Len and Allan Teeple waited for a bite along the north shore of the Rainy River around 9:30 this morning. A total of 65 teams are competing in the sixth-annual Emo Walleye Classic, which wraps up tomorrow. Today’s weigh-in runs from 4-6:30 p.m. at the Emo/La Vallee Arena. The final […]
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Ted Heyens of Stratton smiled from his boat despite the rain yesterday during the Emo Walleye Classic’s annual boat parade. He and partner Kelvin Caul make up Team #19 and were out on the water this morning for Day One of fishing. Weigh-ins begin at 4 p.m. both today and […]
Rainy River District Victim Services Program board member Steve Latimer and executive director Monika Huminuk cut the cake to celebrate the opening of the RRDVSP office yesterday afternoon at 334 Scott St. The RRDVSP is a not-for-profit organization that partners with emergency services in the community to provide immediate emotional […]
These lucky kids had the best seat in the house atop “Boa” the elephant during the first of two shows by the Shrine Circus yesterday afternoon. Crowds flocked to the Ice for Kids Arena to see the acts. —Amanda Roy photo
Bob Mitchelson tossed sod in the air as members of St. Mary’s congregation cheered during Sunday morning’s ground-breaking ceremony for the expansion project there. Bishop Fred Colli, at back right, was on hand from Thunder Bay to join in the celebration. Construction is slated to begin this summer. —Amanda Roy […]
Sam and Carroll Copenance performed tradditional First Nation dances alongside many other students during a pow-wow Friday afternoon at Fort Frances High School. Many staff and students watched from the bleachers in awe as the performers stepped to the beats. The pow-wow was the final event in celebration of Aboriginal […]
Dessa Vlotaros, 10, along with Dyna Vlotaros, seven, and Paris Lyons, eight, enjoyed a fabulous feast of walleye, sturgeon, salads, and much more during the 36th-annual Manitou fish fry at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre on Friday. Hundreds of district residents filled their plates with the tasty food that day, then […]
Summer student Karli McKinnon organized some toys in preparation for the annual “Friends of the Library” book and toy sale coming up Saturday at the Fort Frances Public Library. The library is looking for donations of used books and gently used toys all this week. The sale runs 10 a.m.-2 […]
Jesse Loveday of the Barwick Merchants applied the tag cleanly to Davis Ross of the Wal-Mart team on Thursday over in International Falls. Ross had hit a double to left field but was tagged out trying to stretch his effort into a triple. The Merchants won the “Battle of Canada” […]
Hundreds of people gathered under a big tent on the grounds of the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre on Friday afternoon for the 36th-annual Manitou fish fry. They enjoyed plenty of food, including walleye and sturgeon. —Heather Ogilvie photo
Students at Fort Frances High School watched from the bleachers as fellow students and their elders danced to the beats of the drum during a sacred pow-wow on the football field Friday afternoon. Several activities took place over the week, including a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the raising of the First […]
Jessica Steele, left, along with Sarah Trimble and Elizabeth Steele, were among the 20 people walking to raise money for the Fort Frances Sea Cadets #144 yesterday in Emo. The walk-a-thon brought in $850 for the corps. —Heather Ogilvie photo
