Emcee Larry Cousineau, left, and Lori Pattison admired one of the many prizes that were inside the “mystery chest” she won during Sunday evening’s “Community Chest” fundraiser dinner at La Place Rendez-Vous. The chest, which was made by Bryan Calder, was among the numerous donated prizes raffled or auctioned off […]

Dressed for “Pyjama Day,” fifth-graders Kenna Robertson, left, and Nicole Gage, along with third-grader Hunter Koles, filled their plates with French toast, sausages, and fruit last Thursday morning during an appreciation breakfast at Robert Moore School. Students and staff were treated to the special meal as a “thank you” for […]

Trish Neilson, vice-president of the Rainy River District Regional Abattoir Inc., addressed a large crowd during a public open house at the Emo Legion on Monday evening. The purpose of the meeting was for the board, along with the Township of Emo, to present their plans for the constuction of […]

Amanda Watson, left, and Angie Cousineau perused the plentiful treats available at the “Friends of the Library” bake sale on Valentine’s Day.

Jared McQuaker, representing the Stratton Curling Club, instructed his team of Cody Heyens, left, Cody Ossachuk, and Ben Miller to sweep hard during the third draw of the Bantam provincial playdowns here Friday. The team won just one of their five games over the three-day event, with the Kristofer Leupen […]

Rose Bernardi, left, and Lil Newman checked out the live auction items up for grabs at the annual “Community Chest” dinner Sunday evening at La Place-Rendez-Vous. The event drew about 270 people to raise funds to provide financial aid to local families facing medical expenses. The fundraising total was not […]

Forward Matt McLellan offered dessert to 11-year-old Stephanie Lizotte on Saturday during the annual tea and bake sale hosted by the Muskie boys’ hockey team, which was held at La Place Rendez-Vous.

The Tirzah Keffer rink of Fort Frances, along with “Little Rocker” Hailey Beaudry holding up the team sign, lined up with the rest of the girls’ and boys’ teams yesterday evening during opening ceremonies of the Northern Ontario Bantam playdowns at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The Keffer rink has […]

Milt Strachan, vice-president of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association, drew the wining ticket in the Taggs ‘AA’ Bantam 50/50 draw last night at the Memorial Sports Centre. Bob Hall of Fort Frances won $2,310. Looking on were Taggs’ players Brett Bodnarchuk, John Carlson, Jeff Gustafson, Cody Vangel, Chris Bobczynski, […]