Stephanie Hagenaars Those driving over the Noden Causeway this morning might have seen the oddity of a float plane flipped upside down after a thunderstorm barrelled through Fort Frances and surrounding area last night. Employees of Northern Wilderness Outfitters were quick to lift one of their float planes out of […]
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Stephanie Hagenaars Officials from the town, school board and education organizations gathered yesterday at the site that will become the future home of a new consolidated Kindergarten to Grade 8 Catholic school here. Chief building official and municipal planner Tyson Dennis, left, Northwest Catholic District School Board trustee Anne-Marie Fitzgerald, […]
Stephanie Hagenaars Marie-Mai Langevin was carefully measuring out spoonfuls of cupcake batter into individual muffin cups this morning during a cooking camp at Confederation College. The camp, led by Fort High teacher Kelly Connor, teaches the kids the skills to be a “master chef junior–it’s edible incredible!” The group of […]
Duane Hicks Shyan Scott made some colourful artwork, using a marker and alcohol on fabric to create a “tie-dye” effect, on Monday afternoon during Community Living Fort Frances and District’s “Open Air Art Studio” at McIrvine Park. The theme was chromatography–using science to separate colour mixtures. Next Monday’s free activity […]
Sam Odrowski Scott Galusha blew big gusts of wind onto his fire in hopes of being the first competitor to bring his can of water to a boil at the annual loggers’ competition held Friday morning in conjunction with the Emo Fair. A total of 14 contestants squared off in […]
Stephanie Hagenaars The Georgeson and Jonasson families had their float in the parade again this year, displaying their little bit of history to the fair parade theme “Join the Gold Rush: A Tribute to Gold & Grain” on Saturday. Kalli Jonasson and Amy Georgeson sat on one side of the […]
Shelby Rea put all her might into cross-cutting during the “Jack and Jill” portion of the loggers’ competition held Friday morning at the Emo Fair. Darryl Desserre and Charlotte Hyatt took first place, with Kevin Caul and Jen Libiak taking second. Jason Caul and Sarah Teeple followed in third place.
Sam Odrowski Bowling for prizes was one of the many midway games available to Emo Fair attendees. Stuffed animals and other fun prizes were on the line as players aimed their best shot in hopes of a win.
Sam Odrowski Local MPP Greg Rickford, left, who also is the minister of energy, northern development and mines, was taken on a tour around the Manitou Forest Products’ site by manager Dale Kaemingh before announcing a $910,000-plus investment in the district company’s operations. The money comes from the Northern Ontario […]
Madison Anderson, left, and her sister, Caitlin, sang a heart-felt duet for a crowd of more than 50 people during the “Music in the Park” event held last Tuesday at the Lions Park in Emo. Several other local musicians stepped to the mic and provided an evening of entertainment to […]
Sam Odrowski Jason Caul took his best shot at the bull’s-eye during the axe throwing portion of the logging competition held Friday morning at the Emo Fair. Caul didn’t place during this event but saw great success in the axe chop, two-man cross-cut, and tea boil, all of which he […]
Sam Odrowski Sloan Baird and Niels Reynolds were crowned the 2018 Emo Fair mini-queen and mini-king on Thursday evening upstairs at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre. Seven girls and two boys each answered a series of questions to win over the judges and become the mini-royalty for the next year.
