This week we spoke to the driver of the #41 Wissota Modified, Ron Korpi. What is your favourite race track food? My favourite race track food has to be smokies. When did you start racing? 1968, back then there was only one class, similar to the Emo Street Stocks today. […]
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People lined up outside the Fort Frances Salvation Army branch an hour ahead of the organization’s annual backpack give-away on Thursday. The 75 backpacks on offer were filled with school supplies and snacks for kids in grades 1 through 6 and were all gone within 25 minutes of the 11:30 […]
It was a fine return to form for competitors and audiences alike as the Logger’s Competition revved to life at the Emo Fall Fair on Friday morning. A dozen individuals signed up to take part in a handful of events that saw Jason Caul crowned champion. Bob Pet- kau was […]
New JK student, Emalyn Trimble, participated Tuesday in the annual First Rider Program hosted by the Rainy River District Transportation Services Consortium. Nearly 50 students signed up for sessions in Fort Frances, Emo and Atikokan this week. The program offers families and students an opportunity to learn and practice school […]
Binesiwag Centre for Wellness’ (BCW) Auntie Bear (right, centre) was at the Rainy Lake Square on Tuesday evening for a paint night that helped to promote fun and safe harm reduction strategies with the personalization of a sharps container. The containers, made for used needle disposal, could then be taken […]
Tour de Fort returned had their first performance since last March on Saturday. The event took place at the Rainy Lake Square and the performers were Raine Hamilton, Noah Derksen and the Overdrafts, Jean-Paul De Roover and The Bandaid Solution and Honest Heart Collection. – Merna Emara and Charles Fisher […]
The annual backpack giveaway will take place tomorrow, Thursday, August 19, at the Salvation Army store, 351 Scott Street in downtown Fort Frances. Each pack has been assembled with school supplies and snacks to get students in Grades 1 through 6 off to a great start this school year. The […]
Becoming Emo Fair Queen takes more than poise – it takes strength, too. This year’s contestants have been taking part in a 2K-a-Day active living challenge. Each day, they spent the equivalent of two kilometres on a chosen activity, documented daily with screen shots and a tracking app. Below is […]
Active living hasn’t just benefited the Emo Fair Queen contestants. For each kilometre logged through the 2K a Day challenge, the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society pledged to donate one dollar to a good cause. This year, the contestants have raised $288. Congratulations!
This week we sat down with Wissota Midwest Modified driver #59x James ‘Cheebs’ Lambert What is your favourite race track food? I don’t usually eat at the track, but if I do it’s going to be a taco in a bag and one of Corey’s Cinnamon Buns. When did you […]
Susan Hamm and Mary Sawatzky were just two of the many local vendors on hand at The Farm Market in Emo. The semi-annual event features items from local growers, canners, bakers and craftspeople, selling everything from pickles to cupcakes and buns to baby items. The market will return on August […]
Even as a few spots of rain cooled off the day, plenty of children and families had a blast at the United Native Friendship Centre (UNFC) Family Fun Day held at the Point on Friday to celebrate the waning days of summer. Many activities were set up for every age […]
