as ever, but some might say it was even more so this year: for the first time in the fair’s history, yearlings were in the competition. “I thought it’d be something different,” said Shane Brown, who showed his horses Chuck, 1 year, […]
It was a very surprised Tara Lloyd who was named Fair Queen 2000 last Thursday night before a packed house at the Donald Young School gym in Emo. The 16-year-old–the daughter of David and Glenda Lloyd of Emo, swept the individual categories of the pageant–took first place in the fashion […]
The “Care Close to Home” campaign got a shot in the arm Saturday with a $30,000 donation from an Emo area family. Ted Kaemingh and family made the presentation to campaign chairman John McTaggart during an official groundbreaking ceremony for the Emo hospital. “It’s this kind of support that will […]
The Fort Frances Junior Conservation Club was busy as beavers on Friday at the home of Ron Orton near Bergland. The club joined forces with Tony Elders and Arlan Hahkala of the Ministry of Natural Resources to work on” baffling” some beavers near the Orton residence. Orton said that beavers […]
The idea of being bucked off a bull in front of hundreds of people, flying through the air and possibly landing underneath the animal’s enormous hooves didn’t seem to bother Dan Fuhrer. “I try not to think about it,” said the Stratton resident. “There’s risk in everything you do–this is […]
