When Danielle Shrumm turned “sweet 16” last Friday, little did she know one of her birthday presents would be a royal crown the following day. Shrumm was named the 1999 Fall Fair Queen in front of a packed grandstand in Emo on Saturday afternoon. Melissa Kinnear was First Princess while […]
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For the past 15 years the fair in Emo has seen a lot of Pride and Joy–about 3500 pounds worth. Pride and Joy are giant Percheron/Belgian Cross draft horses, they stand about 7 feet high and weigh about 1700 pounds each. Devlin’s Harold Kellar has shown the duo for 15 […]
Battling a case of nerves before her first-ever regional competition, Special Olympian Anita Hahkala had to be persuaded vigorously by her coach Cindy Baker to actually compete. It was a good thing she did. Those words of encouragement must have been pretty special to Hahkala as she stole the show […]
While he has played the Kitchen Creek golf course several times in the past, it was the first time Aaron Loken played it during tournament action. And he made the most of his opportunity. The 20-year-old International Falls native carded a steady–but not spectacular round–of a one-over 73 Saturday to […]
Even though the fall bear hunt was officially opened on Sunday–two weeks earlier than it has been in the past–camp owners have yet to see an influx of hunters. In fact, the action so far has resulted in what many expected–with little or no hunters taking to the fields at […]
Diesel fumes permeating the air around Central Avenue are already causing grief among Central Avenue residents. KGS started digging the diesel fuel recovery trenches on CN property Monday, releasing the fumes into the air. “It stunk like hell here today,” charged Jim Sawka yesterday afternoon. Sawka said he first really […]
A significant chapter in Fort Frances history soon will be underway in the form of a giant mural as work gets underway on the west exterior wall of the CIBC by heritage artist Brian Romagnoli, who arrived in town from southern Ontario earlier this week. Romagnoli was commissioned by the […]
Juno award-winner Natalie McMaster has been signed on as the main act for the grand opening gala of the community auditorium, a.k.a. the Townsend Theatre, which goes Sept. 20. McMaster, a renowned fiddler, will be bringing in a six piece Celtic band to do two concerts in honour of the […]
Four district families will be saying their good-byes to six visitors they’ve grown close to when children from Belarus, who stayed in the area for the summer, will begin their long journey home Friday. Although the six week stay was full of everything from swimming to fishing, their host families […]
When the late Bob Biggs opened the Camera Store Plus in the spring of 1972, he didn’t know how long it would last. Last week, he would have had his answer. After more than 27 years at the northwest corner of Scott Street and Portage Avenue, the Camera Store Plus […]
Northwoods Gallery & Gifts here is looking to get a lot bigger in the near future and the expansion has owner Connie Cuthbertson smiling proudly. “It’s like we’re having a new baby,” enthused Cuthbertson, who started up the store last year with her husband, Doug. Effectively doubling the size of […]
“Unbelievable” and “fantastic” was how Carol and Fred Brown described the public response to a fish fry fundraiser Saturday at their Bears Pass residence. More than $17,000 was raised in support of their daughter, Amanda Jerry, 27, who is in Toronto awaiting a double-lung transplant. The fundraiser got off to […]
