Sam Odrowski Emo Agricultural Research Station (EARS) summer student Nicholas Donaldson towed attendees around the station with a tractor on Thursday during the EARS open house. Donaldson has worked at EARS for six straight years and is in his final year of school, making this summer at the station his […]
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Submitted Sebastian Belliard, soil management specialist for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), took a look at the soil profile of John Sawatzky’s farm that’s south of Emo on Thursday morning during the Emo Agricultural Research Station’s (EARS) soil and crop tour.
Submitted Walleyes of all sizes can be found shallower that usual right now on Lake of the Woods.
The 4-H United Beef Club includes, Georgia Romyn, front row left, Scarlett Morrison, Danielle Schram, Andrea Schram, Carenna Haw, Christina Gerula, Kennah LeBlanc, Hayden Haw, and Angela Haw, and Tami Leblanc, back row left, Joshua Peters, Alanna Gerula, Aynsley Williams, Erika Gerula, Caleb Peters, Gregory Peters, Brett Schram, and Neil […]
Submitted Members of the United Beef Club worked with a heifer in preparation for the new fitting and grooming competition that will be held at the fair this year on Friday, Aug. 16 from 9-10 a.m. Four members from each club will be grooming their selected animal in front of […]
Submitted Scott Fawcett enjoyed a nearly 30-year coaching career at various levels in football, in which he was a part of 10 championship teams. The Fort Frances native will be inducted into the “builder” category with this year’s Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame class next month.
Jamie Mountain Grace Bragg (Couchiching Raiders) of Team Kayla Windigo hustled her way up the first-base line on a soft grounder but she just wasn’t quick enough to beat the throw from Mariah Leahy (Fort Frances Her-icanes) to first base during her squad’s 7-2 loss to Team Stacy Patey in […]
Submitted Team Northern Ontario took the home crowd in Fort Frances by storm as they rolled to the title at the 1996 Canadian Police Curling Championships. The quartet, which featured Clint Barton (skip), Scott Gobeil (third), Don Robertson (second), and Steve Maki (lead), will be one of two teams inducted […]
Marc Stuempfle Avery Foy helped stock the first “Blessing Box” in Fort Frances just after it was installed at 218 Second St. East on Thursday. Family and friends from Giant Hearts Thunder Bay and Fort Frances came together to install and stock essential supplies for the box which is essentially […]
Sam Odrowski Christina Byma, left, and Jaxon Byma stopped by the Rainy Lake Square on Friday to purchase some of Vai Lockman’s handmade “squishes” while the other eight youth attending the “Head Start in Business Camp” were set up with their wares. The kids involved in the camp spent all […]
Sam Odrowski The exterior of Alterna Savings and Credit Union is currently under renovations with commercial roofing contractors Flynn replacing all of the blue bricks on the outside of the building with metal cladding. The renovations should be done by the weekend.
Jamie Mountain Summer Leonard (Couchiching Raiders) of Team Stacy Patey fouled off a tough pitch during her team’s 7-2 win over Team Kayla Windigo in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League’s annual all-star game last night at Couchiching. The stars shone brightly and put on a show for all […]
