Jamie Mountain The recent nice weather finally allowed members of the Muskie track-and-field team to practice outdoors yesterday afternoon at Fort High. Relay racing and long jump were among the events the athletes were working on ahead of their first meet of the season that ran today in International Falls.
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Sam Odrowski Work has resumed at the site of the town’s new J.K.-Grade 8 Catholic school on Flinders Avenue. The new school will amalgamate St. Michael’s and St. Francis schools into one learning facility, with construction workers hoping to get started on building it in the fall. The Northwest District […]
Sam Odrowski Emo Feed’s “Farm Animal Petting Zoo,” featuring calves, goats, pigs, and chickens, was a popular attraction on Saturday during Emo’s annual “Spring Fever Days.” Many who stopped by took the time to touch the animals–and some even had the chance to feed them hay. Meanwhile, the winners of […]
Sam Odrowski A group of workers at La Verendrye Hospital held a rally late yesterday morning in support of the 75,000 hospital workers who want to bargain fairly. Similar rallies were scheduled across Ontario, including at the health centres in Emo and Rainy River, to support the “Together for Respect” […]
Sam Odrowski Gale Hyatt was one of the many people who got into their 1890 era costume for the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s “Gold Rush Gala” at the Emo Arena on Saturday night. Organizers were impressed by the number of people who got into costume for the event. In […]
Sam Odrowski A flock of geese took flight over a section of the Rainy River along downtown Emo earlier this month. With warmer weather on the horizon, multiple flocks of geese are passing through on their annual migration north.
Sam Odrowski Diane Gibson, right, and Marie Saunders greeted “Gold Rush Gala” guests into the Emo Arena throughout Saturday evening. Many attendees, volunteers, and organizers dressed up in costumes fitting into the 1890 gold rush era.
Sam Odrowski Auctioneer Telford Advent looked to solicit bids during the “Gold Rush Gala” held Saturday night. The live auction helped raise money that will be used to carry out upgrades at the Emo Arena, with the RRVAS planning to put a shovel in the ground for the upgrades later […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Choraliers performed the Easter cantata, “Redeemed by the Blood of the Lamb,” on Sunday afternoon at the New Beginnings Fellowship here. This year’s cantata, featuring 36 singers, once again was directed by Diane Maxey. It also featured a duet by Tania Cox and Pam Guild, […]
Sam Odrowski Neen Martin placed a bid on one of the many silent auction items up for bid during the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s “Gold Rush Gala” on Saturday night at the Emo Arena. The proceeds raised from the silent auction, and event as a whole, will go towards […]
Sam Odrowski Larry Hands pictured attending the 50th-anniversary celebration of Confederation College here last month. He took the Health Care Aide Program and graduated in 1981, leading to his current employment at Rainycrest.
Sam Odrowski Cathy Richard, left, and Christine Denby (above) had the audience howling during Fort Frances Little Theatre’s production of “Calendar Girls” at Knox United Church while Cynthia Donald, at right, posed in her outfit for the photo shoot. The play was about a group of ladies from the Women […]
