The Emo Cowboys took top honours in the Bantam division while the Atikokan Voyageurs captured the Midget trophy at a tournament in Emo last weekend. After a scoreless first period, the Cowboys exploded for five goals in a six-minute span in the second en route to a 5-0 win over […]
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Minor hockey action was shortened at Emo-La Vallee Community Centre last weekend due to the Bantam/Midget tournament. In one of the first games played, Emo Hawks scored with less than two minutes to play to earn a 3-3 tie with the Emo Selects in Atom action. Mike Badiuk led the […]
The Fort Frances ‘AA’ Bantam hockey team will host a nine-team tournament that gets underway Friday morning and wraps up Sunday afternoon. Fort Frances–who will play in Pool ‘A’ against the Maroons, Beavers, North End, and Dryden–will open action Friday at 11 a.m., with their second game at 5 p.m. […]
Since she started collecting pledges in mid-October, Cathy Kowal has been aiming to raise $5,000 to make it to a marathon run for arthritis in Florida in January. Now, a little over a month later, it looks like she will be going to Walt Disney World given she’s exceeded her […]
Following the retirement of Norma Elliott, Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. has hired two new nurse managers for the Emo and Rainy River Health Centres. Tammy McNally took over the reins at the Rainy River hospital earlier this month while Edith Bodnar of Alberton will be in charge at Emo […]
The Rainy River District School Board said it is committed to keep working at improving local student achievement after seeing some grade three and six scores drop below–and some rise above–provincial standards. The announcement came Tuesday with the board’s release of the results of testing done by the Education Quality […]
Public health nurse Heidi Ivall was in Barwick last Thursday morning to present Jackie Champagne, owner/operator of Roseberry Runway, with the provincial “Eat Smart!” award. “This award-winning restaurant promotes healthy living in the community,” noted Ivall, by meeting exceptional standards in food safety, non-smoking seating, and healthier food choices. “At […]
In just over five months of active campaigning, “Care Close to Home” is closing in on its goal of $3.5 million for two major renovation projects at La Verendrye hospital in Fort Frances and the Emo Health Centre. The $8.3-million projects will provide much-needed improvements to both facilities, focusing primarily […]
Two dozen district residents piled onto a bus early last Thursday morning and headed out to the Agribition show in Regina, Sask. for four days. And they returned home Sunday night with rave reviews. The tour, organized by Angela Halverson of the Rainy River Future Development Corp., was the second […]
Cynthia Donald is hoping a meeting of the Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder support group set for Jan. 16 will bring out parents who want to learn more about ADHD as well as get support from others who have a child suffering from it. Though the group has been running […]
With meals, jokes, and even tears, town employees, volunteers, and councillors were thanked for their contributions over the past year at town’s annual dinner Friday night. “This evening, at this gathering, we always recognize the people who make the team and I’ll be the first to realize that there’s no […]
Barbara Forsyth drove in this week from Dawson City, where they know how to bring history alive. A member of a former well-known Fort Frances family, and once a Homecoming queen at Fort High, Forsyth said she was intrigued by local plans to stage a centennial celebration in 2003. Part […]
