When Don Baldwin and two of his buddies went out for a four-day ice fishing weekend, they came home with much more than just fish stories. While Baldwin, James Lambert, and Greg Alton just had a so-so long weekend of fishing, they managed to haul in a 900-pound moose that […]
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For the first time ever, a Fort Frances Special Olympics curling team will hit the ice in an exhibition game later this month against a squad from Kenora. “Curling so far is a demonstration sport but it will be the next one in line [to be accredited],” Special Olympics community […]
Bar-B-Q Bobs (Kenora) downed tagg’s (Fort Frances) 3-1 to win the ‘A’ crown at the annual Novice hockey tournament last weekend at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre. Bryan Wolfe pace the Bobs with two goals while Joelle Charlebois added the other. The tagg’s goal scorer was not available. The Bobs […]
The Muskies can solidify their quest for third-place in the league standings with a win here tonight against the Kenora Broncos. Both teams are currently tied for the third spot, each with five wins and 10 points, but the Broncos do have a game in hand on the black-and-gold. Red […]
The Muskie junior boys’ basketball team continued its winning streak, dumping Mennonite Brethren High School (Winnipeg) by a 61-43 count Saturday in the final of a tournament in Kenora. John Sivonen paced the Muskies with a game-high 30 points and was named the tournament MVP. Evan Woodland added 15 points. […]
T.J. Roen scored three goals to spark the Emo Novice OPP to a 7-2 win over the West End Eagles (Fort Frances). Eric Soucy helped the cause with two goals while Matt Beck and Jordan Davis added singles. Brian Gustafson and Chad Dustak replied for the Eagles. In Atom action, […]
The Fort Frances Armwrestling Club went over the top here Saturday, winning several trophies at the Northwestern Ontario showdown at Memorial Arena in conjunction with the Little Amik Winter Carnival. About 50 armwrestlers took part in the tournament, which attracted several of the top competitors from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Northwestern […]
Plans are in the advanced stage for the Emo Figure Skating Club’s annual ice show slated Sunday, March 15 from 1-4 p.m. Dress rehearsal will be Wednesday, March 11 from 4-7 p.m. All parents have their instructions indicating what number(s) their child(ren) will be participating in, and what is required […]
The arena project is slated to get back on track next Monday, when town council has scheduled a meeting with “Ice for Kids” at 5:30 p.m. And this time round, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said the whole of council will be involved in the decision-making. “When we get their input and […]
The Association of Municipalities of Ontario is demanding the province keep its promise–or else. But what they’ll do if the province doesn’t has not been discussed yet, AMO president Michael Power said last night from Toronto. “I think what we have to do, to be very blunt, is that we […]
The Little Amik Winter Carnival has come and gone–but what a carnival it was. Heather Herbert, executive director of the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, said this year’s edition was an “overwhelming success,” noting many events were filled to capacity. Even new events, like as the cribbage, chess, and Nintendo […]
Costs will be divvied up throughout the district as Rainy River District Ontario Works takes over management of child care, social housing, Family Benefits Allowance, and Ontario Works. And that means some municipalities will be billed for child care even if they don’t have day cares, toy libraries, and resource […]
