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Bryce Forbes Jesse Carmody tossed out a “rock on” sign with Carrie Bragg on his arm as the pair was one of more than 80 couples who took part in the annual grand march Saturday prior to Fort High’s prom, which followed at La Place Rendez-Vous with dinner and dancing. […]

Duane Hicks Brittany Shine, walking “Maggie,” and her sister, Chantel, with “Reece,” tried to stay dry yesterday during the annual “Purina Walk for Dog Guides” at Pither’s Point Park. The event, organized by the Fort Frances Voyageur Lions Club, brought in about $2,000 in pledges and monetary donations. The top […]

Dan Falloon Paul Jewiss showed off a fish from his haul during the final weigh-in of the annual Emo Walleye Classic on Saturday at the Emo-La Vallee Arena. Jewiss and his partner, Mike Graham, finished 12th overall with a 7.83-pound total. Bill Godin and Ralph Galusha won the tournament for […]

Bryce Forbes Brett Meyers and Nathan Brigham tried their luck near the dam here on the opening day of the ninth-annual Emo Walleye Classic. The fish didn’t seem to be biting too much in the morning, however, with only a few good-sized walleye taking the bait. The weigh-in starts at […]

Dan Falloon Ian Martin performed a headlining set at the Fort Frances Folk Festival’s first coffeehouse fundraiser yesterday evening at the Fort Frances Museum. Jess and Larissa Desrochers also played a set. About 30 people attended the fundraiser, with the second-annual folk festival slated for Sunday, Aug. 22 at the […]

Bryce Forbes Conductor John Dutton and members of the Borderland Community Orchestra took a bow last night after an amazing concert entitled “From Russia With Love.” Performed before about 250 people at the Townshend Theatre, the orchestra staged the show to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Its next show is slated […]

Peggy Revell Sara Campbell, a dietetic intern in the Northern Ontario Dietetic Internship program at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, compared the nutritional information of different types of peanut butter with Beatrice Lambert and Vicky Wishart during a “Grocery Store Tour” at Safeway yesterday afternoon. Campbell, who is doing […]

Peggy Revell Local trucker Scott Stafford stopped to speak with Holly Cogger, who was among the first to work at the Couchiching toll booth once it was set up late Friday afternoon on Highway #11 just west of the Noden Causeway. Some motorists, like Stafford, have been refusing to pay […]

Peggy Revell Two OPP officers handed out notices to participants Friday evening, warning them of possible criminal charges that could come if the toll booth continued.

File Sherri Eisenzopf, with “Oakley,” was the top fundraiser for the “Purina Walk for Dog Guides” last year.